New Holland 376 Banana Bales

[Shane s]

Well, i have a new holland 376 baler here and 90% of the time she makes banana bales, i have been told it is because she is not bringing enough hay accross to the far side of the chamber. Has anybody else got experience with this and know how to fix it?

 

[marshbarn]

Could be the hay dogs on one side not working.

 

[Shane s]

Also to add to this i have been told you can buy cranked versions of the aluminium feeder tines, so that the baler will bring hay farther across the baler into the chamber. I have done many searches for these feeder tines but i can only find the standard ones. Also would it be possible to move my standard feeder tines across the bar closer to the chamber or will that cause them to hit something and break?

 

[davidroberts30]

Also to add to this i have been told you can buy cranked versions of the aluminium feeder tines, so that the baler will bring hay farther across the baler into the chamber. I have done many searches for these feeder tines but i can only find the standard ones. Also would it be possible to move my standard feeder tines across the bar closer to the chamber or will that cause them to hit something and break?

drive faster!!
fill the pickup reel up properly

 

[Shane s]

drive faster!!
fill the pickup reel up properly

David she will still make banana bales with her mouth full, if i go any faster she will jam and then more than likely break something.....

 

[farmerm]

or drive the same speed but after having raked 3 rows into 1....

 

[Shane s]

i done think my problem is related to speed or how much is going in as i always drive the baler with as much as i can get going into her but it wont make a difference to the shape of bales.

 

[davidroberts30]

David she will still make banana bales with her mouth full, if i go any faster she will jam and then more than likely break something.....

how many slices are you putting in each bale?

 

[gatepost]

Also to add to this i have been told you can buy cranked versions of the aluminium feeder tines, so that the baler will bring hay farther across the baler into the chamber. I have done many searches for these feeder tines but i can only find the standard ones. Also would it be possible to move my standard feeder tines across the bar closer to the chamber or will that cause them to hit something and break?

Hi these photos are for a 276,but are basically the same idea but not necessarily measurements for a 376, otherwise change shape of row and size, cut plunger speed /revs back/forward speed,

 

[davidroberts30]

a good place to start will be string tension,make sure there's no grooves and tight/slack spots in the tensioners

 

[jd6820]

First things I would be checking, as already stated string tension, then look towards actual chamber settings. Have you wound the friction plates (wedges) on either side of the chamber evenly? I've also found a blunt knife or incorrect clearance causes the grass to bundle more to one side of the chamber? Baler PTO input rpm can have a massive impact on bale shape, the momentum and clean action of the plunger is critical but I can't see you running the baler too far from the correct rpm, but worth a mention.

Doesn't sound like a major issue with feeding as when this occurs the bale tends to be really slack on one side to the extent the strings can hang on the knotter assembly and you may end up with a few single string bales.

 

[betweenthelines]

Blunt knife

 

[masseybreaker]

back in the day when i ran one same problem and the two piece feeder tines sorted it they had a bolt and adjusting plate halfway down them so you could put the point further across .

 

[masseybreaker]

ps there is a firm peterborough area woodlands or something similar they will have the parts you need .cant just think of their name

 

[Dry Rot]

ps there is a firm peterborough area woodlands or something similar they will have the parts you need .cant just think of their name

Woodfields Baler Parts
http://www.balerparts.co.uk/

Probably find a service manual somewhere if you Google. Why tinker blind?

 

[bobk]

New Holland always make bananas . cos they're shite .

 

[Will 1594]

Blunt knife

Was just going to say that ,had that this summer ,new knives in cured it, and shim up ram guides etc

 

[davidroberts30]

New Holland always make bananas . cos they're shite .

mine dont

 

[Shane s]

First things I would be checking, as already stated string tension, then look towards actual chamber settings. Have you wound the friction plates (wedges) on either side of the chamber evenly? I've also found a blunt knife or incorrect clearance causes the grass to bundle more to one side of the chamber? Baler PTO input rpm can have a massive impact on bale shape, the momentum and clean action of the plunger is critical but I can't see you running the baler too far from the correct rpm, but worth a mention.

Doesn't sound like a major issue with feeding as when this occurs the bale tends to be really slack on one side to the extent the strings can hang on the knotter assembly and you may end up with a few single string bales.

what RPM does everyone run these 376 balers at? also the knife was sharpened the start of the season last year, i will have to check string tension. Also i always turn the tension of the baler the same amount as each other every time i start to bale but i will double check that as maybe at some stage one may of got changed and the other was forgot about. Last question is, where abouts are the hay dogs and what are they for?

 

[essexpete]

Another plus for checking the twine tension plate as the twine leaves the box. I got caught out years ago on a 945 which has some similarities. I messed about for more time than I care to admit adjusting the packers. My dear old late Dad suggested that it might be the twine tension and I nearly bit off his head. So remove the plate and check for wear groves and make sure that the tension on reassembly is even. The way you can check if it is the packers or the twine tension is to stop the baler soon after knotting and while most of the bale is in the chamber. Grab the strings on the formed bale and see if they are a similar length. If one is much slacker then you probably have a tension problem.
If that is not the problem then you need to look at packer position, angle and wear. The chain that the packers are attached to need to be FT.