Small baler mechanics

[FG.]

Any good small baler mechanics about.
Used to be a fantastic chap that worked for local JD dealer, but he's long retired.
There's a chap from up country (Andrew Walley) who travels round the country, but seems snowed under.

 

[jackp]

Any good small baler mechanics about.
Used to be a fantastic chap that worked for local JD dealer, but he's long retired.
There's a chap from up country (Andrew Walley) who travels round the country, but seems snowed under.

How small do they have to be ? Sorry I can’t come up with anything more constructive

 

[celtis man]

What's up with it and what make is it

 

[jellybean]

Ah, small baler magicians, where did they all go? Back in the 80's I was having trouble with a baler that would not tie about 1 in 6 bales. Local chap (Geoff Fry from South Molton) came out to have a look. Walked from his van to the baler with a hammer in his hand, gave one of the knotters a tap with the hammer and started walking back to his van. "Aren't you going to wait and see if it will work now" I said. "Nah it will be ok" and it was!

 

[Dry Rot]

What's up with it and what make is it

Typical! Today's mechanics have to be spoon fed!

 

[Will 1594]

How small do they have to be ? Sorry I can’t come up with anything more constructive

Cumbrian yokels are smaller ,maybe bred smaller to live on fell

baler man who knows his stuff @onthehoof

 

[FG.]

Ah, small baler magicians, where did they all go? Back in the 80's I was having trouble with a baler that would not tie about 1 in 6 bales. Local chap (Geoff Fry from South Molton) came out to have a look. Walked from his van to the baler with a hammer in his hand, gave one of the knotters a tap with the hammer and started walking back to his van. "Aren't you going to wait and see if it will work now" I said. "Nah it will be ok" and it was!

The local chap Phil, was less chatty than that, but an incredibly nice and knowledgeable chap.
He would explain in great detail, but loose me on the '3rd roundabout'

 

[FG.]

What's up with it and what make is it

JD 456a & 459
I have a list of jobs

 

[mengeleguru]

It doesn’t matter if it’s, a big or small baler the principals are just the same , just more of them.

Brand doesn’t realy matter either still just the same knot

I haven’t had on yet I can’t mend and like a message above it’s £5.00 for the hammer & £50,00 for knowing how to use it.

I quite often ask which end of the string has a knot in it, usually in amazement they look at you and shrug their shoulders.

It gives quite a lot of information if you know what your doing.

Most people tighten thing up when there playing up, quite often they want slacking off.

Cant mend a knotter with a lap top.

 

[celtis man]

JD 456a & 459
I have a list

Typical! Today's mechanics have to be spoon fed!

Alright clever dick ... It was early and I was a bit sleepy alright
Where abouts are you too

 

[FG.]

It doesn’t matter if it’s, a big or small baler the principals are just the same , just more of them.

Brand doesn’t realy matter either still just the same knot

I haven’t had on yet I can’t mend and like a message above it’s £5.00 for the hammer & £50,00 for knowing how to use it.

I quite often ask which end of the string has a knot in it, usually in amazement they look at you and shrug their shoulders.

It gives quite a lot of information if you know what your doing.

Most people tighten thing up when there playing up, quite often they want slacking off.

Cant mend a knotter with a lap top.

I need a new/second hand knotter wheel fitted, to the 456a and a general go through.
With no warning, the right knotter stopped tieing.
After 2 people fiddle with it and no better, I discovered a fracture round the boss.
459 needs plunger/chamber going through and general look over

 

[FG.]

Alright clever dick ... It was early and I was a bit sleepy alright
Where abouts are you too

North Wiltshire/glos/oxon border

 

[celtis man]

Sounds like a job for Pedro

 

[FG.]

It doesn’t matter if it’s, a big or small baler the principals are just the same , just more of them.

Brand doesn’t realy matter either still just the same knot

I haven’t had on yet I can’t mend and like a message above it’s £5.00 for the hammer & £50,00 for knowing how to use it.

I quite often ask which end of the string has a knot in it, usually in amazement they look at you and shrug their shoulders.

It gives quite a lot of information if you know what your doing.

Most people tighten thing up when there playing up, quite often they want slacking off.

Cant mend a knotter with a lap top.

I think my big baler could do some tightening up in some places and slackening in others

 

[mtx.jag]

@carbonfibre farmer do you know anyone

 

[David.]

He's got a Claas, he will know it off by heart.

 

[Lincsman]

What's up with it and what make is it

Its Green.

 

[Netherfield]

Its Green.

They're all green when they've been left in the hedge bottom for a year.

 

[celtis man]

Its Green.

Never had a green one , I thought the knotters were the old ih design by Bruce Mc cormick ?

 

[Lincsman]

They're all green when they've been left in the hedge bottom for a year.

Especially those with a bale and half still in the chamber 8 months later... yes a guy down the road did that and expected it to bale again the following year!.. I ended up doing it with mine.