Welger ap530 out of timing

[Dry Rot]

I have gone through the needle timing on my AP530 and everything seems to be correct except measurement H (see below). In short, it won't knot and hasn't for several years. I get everything put into rounds so no panic but it's time to get sorted.

This is what the manual says:

I haven't replaced the guide plate but the measurements should check out anyway...and this is my baler (below):

The photo is taken from a bad angle but the distance between the nose 5 and the knotter 7 is approximately 27mm on my baler and not 1.5mm - 2.5mm as the book says it should be! Doesn't this point towards the machine being reassembled with a cog out of position (by a previous owner, let me hasten to add!)? I'll try to take some more photos today. I put this up on the Facebook small baler page but FB just seems to be getting worse and worse. Photos either missing from my posts or won't enlarge.

 

[Dry Rot]

The baler seems to finally be working correctly. I know no one has replied to this thread but it has a parallel one on Facebook that won't accept my video, probably because it is too large.

I cleaned up the twine path with emery paper on the baler which has greatly reduced the twine tension caused by rust. This may have been why it would not tie. I had to use considerable force to get the twine to pull through at all. Thank you #Simon Chiles for your advice and help which saved me a lot of frustration and time!

 

[Simon Chiles]

The baler seems to finally be working correctly. I know no one has replied to this thread but it has a parallel one on Facebook that won't accept my video, probably because it is too large.

I cleaned up the twine path with emery paper on the baler which has greatly reduced the twine tension caused by rust. This may have been why it would not tie. I had to use considerable force to get the twine to pull through at all. Thank you #Simon Chiles for your advice and help which saved me a lot of frustration and time!

Excellent news, glad you’ve got it sorted.