TROUBLE SHOOTING General Issues ISSUE
POSSIBLE CAUSE
SOLUTION
Bales coming over the drums
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The platform is too high
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Slow down the rotors or lower the platform once the bale has started feeding.
Feed ‘jams’ in the wiper
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Super sticky bale
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Wiper not adjusted correctly
Reverse the rotors (no more than 3 revolutions) and then forward again.
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See WIPER PANEL ADJUSTMENT section to set up wiper position.
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Remove the covering just before lowering the bale onto the platform.
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For very difficult bales, lower bale onto platform and remove the covering around the bale where you can, and collect the rest afterwards.
Bale starts falling apart after removing the plastic or the net wrap, even when I try removing it carefully.
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Fine chopped bale
Round Bale Issues ISSUE
POSSIBLE CAUSE
SOLUTION
Bale rotates but hay will not feed.
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Bale on backwards
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Simply unload the bale and pick it up from the other direction and re-load.
The rotors turn OK but the bale won’t revolve.
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Platform to low
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Rotors going too fast
The platform is not high enough.
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The higher the platform the more weight of the bale is on the rotors. It may be too late if it has taken a gouge out of the bale. Remove the bale and try again. NOTE: Fine chopped bales may fall apart.
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Dirty platform
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If this occurs the platform should be cleaned and silicon sprayed on, as the residue can stop the bale rotating properly
Outer layer of the bale separating from the inner layer
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