Trouble Shooting

General Issues

ISSUE POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION

Bales coming over the drums • Platform too high • Slow down the rotors or lower the platform once the bale has started feeding.

Feed ‘jams’ in the wiper

Latch mechanism not working

Bale starts falling apart after removing the plastic or the net wrap, even when I try removing it carefully. • Super sticky bale • Wiper not adjusted correctly • Feed rotors not timed correctly • Reverse the rotors (no more than 3 revolutions) and then forward again. • Lift the platform, so the bale only touch-es the top drum, not the bottom drum. • See WIPER PANEL

ADJUSTMENT section to set up wiper position. • See MAINTENANCE section to time the feed rotors.

• Excessive buildup of mud or feed material on the mechanical latch • Wear or damage to the latch • Clean the latch area, grease all the moving/sliding parts. • Check the latch for wear or damage. Contact your

Hustler dealer to purchase replacement parts.

• Fine chopped bale • Remove the covering Just before lowering the bale onto the platform. • For very difficult bales, lower bale onto platform and remove the covering around the bale where you can, and collect the rest afterwards.

ISSUE POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION

Bale rotates but hay will not feed. • Bale on backwards • Simply unload the bale and pick it up from the other direction and re-load.

• Platform too low • Rotors going too fast

The rotors turn OK but the bale won’t revolve.

Outer layer of the bale separating from the inner layer • Dirty Platform • The platform is not high enough. • 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. • The speed of the rotors is too fast, chewing off some hay before the bale has time to turn. Slow down the top rotor to 1 revolution every 2-3 seconds.

• If this occurs the platform should be cleaned and silicon sprayed on, as the residue can stop the bale rotating properly.

Square Bale Issues

ISSUE POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION

Several biscuits coming off at once.

Bales are too long for the platform. • The platform is too high • The biscuits congealed too tightly together when baled

• Bale longer than 2 metres • Lower platform. • •Reverse the top rotors 1 turn then forward again (repeat this continually). • • If the bales are too tightly compressed you may not be able to tease them out separately. • Purchase the optional extension kit for the platform. Order Code: 7107012

Biscuits not feeding very well • Bale very tight • Platform needs adjusting • See ADJUSTMENTS section to lift platform.