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 • Super sticky bale • Wiper not adjusted correctly • Reverse the rotors (no more than B revolutions) and then forward again. • See WIPER PANEL

ADJUSTMENT section to set up wiper position.

Bale starts falling apart after removing the plastic or the net wrap, even when I try removing it carefully • 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.

The bale is dropping hard onto the platform

The feed rotors won’t turn

The forks will not operate • The bale isn’t speared in the correct place for its size • The Fork Height

Indicator may need adjusting

• A string or net wrap is left in the bale and wrapping around the rotor causing it to jam ∙Hydraulic pressure to low

• The platform isn’t fully • down • The diverter valve may need adjusting • Spear into the bale lower down before loading. • When the forks are fully down the indicator should point vertical down.

• Remove any strings or net wrap. • Check tractor hydraulic oil pressure.

• Lower platform • Release the lock nut on the striker plate. Lower the platform fully down, adjust the striker plate so the diverter • JUST bottoms out Then screw the striker plate in 2 turns, so the diverter valve doesn’t bottom out

Tighten lock nut and re-test operation.

Round Bale Issues

ISSUE POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION

Bale rotates but hay will not feed.

Outer Layer of the bale seperating from the inner layer • Dirty platform • Simply lift the platform so the bale expels over the rotors and onto the ground.

Then drive forward and reverse into the bale pick it up to reload. • If this occurs the platform should be cleaned and silicon sprayed on, as the residue can stop the bale rotating properly.

The rotors turn OK but the bale won’t revolve. • Platform too low • Rotors going too fast • 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.

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