John Deere 338 Small Square Baler

jeudi 5 septembre 2019

A little while back, I had posted a Post, asking for advice, on a 336 John Deere Baler. I also asked about a 327 John Deere Baler, but I found, and purchased a John Deere 338, with a 40 Kicker, and was asked to post some Pictures of it. I went on my Original Post, but I couldn’t post any Pictures of my Baler, so I started a New Post.
Well I was able to bale some Wheat Straw with it. I was told, when I bought my Baler, to expect a few missed Bales, as the Twine Discs, needed to clean them selves up. It missed about 5, or 6 bales. Not a big deal. As I was baling, every once in a while, when the Kicker would kick the Bale, and the Bale would EXPLODE.
Thinking that the geared spacer in the Bale Metering Assembly, was slipping, making the Bales too long, and the Bale would catch in the Kicker, causing the problem, I changed it,, to a New One. I tried baling Hay, on the Weekend, still had the same issues, with Bales Exploding, going through the Kicker.
I had inspected the broken Twine, always on the Right side of the Bale, thinking it was the Knot, but discovered, just after the Knot, is where the Twine would Break.
The other day, I compared the Metering Assemblies, on Both my New Holland 278, and my John Deere 338, and the 338, was making a longer Bale, than the 278, so I adjusted the 338, accordingly.
I also investigated the Tension, between the 2 Balers, ands found that I had the 338, set away more tighter, than the 278, and I adjusted the 338, accordingly, as well.
Well today, I’ll be baling some more Hay, and see if my adjustments, I have made,, will make a difference. I’m also using New Holland 9,000 foot Sisal Twine.