This is awesome! Sadly, I've been banned from setting up my own haying operation for our horses, as I "have too many other projects" and we'd need to buy the 10 acres out front of us.. Now I can live vicariously thru your videos! Nice fix on that part! Shocking how expensive some of this old stuff costs. Fabricate your own at that cost! NICE JOB!
I know jack all about haying, but also wanting to try baling for the sheer heck of it I've been doing some reading. Apparently balers like being fed as much as they can handle, supposedly you want a new bale every 12 strokes.
those are feeder forks the tucker fingers are on the knotters. when you remove a link from that chain you will have to make sure its in time when you put it back on, to do that rotate the plunger pitmen arm that comes off the gear box to top dead center there should be two notches in the frame to mark that location but if there isnt any notches just put it top dead center then on your knotter clutch drum there will be dimples made by a prick punch on both the inner and outer potion of the clutch drums put these marks in line with each other, and the pitmen arm top dead center reinstall the chain and tighten, now your knotters will be in time with your plunger. I hope this makes sense
@hillcresthayfarms9664 thank you for the info sir. I did remove a link but didn't even think about the timing. I'm gonna have to look at that before I make this second cut.
This is awesome! Sadly, I've been banned from setting up my own haying operation for our horses, as I "have too many other projects" and we'd need to buy the 10 acres out front of us.. Now I can live vicariously thru your videos! Nice fix on that part! Shocking how expensive some of this old stuff costs. Fabricate your own at that cost! NICE JOB!
Great job 👍 once you get all the bugs out everything will go alot smoother.
I know jack all about haying, but also wanting to try baling for the sheer heck of it I've been doing some reading. Apparently balers like being fed as much as they can handle, supposedly you want a new bale every 12 strokes.
Interesting
those are feeder forks the tucker fingers are on the knotters. when you remove a link from that chain you will have to make sure its in time when you put it back on, to do that rotate the plunger pitmen arm that comes off the gear box to top dead center there should be two notches in the frame to mark that location but if there isnt any notches just put it top dead center then on your knotter clutch drum there will be dimples made by a prick punch on both the inner and outer potion of the clutch drums put these marks in line with each other, and the pitmen arm top dead center reinstall the chain and tighten, now your knotters will be in time with your plunger. I hope this makes sense
@hillcresthayfarms9664 thank you for the info sir. I did remove a link but didn't even think about the timing. I'm gonna have to look at that before I make this second cut.
#HayFluffer love it!
Step up your speed a bit that will cut what you give it lol
The second field I did just that and it did much better.