There is a gauge on the RH front side sheet. It measures bale pressure as the baler is baling. Where does it read? Has anybody screwed with the bale density valve? It's a block on the tongue that the hydraulic hoses hook into. It has a big knob with a smaller locking collar knob underneath. If it's opened too much it won't make a tight bale.

How about the monitor? Is it working? No offense, but have these people made a lot of bales with one of these? If they are new to this baler it may be operator error.

Roberts prescriptions for good bale shape and density is as follows.

1. Windrow needs to be half the pickup width (2.5', pickup is 5') or LESS. A
windrow 3-4' will fill the middle of the baler ALL the time, resulting in barrel
shaped (big in the middle, loose at the edges) bales. Presuming you get
windrows right move to step 2.

2. Start the bale by weaving side to side, then about 50' in pick one side and fill it
that side until the gauge for that side pegs at the top. Keep filling that side until
the other side gauge falls below 3/4. THEN swap sides and repeat. DO NOT
leave a side until it packs full and the other side begins to slack, UNLESS the
bale light goes off. When it does, fill the low side until the bale finishes.

3. This method has made square shouldered, drum tight bales for me in the past.


If you have had the baler a while and know what you're doing I apologize for wasting your time.