I said it wrong but did it right! Should be left over right and under, right over left and under.

I don't think the baler cares, when I was a kid they just tied a knot like the baler does.

The knotters have not changed design in a hundred years. It was brilliant for its time and still is. I’ve got a lot of content and always more coming out, especially in the hay season.

Glad you found it helpful. I wanted to get it published before we got too far into haying season.

@@TheScientistHayFarmer are you aware of any method of testing the knotters without running hay through it? Thanks. O

Yes for sure. You can do it two ways. One is to turn the baler over by hand. To do this, pull the needles back into the home position via the rod that goes from the needle brake to the needles on the right side of the bale chamber. Trip the knotter arm (pull it all the way up) and then rotate flywheel in direction of arrow (counter clockwise). This will tie a slow knot. It helps to have somebody turn the flywheel for you. While it’s tying the knot it’s helpful to pull on the string in the bale chamber to apply tension to it in order for it to help pull off the billhook, otherwise you’ll end up with a big mess on the knotters. The second way is have the baler running at slow speed and trip the knotters to make it tie. You will need to reach in the bale chamber to grab the twine to pull it when it’s knotting so have to be very careful doing this. Do you think it would be helpful if I made a video demonstrating ?

@@TheScientistHayFarmer I would find it very helpful to have a video of the slow-mo knotting. I am trying to get my grandfathers Ford 530 baler to work, one knotter works great but the other doesn’t. I did pick up a few pointers on this video that I’ll try soon! Thanks!

@@TheScientistHayFarmer yes indeed would be very useful. Thanks. Make it clear though to folk that they would be doing it at their own risk.

I have a NH 273 and plan on making a lot of videos for that as well.

Great idea! I’ll do that. Though every baler is going to be a little different. Thanks for the encouragement.

People are quick to point out your mistakes but that’s how we learn. Let it roll off and keep doing what you’re doing. Its helpful. I keep a leaf blower with me when In the field and also clean the baler out with it. Works great to cool yourself off too!

People are quick to point out your mistakes but that’s how we learn. Let it roll off and keep doing what you’re doing. Its helpful. I keep a leaf blower with me when In the field and also clean the baler out with it. Works great to cool yourself off too!

People are quick to point out your mistakes but that’s how we learn. Let it roll off and keep doing what you’re doing. Its helpful. I keep a leaf blower with me when In the field and also clean the baler out with it. Works great to cool yourself off too!

People are quick to point out your mistakes but that’s how we learn. Let it roll off and keep doing what you’re doing. Its helpful. I keep a leaf blower with me when In the field and also clean the baler out with it. Works great to cool yourself off too!

I was a foster dad too, except I loved having my foster kid out there with me. I wanted to teach him as much as I could. He still helps me to this day sometimes.

It does sound like your clutch is just slipping. It's easy to do, you just need to tighten down the bolts going through the springs around it. Go a few turns a time on each bolt and then fire it up and see what it does. You won't make it worse.

@@TheScientistHayFarmer Thanks, just watched your video on the strings and the one on the sheer bolt. Good stuff bud. Keep it up

Wow. Holy sh*t on all accounts. Yeah, you’re too big time to help little runts like me anymore. But I’ll still take you when you can do it.

Sounds like you need to rig up a kill switch.

No…but I could sure make one!

You must have mistyped something because I’m not sure what you mean by “water” with New Holland.

I’ve never had a problem with square knots. Know a lot of guys that do them.

Yes but science is not consensus and where there is consensus there is no science.

@@Drottninggatan2017 whatever you say, Bill Nye. I hope you’re not a scientist or you’d understand there is in fact plenty of consensus in science.

@@TheScientistHayFarmer Well, it doesn't take a scientist to read a manual. And how many agree on a knot does not make it correct. It's just a popular knot. Science by popular vote is a scam.

If there were not consensus in science, there would not be such a thing as consensus statements in infectious diseases, which is the area I work in. If your “science” is telling me that my square knot should not work and yet it does very reproducibly and against a very large n, then your “science” is either junk science or perhaps a square knot is not the “wrong” way to do it, because that would suggest there would be instances of failure for which there are none. So In short, tie whatever knot you’d like, but don’t pretend to be some kind of intellectual about it. From Agco MyFarmLife: According to Brent Miller, AGCO technical service trainer for hay equipment, most producers simply use a square knot for joining balls of twine. “That’s usually adequate for both sisal and plastic twine, as long as it’s pulled tight,” he says. “The important thing is the knot needs to be small enough to pass through the twine tension plates, and the twine tension needs to be adjusted within the specifications listed in the operator’s manual. Since sisal twine is generally larger in diameter than plastic, the tension will need to be adjusted when going from one to the other.”