Square baler knotter review and troubleshooting

[ollieolson]

Thank you to everyone that has added a comment here, if there is something I missed in the video please comment to help others watching this and diagnosing their balers. All these comments are greatly appreciated!

[vektar]

Great video. Knotters can be so frustrating, especially when you have short weather window.

[darrelschulte]

Most informative knotter video I have watched yet!

[WilliamSmith-zktj]

This is the best ever instructions on just how to troubleshoot the nodder thank you sir

[Dominik_Bodenfreund]

Hi to all small farmers,
thanks ollie that you made such a great video. It helps enormous to repair this tricky old knotters.
good job!
Greets from Austria, Dominik

[noelkeane]

That certainly is an excellent step by step description of the knotter, plunger and needle stroke cycle.
Thank you for that tremendous effort.

[bobbykeen]

Great detail in explaining the square Baler. Best that I have found on u-tube. Bobby in McCrory Arkansas. God bless you for your effort.

[kevinschreiner]

Thank you Ollie. This is the best expanation of knotters I've seen.

[MichaelYuhas]

Thank you. I have an International 425 and this helped more than just looking at the operator manual. I'm still searching for a video of how to thread the needle since one pulled out due to being stuck in the twine chamber. Best to you.

[adrabek]

I agree, best information on knotters and troubleshooting. Makes understanding it so much easier. Thank you

[nutnhorsefarms]

Great and informative video. I watched a slow motion of my knotter in operation before watching this video. Now, what I saw makes sense.

Still trying to figure out why one knotter is not cutting and not removing the knot from the bill hook. This video gives me some ideas on where to look in the morning. Thanks for the video

[idothink-xe]

For the average viewer it would help for you to describe at what angle the illustration photos are at. Like at 11:32, that view is looking from the right side of the knotter, not just this is a bottom view. When the needle is in it's upward most position, the tucker finger only holds the twine against the duck bill. The increased tension in the twine between the tip of the needle and the duck bill pulls it into the twine disks. The tucker finger is below the duck bill and knotter assembly. The whole process is actually genius. Hats off to the inventor who started with a blank piece of paper...

[paulreuber]

Very well done... Thanks Maybe sometime do a video on adjusting timing etc on the knotter ??

[aldogiucci]

Thanks for the info about how the knotter work. I now understand my service manual.

[edwardtownsend]

Very good description this is the same way my old 14T john Deere knotters work. Thank you Ed

[davydacounsellor]

Sisal twine seems the way to go with older balers as the plactic is harder to cut with the small knifes and binds easier., great vid thanks from Ireland.

[izbavynasotlukavago]

Thank you! This video should be the top one on the subject.

[BD-qqfn]

Fantastic video! At the 3:47 mark on the video (the knotter), there is a lock nut on the lower left portion of the screen. Is this to be tightened all the way down or just enough to allow the entire knotter to move up and down a bit while running? We have a New Holland 270….working on a few problems and didn’t see anything in the manual about this. Thanks again….best video explanation on YouTube!

[mikegoodman]

Banana bale can also be caused by to much or little tension on the stuffer drive belt. It;s supposed to slip when the box is over stuffed... Rust on pulleys, worn belt, or over tension-ed spring will cause the banana bale.

[dimplefarms]

Great video! Thank you for putting this together!