Hesston 5540 round baler

Coty · Jun 16, 2011

I bought a hesston 5540 having trouble getting rolls to start don't now what to do it has good belts I've replaced a lot of the roller bearings pick up is turning good

Anonymous-0 · Jun 16, 2011

Check the pickup bars, that the teeth bolt to. Groundhog mounds, and rough spots in the field can bend them. Look across the line of pickup teeth, from the twine arm side. If the teeth ain't in a straight row, the bar(s) is bent. To fix, open the door, set the safeties, and hook a come-a-long to the bent bar(s), on one end, and the bottom roller on the door on the other end. Pull till the bar looks straight. Also check the pickup guards, they get bent, too. Also, in some instances, when starting a bale, go across a windrow, or 2 to start the bale. It makes the first accumulation of hay parallel to the round part of the bale, and it starts faster, that way.

RMinVa · Jun 16, 2011

Are you cutting hay with a mower? The hesston and CIH balers work better with hay that has been cut with a conditioner that puts a crimp in the stem of the hay. When the hay enters the bale chamber it'll bend the stem and form the roll faster than hay cut with a mower.

These balers will also give problems if the hay has to much moisture. Either one of those problems will cause the hay to wrap around the (some have a square roller, some have rubber flaps on the roller and some have angle iron welded on the roller that the bale rides on) roller that the bale sits on and will break the chain. I've been running these balers since 1986. They work best with dry hay, conditioned hay and I like to use a rotary rake and have no problems at all starting a roll.

Make sure the gate is closed all the way also. If it's not latched proper the bale won't form either.
If I get to a shady place in the field that the hay has a little bit to much moisture I start the roll in dry hay and finish the roll with what's in the shade. I only have one field with shade and it's about 50 ft. long on the outside round.

JWalker · Jun 16, 2011

I have a 530 bailer and it came with a bar on the inside that is used for short hay. I took it out and do not have much trouble starting bailes. One last idea, if it has a square bar to turn the bailes, take a welder and spot weld some short 4 to 6 in horizontal beads on it. Do not make it pretty. A neighbor told me to get someone who is learning to weld to do it because you do not want it straight or to look good.

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