Massey baler #12 knotter problems

ebeyl · Jun 18, 2019

Worked great last year and didn?t miss a tie. Got it ready this year and tried first time today with some hay and can?t get the knotter clutch to trip down when the bale length arm trips.
Picture was before cleaning some

495man · Jun 19, 2019

No pics?

Knotter won't trip when you manually lift the arm?

ebeyl · Jun 19, 2019

Sorry couldn?t get it to post, but you lift the arm to
trip the knotters clutch manually and the lever on
the knotter clutch won?t drop down. I think it?s just
gummed from sitting the winter but I?ve soaked it in
penetrating oil and still don?t have luck. The spring
is still there

ebeyl · Jun 19, 2019

Sorry couldn?t get it to post, but you lift the arm to
trip the knotters clutch manually and the lever on
the knotter clutch won?t drop down. I think it?s just
gummed from sitting the winter but I?ve soaked it in
penetrating oil and still don?t have luck. The spring
is still there

495man · Jun 20, 2019

(quoted from post at 20:39:56 06/19/19) Sorry couldn?t get it to post, but you lift the arm to
trip the knotters clutch manually and the lever on
the knotter clutch won?t drop down. I think it?s just
gummed from sitting the winter but I?ve soaked it in
penetrating oil and still don?t have luck. The spring
is still there
<img src="https://www.yesterdaystractors.com/cvphotos/cvphoto26952.jpg">

The whole knotter can be removed to check inside that clutch assembly. Remove the long arm to the needle carriage and the two bolts near the bale counter, then remove the springs from the twine strippers on top of the chamber. (Think that is it?) The knotter simply pivots away from that clutch assembly.

There is a roller type thing that could be jammed up.

Also, have you ever greased all the hex head set screws on the knotter shafts? They unwind out and a normal grease fitting will screw in. I replaced all my set screws with grease fittings. They were intended to be a "once a season" grease so MF made it hard to "over grease"

ebeyl · Jun 20, 2019

Do you have to re time it after swinging it out was
my only reason I haven?t. I did grease them before
pulling out of shed

495man · Jun 21, 2019

(quoted from post at 10:35:01 06/20/19) Do you have to re time it after swinging it out was
my only reason I haven?t. I did grease them before
pulling out of shed

You should not have to retime if you do not disturb anything else like the chains.

You can always double check the timing once you've put it back together. Decal should be on side of the chamber how to check timing.

ebeyl · Jun 23, 2019

Thanks a ton. Got it off and cleaned up this
afternoon. Way easier then what I was trying the
other day. Thanks for the words of wisdom

495man · Jun 24, 2019

(quoted from post at 18:54:04 06/23/19) Thanks a ton. Got it off and cleaned up this
afternoon. Way easier then what I was trying the
other day. Thanks for the words of wisdom

Great, glad to help.

Massey baler #12 knotter problems

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