Modifications To Deere 530 Baler

Modifications To Deere 530 Baler BALERS Balers 28-4-36 Douglas McAlexander, 610 Hwy 220, Cedar Grove, Tenn. 38321 (ph 731 487-2306): "In 1985 I purchased a new 530 John Deere hay baler. It has a hydraulic system that puts the twine on the bale automatically when it reaches a preset diameter. "The hydraulic system has a filter. When this filter is changed, the air has to be purged from the system before the twine arm will cycle. "It is almost impossible to do this using the method recommended in the owner's manual. I have talked with other owners who are having the same problem. "To solve the problem, I went to an auto parts store and got 4 in. of 1 1/2-in. dia. radiator hose, two clamps, a 1 1/2-in. dia. freeze plug, and a tubeless tire valve stem. "I drilled a 7/16-in. hole in the freeze plug to install the valve stem and then clamped the freezer plug in one end of the 1 1/2-in. hose. "I removed the cap from the hydraulic pump and clamped the other end of the hose to the top of the pump. "I put a hand tire pump on the tire valve stem, put the baler in gear, pulled the rope that puts the twine arm in motion from a small bale, and then started pumping with the hand tire pump. "The arm starts to cycle with one very short stroke. "There are several other Deere balers this will work on."

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