Krone KR 130 / KR 160 MiniStop fixed chamber round baler service schedule

1. Stop the machine. Only oil or tighten chains when the baler is at a standstill.
2. Open the protective flap or guard, oil the chain, then refit the guard.
3. Roller panel drive (left): loosen screw (4) and slide the chain wheel down in its slot to tighten, then retighten.
4. Roller drive (right): spring-loaded; undo the self-locking nuts on the adjusting screw, turn it to get the tension, retighten the nuts.
5. Pick-up drive (left): undo the screws on the left of the pick-up and the one under the tensioner mount, undo the self-locking nut, tighten with the adjusting screw, then retighten.

Tools: Oil can, Spanners, Rags

1. Stop the machine, take the key out and secure it.
2. Follow the lubrication plan for your model (KR 130 / KR 160, or the B models) and grease each marked point at its interval.
3. PTO shaft: intervals are in the PTO shaft maker's diagram; Krone shows 8, 20 and 40 hours.
4. Clean and grease the tractor hitch sleeve every day to keep wear down.
5. Grease the bearings after cleaning and do not wipe away grease coming out of bearings: it keeps moisture out.

Tools: Grease gun

1. Tighten the wheel nuts in the diagonal order shown in the handbook.
2. Check the wheel nuts at 10 hours after a wheel is fitted and every 50 hours after.
3. Set the tyre pressures from the spec list: 4.0 bar for 10.0/75-15.3, 3.5 bar for 11.5/80-15.3 and 15.0/55-17, and 2.5 bar for the pick-up wheels.

Tools: Torque wrench, Tyre gauge

1. Stop the PTO and engine, take the key out and secure the tractor and baler. Secure the tailgate with the shut-off tap if open.
2. Take off the guard on the rear side of the cross carrier.
3. Undo the checking and draining screws and collect about 1 L of oil.
4. Refit the drain screw, fill through the checking hole until it just overflows, then refit the checking screw.
5. Level check every 500 bales: the oil must reach the checking hole.

Tools: Drain tray, Spanner for screws, Funnel, Gloves

1. Check the roller panel drive, pick-up drive and the distance between roller and roller panel chain after 100 to 150 bales on a new machine, and again at 500 bales.
2. Repeat at the start of each season.
3. If the distance between roller panel chain and roller falls below 20 mm, shift the roller.

Tools: Spanners

1. Measure the hitch sleeve and compare with 43 mm.
2. Replace it if worn beyond that. Welding on the swinging drawbar should be done by trained specialists only.

Tools: Vernier calliper

1. Stop the engine and take the key out. Wear cut-resistant gloves.
2. Clean the blade guides, undo the screws and move the blades back and forth until they move freely.
3. Tighten the screws so the blades stay easy to move.

Tools: Cut-resistant gloves, Spanners

1. Clean the baler thoroughly inside and out. Keep the water jet off the bearings.
2. Grease the nipples after cleaning.
3. Remove the drive chains, wash them in petrol only, check chain and sprocket wear, oil them and refit and retighten.
4. Pull the PTO shaft apart and grease the inner and guard tubes, the joint nipples and the guard tube bearing rings.
5. Touch up paint and protect bare spots with rust-proofer.
6. Park in a dry place well away from artificial fertiliser and stables. Jack up only with a suitable vehicle jack on stable ground if you want to take weight off the tyres.

Tools: Cleaning equipment, Grease gun, Petrol (for chains), Touch-up paint

1. Start the binding or wrapping process and turn the baler by hand. Check the starter mechanisms and that the roller panel chain turns properly.
2. Grease all lubrication points and all chains and wipe away surplus grease.
3. Check the main gearbox oil level, hydraulic hoses and lines for leaks, tyre pressure, screws and electric cables and lights.
4. Free the PTO shaft overload coupling after a long idle spell: undo the eight screws above the cross and turn the shaft by hand, then retighten.
5. Check the starter rollers turn easily and oil the bearings if they do not.

Tools: Screwdriver, Grease gun, Tyre gauge