Kuhn VB 2265 / VB 2295 variable chamber round baler service schedule

1. Stop the PTO and engine, take the key out and secure the baler.
2. Grease with one or two presses of the gun. If you feel resistance on the second press, stop: too much grease damages bearings.
3. Grease the rotor cutter bar, tailgate hinges, tailgate cylinders (top), tension cylinders (lower end), drive roller and extra drive roller.
4. Oil the tailgate locking pins and lock hinges, the tailgate cylinder lower ends, the tension arm hinges, the net actuator top and bottom, the duckbill braking catch pivot and the knife mechanism pivots.
5. Do the same after every high-pressure clean and at the start of the season.

Tools: Grease gun, Oil can, Rags

1. Stop the PTO and engine and secure the baler.
2. The rotor chain tensioner is on the left. Loosen or tighten the nut until the ring on the nut lines up with the length gauge.
3. Raise the pick-up fully and give the overload clutch nipple one or two presses.
4. Check the pick-up tines after the first 10 hours, every 10 hours and at the start of each season, and replace bent or broken tines.

Tools: Spanners, Grease gun

1. Open the right-hand side door and take off the filler cap.
2. Fill the tank with oil up to the maximum of 4.2 L.
3. Refit the cap and close the door.
4. Each outlet is adjustable at the pump with a screwdriver (clockwise gives more oil). The most you should tighten is 4.5 Nm.

Tools: Clean funnel

1. Stop the engine and take the key out. Wear safety gloves and goggles.
2. Remove the knife (see the removing knives page of your handbook).
3. Clamp it in a vice and grind the smooth side at an angle of 11°. The ground edge must not be more than 10 mm. Do not let the knife get hot.
4. Refit the knife. Check the knife shaft and replace it if worn.

Tools: Cut-resistant gloves, Goggles, Vice, Grinder

1. Park level and stop the PTO and engine.
2. Take out the level plug. If oil comes out, the level is right: refit the plug.
3. If no oil comes out, fill through the filler plug until it does, then refit both plugs.

Tools: Spanner for the level plug, Funnel

1. Grease the Dropfloor cylinder and check it for wear, play and leaks.
2. Grease the support lubrication points with the gun. Every 150 hours or 7,500 bales, also brush grease onto the support contact face.
3. Check the bale chamber drive chain tension: the spring length should be 255 mm on the standard chain. Loosen the lock nut, turn the nut to set it and tighten the lock nut.
4. Check the spring starter roller drive spring length is 55 mm.
5. Check the extra drive chain on the left, tensioned by a roller: move the roller as needed.
6. Check the net roll pre-tension and net brake tension.

Tools: Grease gun, Rule, Spanners

1. Stop the PTO, switch off the electronics and take the key out.
2. Twine knife: if it leaves twine uncut or the cut is fuzzy, loosen the two nuts, fit a new knife and tighten. Wear gloves, it is very sharp.
3. Twine system: clean and check it for wear every 50 hours.
4. Steel cable: pull with 55 N. There should be 10 mm of play at the nylon guide. After any adjustment, check the twine tube synchronisation.
5. Net roll pre-tension and net brake: check at the start of the season, every 50 hours and when you change net. The stretch roller spring distance X is 30 mm and the stretch roller brake distance X is 14 mm.
6. Check the net knife protection plate and clean it at the start of the season and every 3,000 bales.

Tools: Cut-resistant gloves, Spanners, Steel yard (spring balance)

1. Tighten all wheel nuts to 270 Nm after the first 10 hours and every 150 hours.
2. Raise the axle, release the brake and put a lever between the tyre and the ground to check for play every 200 hours.
3. If there is play, remove the hub cap and split pin, tighten the axle nut while turning the wheel until it just drags, back off to the next split pin hole (no more than 30°), fit a split pin and refill the cap with ECO-Li91.
4. Renew the hub bearing grease at the start of the season or every 1,000 hours, at least once a year.
5. Check the tyre pressure (table in your handbook) before use and at the start and end of each season.

Tools: Torque wrench, Jack and stands, Lever bar

1. Check endless belts and laced belts for wear and damage before use. Use a knife to cut away fraying.
2. Replace laced-belt lacing pins about every 2,000 bales. Release the belt tension first and clean the lacing with a high-pressure cleaner.
3. Every 10,000 bales, take the belts off and check their length. The difference between two belts must not exceed 5 cm, and do not shorten a belt by more than 10 cm.
4. To change a belt, open the tailgate fully, fit the stop pin so the tension arm rests on it, lower the tailgate pressureless, then remove and refit the belts with the leading edge (trimmed corners) the right way round.

Tools: Lacing tool, Vice, Hammer, Knife

1. Make the hydraulic system pressureless.
2. Unscrew the hose connector fully and use a screwdriver to remove the filter.
3. Clean the filter element, refit it and screw the hose connector back in.
4. Check all hoses and connections for leaks before use and at the start of the season.

Tools: Screwdriver, Rags

1. Clean the machine. Keep high-pressure water away from bearings, seals, hydraulic parts and electrics.
2. After cleaning, lubricate the bearings and grease bright metal parts.
3. Release the pick-up spring tension using the safety plate for long storage.
4. Store the machine away from human activity, on level ground and chocked.

Tools: Cleaning equipment, Grease gun

1. Park the baler level and stop the PTO and engine. Do not check the level straight after use or on a slope.
2. Take out the filler plug and the level plug.
3. Put a container under the drain plug, remove it and let the oil drain.
4. Refit the drain plug and pour in gear oil until it seeps out of the level plug hole.
5. Refit the level plug and the filler plug.
6. Collect the old oil and dispose of it properly.

Tools: Drain tray (5 L), Spanners for the plugs, Funnel, Gloves