McHale 991 high-speed round bale wrapper service schedule
Bale wrappers · The manual used is Issue 5 (check your serial plate)
Covers the McHale 991 high-speed round bale wrapper (991B, 991BE, 991LB and other 991 versions share the layout: check your own handbook).
Every maker's service job for the McHale 991 high-speed round bale wrapper, counted in hours, with the oils, filters and parts each one needs. Add your implement to Farmyard Workshop and it works out what's due from your hours and dates, and keeps the service history.
Yearly: table gearbox, dispenser gears and shear bolt
every year
Table drive shear bolt and cross shaft roll pin replacement
every year
Table drive chain adjustment
every year
Start-of-season checks
every year
End-of-season lay-up
every year
Hydraulic hose replacement
every 5 years
Service jobs and parts
Daily greasing and checks
Daily checks · every 10 hours
McHale's every-day list: the lift arm and table pivots work hard on every bale. It singles out the outer ram pin on the bale lift arm, which carries a very heavy load.
Part
Qty
Notes
Part number
Grease
1
Check your handbook for the grade
check your handbook
Step-by-step
Park on level ground, stop the tractor engine, take the key out and apply the brakes. Lock the bale lift arm with its transport lock.
Grease the bale lift arm hinges and the lift arm cylinder ends.
Grease the sub-chassis pivots, the table tip cylinder ends, the bale damper hinges and damper cylinder ends, and the side-tip damper hinges if fitted.
Check the outer ram pin on the bale lift arm. If it is hard to grease or has more than 2 mm of play, replace it. Support the arm with slings first and keep the transport lock on.
Check the wheel nuts and tyre pressures (3.4 bar field, 3.2 bar road on 340/55-16).
Check the guards and safety devices, look for oil leaks and damaged pipes, and check the lights and transport lock bar.
Tools: Grease gun, Wheel brace, Tyre pressure gauge, Torch
Weekly greasing: table, cross shaft and dispenser
Greasing · every 60 hours
McHale's weekly grease points.
Part
Qty
Notes
Part number
Grease
1
Check your handbook for the grade
check your handbook
Step-by-step
Stop the tractor engine, take the key out and apply the brakes.
Grease the table roller bearings and the cross shaft bearing.
Grease the dispenser top coil roller shafts.
Grease the cut and hold plunger and the side-tip bale damper latch.
Grease the parking jack once a month.
Tools: Grease gun, Rags
Yearly: table gearbox, dispenser gears and shear bolt
Gearbox · every year
McHale's yearly list. The table gearbox is greased, not oiled, so it is checked for grease rather than drained. The table drive shear bolt is greased into its sprocket flange so it does not seize.
Part
Qty
Notes
Part number
Grease
1
For the table gearbox and shear bolt. Check your handbook for the grade
check your handbook
Table drive roller shear bolt (spare)
2
M8 × 35. Never fit a stronger bolt
CFA00055
Shear bolt nut (spare)
2
CFA00132
Step-by-step
Tip the table up, fit the safety bar and secure it with its R-pin. Stop the tractor engine and take the key out.
Check the table gearbox has grease in it.
Clean and lubricate the dispenser gears.
Grease the shear bolt into the sprocket flange on the table drive roller.
Clean film tack off the aluminium dispenser rollers with paraffin or diesel, then wipe them dry.
Tools: Spanners, Grease gun, Brush, Paraffin (kerosene) and rags
Table drive shear bolt and cross shaft roll pin replacement
Drive · every year
A shear bolt on the driven table roller sprocket protects the table rollers. On older machines, roll pins in the gearbox cross shaft are a second overload guard (newer ones have an extra keyway). Check them before the season and carry spares.
Part
Qty
Notes
Part number
Shear bolt M8 × 35
1
McHale genuine. Never fit a stronger bolt
CFA00055
Shear bolt nut
1
CFA00132
Cross shaft roll pin
1
Older machines
CFA00006
Cross shaft roll pin
1
Older machines
CFA00009
Gearbox cover gasket
1
Only if the old one is damaged
CSE00006
Step-by-step
Stop the tractor engine, take the key out and apply the brakes.
Shear bolt: take off the two handwheels and the chain guard over the table roller drive chain.
Remove the broken pieces of the old bolt, line up the hole in the sprocket with the hole in the drive flange and fit a new M8 × 35 bolt CFA00055 with nut CFA00132.
Refit the chain guard and handwheels.
Roll pins (older machines): take out the six setscrews and lift off the gearbox cover and gasket. Remove the broken pins, line up the holes in the table cross shaft and gearbox cross shaft, and fit new pins CFA00006 and CFA00009 only.
Refit the cover, with a new gasket CSE00006 if the old one is damaged, and the six setscrews.
Tools: Spanners and sockets, Pin punch, Hammer
Table drive chain adjustment
Chains · every year
McHale says all drive chains must be kept correctly tensioned and gives 10–13 mm of sag for the table drive chain. It gives no interval, so this entry checks it before each season.
Step-by-step
Raise the table fully with tip-up, swing the safety bar into place and pin it to the chassis with the R-pin. Stop the tractor and make sure it cannot be restarted.
Measure sag midway between the sprockets, with one side of the chain pulled tight.
Slacken the four M16 bolts holding the motor plate.
Turn the M16 nyloc nut until the chain has 10–13 mm of sag.
Tighten the four motor plate bolts.
Put the safety bar back in its storage position and lower the table.
Tools: Spanners for M16 bolts and nyloc nut, Rule
Start-of-season checks
Storage · every year
McHale's start-of-season list, plus its first 5 hours checks for a new machine.
Part
Qty
Notes
Part number
Cut and hold knife
1
Replace at the start of the season. Check your handbook for the part number
check your handbook
Wrapping film
1
750 mm, top quality, stored as its maker says
check your handbook
Step-by-step
Read the whole operator's manual again.
Lubricate all pivot points.
Tighten all bolts, nuts and setscrews to the torque table in the handbook.
Check all tyre pressures.
Connect the control box and check every function works.
Check the machine settings and the film wrapping, and replace the cut and hold knife. Wear gloves.
Clean tack off the dispenser rollers with paraffin or diesel and wipe them dry.
New machine: after the first 5 hours, check all nuts and bolts and grease the lift arm cylinder ends.
Tools: Torque wrench, Grease gun, Tyre pressure gauge, Gloves
End-of-season lay-up
Storage · every year
McHale's end-of-season list, so the wrapper does not rust over winter.
Part
Qty
Notes
Part number
Grease
1
check your handbook
Step-by-step
Clean the wrapper inside and out. McHale prefers an air line to a pressure washer. If you wash it, work from the ground with the tractor off and the key out, and keep water off the electrics, pivots, valves and bearings.
Take the control box off the tractor and store it somewhere dry.
Lubricate all pivots and coat adjuster threads and bare ram rods with a thin layer of grease.
Touch up worn paint, or grease bare metal.
Clean the dirt off all chains and dry them with an air line.
Tools: Compressed air line, Grease gun, Touch-up paint
Hydraulic hose replacement
Hydraulics · every 5 years
McHale says all hydraulic hoses must be replaced every 5 years, and any faulty hydraulic or electrical part at the first sign of trouble.
Part
Qty
Notes
Part number
Hydraulic hoses
1
Full set. Check your handbook for the part numbers
check your handbook
Step-by-step
Lower everything to the ground, stop the tractor engine, take the key out and release the pressure in the system, including the cut and hold accumulator.
Mark each hose as you take it off so it goes back in the same place.
Fit the new hoses, check for leaks and run every function from the control box.
Tools: Spanners, Tags or tape to mark hose positions, Drain tray, Gloves, Eye protection
Oils, fluids and capacities
System
Oil or spec
Capacity
Table gearbox
Grease (McHale gives no grade: check your handbook)
Check yearly
Grease points
Grease (check your handbook for the grade)
Specifications
Bales
Up to 1.5 m wide and 1.5 m diameter, up to 1,000 kg
Film
750 mm, 70% pre-stretch (64% or 55% optional), 2+2 dispensing
Film layers
At least 4; 6 or 8 for hard, stemmy crop. Table turns = (turns to cover the bale + 1) × 2 for 4 layers, × 3 for 6
Table speed
30 rpm maximum
Tractor
35 kW (47 hp); open-centre, closed-centre or load-sensing hydraulics, min. 170 bar and 22 L/min; 12 V about 7 A
Transport
5.7 m long, 2.45 m wide, 2.46 m high, ≈2,125 kg unladen; pin hitch; max road speed 40 km/h
Tyres
340/55-16 133 A8: 3.4 bar field, 3.2 bar road
Table drive roller shear bolt
M8 × 35, McHale CFA00055, with nut CFA00132
Known problems
Bale lift arm outer ram pin
This pin takes a very heavy load. Replace it if it is hard to grease or has more than 2 mm of play, with the arm supported in slings and the transport lock on.
Safety bar under the table
Always fit the safety bar before working under a tipped table.
Danger zone
Only enter the wrapping area with the machine running if a trained operator is at the controls in manual mode with the handbrake on. Shut down if you lose contact or get within 1.1 m of moving parts.
Control box
It is not waterproof. Keep it dry.
Repair guides
Film splitting, not stretching or catching in the cut and hold (Moderate, 1–2 hours): Film splits as the bale leaves the table, film does not stretch, film catches round the cut and hold, or the wrap is off-centre on the bale.
Cut and hold not catching, not cutting, leaking back or slow (Moderate, 1–2 hours): The cut and hold does not catch the film, does not open or close fully, will not cut, leaks back slowly, or the cut and hold and tip cycles are very slow.
Table turning but bale not rotating: shear bolt, roll pins and chain (Easy, 30 minutes to 1 hour): The table rotates but the bale does not turn (index), the table drive shear bolt keeps breaking, or the table is slow.
Table stopping in the wrong place or slow to tip (Easy, 30 minutes to 2 hours): The table stops in the wrong position, moves when tipping, the control box does not count or shows half the turns, the table is slow to tip down, or the wrapper will not reset after tipping.
Bale lift arm outer ram pin replacement (Moderate, 1–2 hours): The outer ram pin on the bale lift arm will not take grease, or has more than 2 mm of play; the arm knocks when lifting.
The full step-by-step guides are in Farmyard Workshop once you add your implement.
Parts list with genuine part numbers
McHale 991B / BC / BE / BER / BJS spare parts book (CLT00349)
Main chassis
Part
Part number
Qty
Notes
Drawbar hitch eye standard
ACH00008
1
( includes bush hitch eye CMH00010 )
Drawbar high hitch german
ACH00009
1
High hitch for german machines only
American clevis hitch
ACH00121
1
American machines only
Drawbar hitch eye 991 trailed
ADB00153
1
French machines only
Drawbar hitch eye 991 trailed
ADB00154
1
Polish machines only ( includes bush hitch eye CMH00010 )
Chain - safety
CTP00042
1
Safety-chain used with french & polish machines only
Trailed chassis 991B
ACH00079
1
Liftarm safety bar
ALA00005
1
Pin 991 liftarm hinge zinc plated
ALA00034
1
Cap black plastic 2.3/8" osf
CBC00007
2
Sensor cable 5M
CEL00036
1
CEL00215 universal magnetic sensor is a suitable replacement for this part. all McHale magnetic sen
Roll pin 8x50 zinc plated
CFA00010
3
Setscrew M10x20
CFA00018
1
Bolt M10x65 zinc plated
CFA00028
1
Bolt M16x100 zinc plated
CFA00040
8
Bolt M8x40 zinc plated
CFA00100
1
Nut M10 nyloc
CFA00123
1
Nut M16 nyloc
CFA00128
15
Nut M8 nyloc zinc plated
CFA00132
15
Washer mudwing M8 31.75OD
CFA00149
1
Setscrew M16x40 zinc plated
CFA00151
7
Bolt M8x25 zinc plated
CFA00407
1
Setscrew M8x20 button head zinc plated
CFA00429
14
Bush hitch eye
CMH00010
1
Service part
Tube 60x614 thread
CMH00014
1
Kit lift arm hinge pin
ALA00007
1
Kit lift arm ram pin
ALA00008
2
Pin 19x140&8MM zinc plated
CMH00068
1
Pin 25x106&8MM zinc plated
CMH00095
2
Pin 25x170 zinc plated milled for cap
CMH00403
2
Valve cover 991 be plas
CPL00021
1
Ram tip table 2 stage 991B
CRA00019
1
Seal kit table tip 2 stage
CSE00019
1
Service part
Ram 80x50 bale lift arm 991B
CRA00020
1
Seal kit 80MM ram
CSE00020
1
Service part
Ram rod liftarm
CRA10020
1
Ram cap for cylinder CRA00020
CRA00145
1
Seal gland top 80MM ram
CRA00131
1
Service part
Seal gland bottom 80MM ram
CRA00135
1
Service part
Cte checkvalve McHale 20
CVA00035
1
Plate checkered galv
CTP00005
1
Cable CLAMP3MM CHANNEL140x100
CTP00015
1
Tube 33.7x3x12
CXT00016
3
6MM l cap long for 25MM pins
CZF00292
2
10MM l trailed chassis
CZH00105
2
Sub chassis
Part
Part number
Qty
Notes
Nut mi 0 nyloc
CFA00123
2
Washer flat 12MM zinc plated
CFA00138
2
Bolt mi 6x240
CFA00041
1
Motor complete 99ITRAILED
ACH00019
1
Motor adjusting plate trailed
ACH00020
1
Motor 250CC 4BOLT i I/4 tapere
CMT00002
1
Sprocket i pitch I2T tappered
CMH00061
1
Wear part
KEY8x7x35
CFA00157
1
BOLTMI2x45
CFA00079
4
Nut MI2 nyloc
CFA00124
4
SPLITPIN4x5OZ/P
CFA00021
1
Nut castle all motor shafts
CMT00015
1
Seal kit charlynn complete
CSE00081
1
Service part
Seal 0 ring 27ODX2.6 sect 705
CSE00009
2
Service part
Grease nipple M8XI.25 straight
CFA00118
2
WASHERFLATI6MMZ/P
CFA00140
5
Setscrew MI6x4O zinc plated
CFA00151
4
Nut MI6 nyloc
CFA00128
2
Safety bar trailed
ACH00007
1
R-cli p 4MM
CFA00004
1
Chain kit I6B ipitch 47LINKS
CCH00003
1
Wear part
Sensor cable sm
CEL00036
1
Magnet blue wheel
CEL00017
1
SETSCREWM6x3OZIP
CFA00047
1
Washer mudwing M6 32MM od
CFA00145
1
Nut M6 nyloc
CFA00131
1
Valve block slow speed danfoss
CVA03000
1
Bolt MIOX7O soc cap zinc plated
CFA00029
2
Valve relief cl OMSIOO&I3OBAR
CVA00011
1
Rotary table
Part
Part number
Qty
Notes
991 table complete assembly
ART00054
1
Bobbin axle shaft
ART00005
2
Bobbin assembly
CPL00008
2
Bearing 62062R5
CBR00024
2
Service part
Cap plastic insert 75MM
CBC00008
1
Bearing pilblk i 3/4 350 NP28
CBR00005
4
Service part
Bearing flange 25MM 2BOLT
CBR00006
1
Service part
Shaft 25x900 991
CMH00021
1
Replaces CMH01244 [which is identical but no longer available]
Sprocket 3/4 pitch 9T
CMH00059
1
Wear part
Setscrew m i 2x35 zinc plated
CFA00033
2
Nut M12 nyloc
CFA00124
2
Setscrew M10x25 zinc plated
CFA00024
2
Washer mudwing MIOX38MM od
CFA00134
3
Setscrew mi oxi 6 zinc plated
CFA00022
2
Key 8x7x30
CFA00359
1
BOLTMI4x5O
CFA00038
8
Nut MI4 nyloc
CFA00126
8
Table driving roller
ART00004
1
Shear bolt flange
CMH00029
1
Sprocket 3/4 pitch 28T
CMH00060
1
Wear part
Bearing glacier pm 4040
CBR00018
1
Service part
4MM l cut & tie spacer zinc plated
CZD00121
1
Bolt M8x35 zinc plated
CFA00055
1
Nut M8 nyloc zinc plated
CFA00132
1
Guard chain table 991
CGD00003
1
Washer mudwing M8 38MM od
CFA00149
2
Hand wheel M8x20
CBC00002
2
Table idle roller
ART00003
1
Belt single 96
CBE00010
4
Wear part
Belt set (CBE00010)X4
CBE00003
1
Wear part
Bush I2x22x70
CMH00001
16
Service part
Bolt mi 0x85 cup head sq zinc plated
CFA00546
16
Nut mi 0 nyloc
CFA00123
18
Bolt m i 0x70 zinc plated
CFA00383
2
Setscrew mi 2x70 zinc plated
CFA00036
2
NUTMI2
CFA00014
2
End cap for 350 NP28
CBR00008
3
For rhp type bearing blocks
End cap for UCPLE20928
CBR00276
3
Chain kit I2B 3/4 PITCH79LINK
CCH00006
1
Wear part
Magnet blue wheel
CEL00017
4
Setscrew M6x50 zinc plated
CFA00049
2
Washer mudwing M6 32MM od
CFA00145
2
Nut M6 nyloc
CFA00131
2
Gearbox
Part
Part number
Qty
Notes
Gearbox housing assembly
ACH00034
1
Seal block wrapper gearbox
CMH00032
1
Service part
BEARING62I62RS
CBR00003
1
Shaft 80x220 & keyway
CMH00182
1
Bearing 6007 2R5
CBR00001
2
Service part
Shaft 35x150 stepped &2X kways
CMH00018
1
991b/991l machines prior to serial nos 59780/102810 & all 991c models must also order shaft CMH00021
Roll pin 8x40
CFA00009
1
Roll pin 5x40
CFA00006
1
ROLLPIN8x6O
CFA00011
2
ROLLPIN5x6O
CFA00007
2
Kit bevel gears
ACH00031
1
Kit also includes items [10,11] x2 [24] x1
Shimgearbox
CMH00064
1
GASKETI28XI58&6x8MMC.HOLES
CSE00006
1
SHIM5OX62XO.3
CFA00213
4
SETSCREWMI2x3OZ/P
CFA00032
2
BOLTMI6x90
CFA00794
6
BEARING62I52RS
CBR00002
1
Seal gearbox 991
CSE00001
2
Service part
SETSCREWM6XI6
CFA00045
6
Adaptor 3/8 BSP m/f
CHY02001
1
KEY8x7x25
CFA00154
1
Circlip 62MM internal
CFA00002
2
Nut MI6 nyloc
CFA00128
6
Bush
CMH01028
6
Service part
Kit gearbox repair
ACH00029
1
Not shown. kit includes items [4,5,8,9,14,23,24]x1 [10,11,19,26]x2 [XLU00014 grease]x1.
Lift arm
Part
Part number
Qty
Notes
Lift arm 991 assembly 4FT
ALA00012
1
Liftarm bale stop
ALA00002
1
Liftarm slide arm
ALA00004
1
Kit pins liftarm 991B
ALA00010
1
Lift arm (1200MM wide bale)
ALA00044
1
Bearing glacier pm 3025 dx
CBR00007
4
Service part
Bearing tension 1" x 1/1/4" x 1"
CBR00014
1
Service part
Setscrew M8x20 zinc plated
CFA00052
2
Nut M16 nyloc
CFA00128
3
Nut M8 nyloc zinc plated
CFA00132
2
Setscrew M16x40 zinc plated
CFA00151
3
4MM l trailed light bracket
CZD00116
1
Dispenser post
Part
Part number
Qty
Notes
Dispenser post 991 asy
ADP00011
1
Dispenser post weld asy.
ADP00062
1
Spring complete 2.I5X 2IX I25X 14
CSG00039
1
ROLLPIN6x4O
CFA00073
1
Pin 30x280 stepped zinc plated
CMH00195
1
Spring complete 2.95x37XI97XI2
CSG00009
1
Coil roller + bearing dis post
ADP00009
2
Circlip 25MM external zinc plated
CFA00001
2
Pin I6x84 stepped zinc plated
CMH00197
1
4MMLCUT&TIESPACER
CZD00118
1
Setscrew M10x25 zinc plated
CFA00024
1
Grease nipple M8XI.25 straight
CFA00118
1
Cable roller release disp/post
CFA00206
1
Cap plas insert sq 80x80
CBC00003
1
Spring complete I.625XI6x40x8
CSG00010
1
GRUBSCREWM6x6ZIP
CFA00208
1
Tube 33.7x3x35
CXT00104
1
Dispenser post shaft
ADP00005
1
SPLITPIN5x5OZIP
CFA00013
1
R-cli p 4MM
CFA00004
1
Spring kit [2 per kit]
CSG00003
1
Dispenser
Part
Part number
Qty
Notes
Film dispenser assembly 750MM
ADP00015
1
Wear part
Dispenser frame weld asy.
ADP00010
1
Dispenser bottom plate
ADP00004
1
Bearing 20MM 2BOLT p/s flange
CBR00004
4
Service part
Roller dispenser primary alu
CMH00034
1
Roller dispenser secondary alu
CMH00035
1
Kit dispenser gears 70%
ADP00018
1
70% standard
Kit dispenser gears 55%
ADP00019
1
55%
Kit dispenser gears 32%
ADP00085
1
32%
Setscrew m i 0x25 zinc plated
CFA00024
3
Nut M1O nyloc
CFA00123
3
Setscrew M8x20 zinc plated
CFA00052
10
Nut M8 nyloc zinc plated
CFA00132
8
Key 6x6x1 5
CFA00153
2
Washer flat 12MM H/D zinc plated
CFA00139
2
Nut M12 nyloc
CFA00124
2
4MM l dispenser spacer
CZD00114
2
Guard dispenser gears
CGD00001
1
Cap plastic handgrip 7/8
CBC00012
1
Magnet blue wheel
CEL00017
1
WASHERFLAT6MMZIP
CFA00144
3
Setscrew M6x30 zinc plated
CFA00047
1
Sensor cable 5M
CEL00036
1
CEL00215 universal magnetic sensor is a suitable replacement for this part. all McHale magnetic sen