Massey Ferguson MF2200 Series Large Square Baler Operator Manual 2013 – 2240 2250 2260 2270 2270XD 2290

Description

Massey Ferguson MF2200 Series Large Square Baler Operator Manual – CE Models 2240 / 2250 / 2260 / 2270 / 2270XD / 2290

This is the full operator’s manual for the Massey Ferguson MF2200 Series large square baler, issued under document number 700746226B and dated 2013. It covers the CE models 2240, 2250, 2260, 2270, 2270XD and 2290 in their four twine and six twine builds, and it is written for the person who actually runs the machine: hitching it, threading it, setting bale length and density, watching the terminal, and keeping the knotters tying.

The manual deals with the whole baler rather than one subsystem. Safety is covered first, then machine identification and the double knotter system, then the full operating sequence from the daily checklist through baling the first bale to disconnecting the tractor. Maintenance, troubleshooting and specification sections follow, and the document closes with the accessory list and the factory assembly and checklist procedures. Optional equipment is addressed where it applies, including the rotor cutter, packer/cutter, bale ejector, roller bale chute, bale accumulator, bale scale and chain lubrication pump.

File Details

• Manual type: Operator’s Manual
• Brand: Massey Ferguson (AGCO)
• Series: MF2200 Series Large Square Baler, CE Models
• Models covered: 2240, 2250, 2260, 2270, 2270XD, 2290
• Document number: 700746226B
• Date: 2013 (07/13)
• Language: English
• Pages: 424
• Format: PDF

Chapters Covered

• 1. Safety – safety alert symbols and messages, informational messages, safety signs, a word to the operator, general operation information, preparing for operation, personal protective equipment, seat instructions, shields and guards, exhaust warning, flying debris, handrails, agricultural chemicals, travel on public roads, general maintenance information, fire prevention and first aid, high pressure leaks, tire safety, replacement parts, safety and information sign locations.
• 2. Introduction – units of measurement, replacement parts, intended use, proper disposal of waste, machine identification and serial number plate location, serial number description, machine components (right-hand and left-hand side views), description of operation, double knotter system, knotter operation, EC declaration of conformity.
• 3. Operation – daily checklist and inspection after the first hour, high quality hay (crop preparation, crop moisture, high quality hay baling, dry hay bale storage, high moisture silage bales, silage baling, silage bale storage, XD baler load), brakes and locks (flywheel brake, knotter/needle lockout, stuffer latch), connecting to the tractor (shipping bracket, hitch component identification, baler height setting, tractor setup dimensions for 80 mm ball, CE spherical ball and 50 mm ring hitches and for the 40 mm high ring hitch, installing the machine hitch, connecting the hitch to the drawbar, safety transport chain, constant velocity and equal angle implement drivelines), electrical, hydraulic and brake connections, baler operation (preparing to bale, starting the baler, baling the first bale, baling, stopping the baler, stuffer cycle), electronics (terminal, startup screen, main work screens, accumulator, scale, strokes per flake, releasing bale chamber pressure, machine settings, service screen, alarm log, machine configuration, calibration routines, work records, indicator icons and error numbers, alarms), pickup and windguard, knotter and needles, changing the bale length, rotor cutter, cutter/packer, roller bale chute, lighting and reflectors, tandem axle steering lock, preparing to road or move on a trailer, lifting and tie down, threading a four twine baler, threading a six twine baler, removing a bale from the bale chamber, air brake pressure release, disconnecting the tractor.
• 4. Maintenance – service schedule, general maintenance information (maintenance safety, front step, ladder and handrails, step ladder, sealed bearings, electrical and hydraulic system notes, jack points), lubrication points (driveline, hitch ball, main drive slip clutch, overrunning clutch, flywheel bearing, connecting rods, packer crank bearings, packer/cutter crank bearings, cutter rotor clutch, cutter rotor chain tensioner anchor, main drive sprocket, stuffer drive, knotter/needle clutch, brake linkage, tandem axle pivot bushings, metering wheel shaft, six twine knotter centre fitting, tucker arm and twine arm cam rollers, bale density cylinders, packer clutch, pickup overrunning clutch, pickup linkage roller, pickup spring pivot), main gearbox oil, rotor cutter gearbox oil, hydraulic system, shearbolts, knotter lubrication pump, chain lubrication pump, flywheel brake, slip clutches, drive chains, timing the baler, cutter, stuffer, plunger, knotter system maintenance, needle maintenance, needle protection linkage, switches and sensors, tires, wheels and axles, brakes, preparing for storage, preparing for a new season.
• 5. Troubleshooting – shearbolt, main drive train, main gearbox, feed system, stuffer, knotter/needle clutch, tying, needle, bale length, bale shape, knotter blower, knotter lubrication system, hydraulic, alarm, ejector, brake and electronic troubleshooting.
• 6. Specification – dimensions and weights, drive system, shearbolts, on-board hydraulics, pickup, rotor cutter, packer, packer/cutter, stuffer, plunger, twine, knotter and needle, bale chamber tension, ejector, roller bale chute, lamps, knotter lubrication pump, chain lubrication pump, lubricants and capacities, tires, brakes, maximum speed, tractor requirements, noise levels.
• 7. Accessories – implement driveline, hydraulic jack kit, C1000 terminal kit, AGCOMMAND telemetry kit, bale ejector, bale chute, roller bale chute, bale weight kit, beacon kit, accumulator mounting kit, bale accumulator, bale weight kit for an accumulator, knotter blower, power adapter plug, decal replacements, shearbolts and lock nuts, service parts kits, ASABE type ball hitch, ISO type hitches.
• 8. Assembly – checking the machine before assembly, machine assembly (pickup, handrails, monitoring flags, beacon, rear lamp bars, speed decal, implement driveline and optional constant velocity driveline), assembling the tandem axle, connecting the tractor, disconnect brake harness installation, checking the knotter lubrication system, checking the final adjustments, pre-delivery and delivery checklists.

Read together, those eight chapters give a baler owner a single reference that starts at the safety decals and ends at the delivery checklist. The introduction explains how the MF2200 actually forms a bale – pickup to augers, packer or cutter rotor, stuffer chute, plunger, bale chamber doors – and then walks through the double knotter cycle step by step, which is the part most operators need to understand before they can diagnose a missed tie. The operation chapter turns that theory into a working routine, and the maintenance chapter turns it into a schedule measured in hours and in bales.

Operation, Settings and the Electronics Terminal

A large part of this Massey Ferguson MF2200 Series large square baler operator manual is devoted to the settings that decide whether the bale comes out right. Bale length is set at the crank and fine-tuned on the terminal; plunger load is set against a table that gives different starting ranges for dry hay crops and for damp, wet or silage crops, with separate maximum values for each baler size. The manual explains what the pressure readings mean as crop moisture changes through the day, how to read the operating directional arrows so crop is fed evenly to both sides of the chamber, and how strokes per flake and flakes per bale tell you whether the machine is running near capacity or being pushed too hard.

The electronics section covers the terminal screens in detail: startup screen, the two main work screens and how to rearrange the information boxes, the plunger load box, feeder slip graph, accumulator display, scale, machine settings, service screens for switches, voltages and frequencies, the alarm log and alarm detail screens, machine configuration, and the calibration routines for bale length, accumulator scale, on-board scale and the cutter. Work records are explained as well, including job, customer and year records, the lifetime counter, and storing records to a data card.

Threading, Knotters and Needles

Twine threading is covered separately for four twine and six twine balers, and it is broken down into individual steps rather than a single diagram: installing twine balls, threading the left-hand and right-hand needle twine boxes, the needle twine box tensioners, the needle twine area, the needle slacker arms, the twines to the needles, the twine hooks, the left-hand and right-hand knotter twine boxes, the twines into the knotter area, through the knotters, and finally tying the needle and knotter twines together in the bale chamber. Monitoring flags and missing knots are dealt with in their own section so a missed tie can be traced quickly.

Maintenance, Service Intervals and Troubleshooting

The service schedule is laid out by interval – 8 hours, 25, 50, 100 and 250 hours, plus bale-based intervals at 1500, 2000, 5000 and 10 000 bales – and it names the specific grease points, oil checks and inspections due at each one. Beyond the schedule, the manual gives full procedures for the main gearbox and rotor cutter gearbox oil, the hydraulic oil and filter, flywheel and stuffer/knotter shearbolts, the knotter lubrication pump and its divider valves, the chain lubrication pump, flywheel brake adjustment, main drive, packer, pickup and rotor cutter slip clutches, packer, rotor cutter, stuffer/knotter/needle and pickup chain tension, baler timing, cutter knives and filler plates, the stuffer sensor door, clutch and brake, plunger knives and hay dogs, and the whole knotter and needle adjustment sequence including billhook cam, stripper arm, twine disc timing, twine holder, needle penetration, needle roller height, twine fingers, tucker arms, knotter/needle brake and the needle protection linkage.

Troubleshooting is organised by symptom group – shearbolt failures, main drive train, main gearbox, feed system, stuffer, knotter/needle clutch, tying faults, needle damage, bale length, bale shape, knotter blower, knotter lubrication, hydraulics, alarms, ejector, brakes and electronics – each with a list of causes and the matching solution. Tying faults in particular get detailed treatment, covering knots staying on the billhook, twine wrapping the billhook, missing knots on one or all knotters, double bow knots, frayed twine ends, weak knots and knots that pull loose.

Why This Manual Is Worth Having

With this Massey Ferguson MF2200 Series large square baler operator manual on hand, an owner or technician can set the machine up correctly from the hitch and drawbar dimensions, run it at the right plunger load for the crop, thread it properly the first time, and work through a service schedule that keeps the knotters, chain drives, slip clutches and brakes in condition. The specification chapter supplies the dimensions, weights, capacities, lubricants, tire pressures, lug nut torques, shearbolt sizes and torque figures needed to do that work without guessing, and the troubleshooting chapters shorten the time between a symptom appearing in the field and the correct repair being made.

Correct settings and correct procedures are what separate a baler that ties reliably all season from one that keeps stopping. A missed tie or an overloaded plunger is usually a setup or adjustment problem, and the answers are in this document.

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