It&#039;s been awhile since I had an Oliver baler but I&#039;ll try to help. The path of the twine from the ball to the needles should go out of the box through a tensioning device and through some ceramic guides [I think Oliver uses those] to the needles. The twine needs to go under the bottom of the needles and through hole above the roller in the needle. Bring the twine back and tie it off to something solid. Then run the baler at a slow speed or turn by hand and trip the knotters by lifting the trip arm or turn the wheel to trip it. After the knotter has cycled the twine should be in the twine disc and be ready to start forming a bale. You can remove the extra twine and get it out of the way. I hope thats clear as mud <!-- s:) --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" title="Smile" /><!-- s:) -->. Good luck and post back if you need more info, WB.