embodiment of the twine dispensing mechanism 30 for a larger baler shown in fig6 in actuality twine arm 121 is preferably equal in length to twine arm 34 the desirability of the use of a relatively longer twine arm 121 will be described in more detail below twine arm 121 is movable back and forth in front of a bale forming chamber 22 between a first or rest position here shown as the full line position on the left hand side of the baler of about 30 u00b0 to a second position here shown as the dotted line position on the right hand side of the baler of about 100 u00b0 by means of hydraulic drive means 32 fig1 in addition to twine arm 121 twine dispensing mechanism 120 includes a conventional twine supply not shown and gear means 127 which provides driving engagement between hydraulic drive means 32 and twine arm 121 twine arm 121 is comprised of a tubular guide 123 a guide support 125 connected at one end to guide 123 and at the other end to gear means 127 and a tensioner 144 the design and operation of tensioner 144 is identical to that of tensioner 114 discussed above in connection with the embodiment of fig6 and therefore.