An agricultural baler (10) including a chassis (12), an axle system (14, 16), a main bale chamber (42) carried by the chassis (12), and a tying assembly (50) configured for tying a twine around a bale within the main bale chamber (42). The tying assembly (50) including a plurality of knotters (52) supported by the chassis (12), a needle yoke (54) having a plurality of needles (56) coupled thereto, an upper tensioner device (58), and a lower tensioner device (60) located underneath the upper tensioner device (58). The agricultural baler (10) is characterized in that the axle system (14, 16) includes a first axle (14, 16) and the lower tensioner device (60) is attached to the first axle (14, 16) and correspondingly moves with the first axle (14, 16).
