Round baler having incoming crop deflectors

A round baler has strategically located deflecting surfaces in the intake region of the machine to direct incoming crop materials away from sidewalls of the baler. In a preferred embodiment, the materials are directed away from clearance gaps between the outer edges of forming belts and the sidewalls of the baler. Each deflecting surface may be part of a deflector in the nature of a hollow wedge with an upright, angled-in deflecting surface, an upright rear wall, and a horizontal, triangular top wall. A fastening bolt may attach the deflector to the sidewall.