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3.
Working with the Round Baler
3.1
Special Notes on Safety
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The following always applies for all maintenance, mounting, repair and adjustment work:
Bring the machine to a standstill. Switch off the engine. Remove the ignition key. Secure the
tractor and the round baler from rolling away.
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Keep a sufficiently safe distance from all moving parts in the round baler while it is in
operation. This applies to the crop collecting devices in particular. Clear blockages here
only when the PTO shaft and engine are switched off.
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Never stand in the swivel space of the tail gate or under the tail gate when it is not secured.
Always secure the tail gate from lowering with the shut-off tap when carrying out
maintenance, mounting or repair work on the bale chamber or the tail gate. Switch off the
engine and remove the ignition key.
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Switch off the PTO shaft immediately in dangerous situations and bring the round baler to a
standstill.
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Never run the round baler without an operator in the tractor.
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The round baler may only be operated with a PTO shaft speed of 540 rpm.
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Risk of injury from the cutting blades in the double twine binding device!
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On slopes always place bales in such a way that they cannot be accidentally be set in
motion. Once set in motion they can cause severe injury due to their weight and shape.
Besides the general notes on safety, a number of additional safety notes also apply for working with the round
baler.
3.2
Basic Settings for the Round Baler for Different Crops
Judgement of the working conditions is an essential factor for the basic settings on the round baler, e.g. bale
density, height setting of the pick up, baffle plate setting etc. The following criteria should be observed when
choosing the basic settings.
Crop
==>
e.g. hay, straw, grass silage
Crop length
==>
long, medium or short crops
Swath width and height
==>
broad, narrow or high swaths
Crop
Length of Crop
Swath Size
What Setting?
long
short
large
small
Straw / Hay
X
X
baffle plate high
Straw / Hay
X
X
baffle plate low
Straw / Hay
X
X
baffle plate high
Straw / Hay
X
X
baffle plate low
Silage
X
baffle plate high
Silage
X
baffle plate low
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