Round Baler ACTION 120
USE AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL - 21 -
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HARVESTING INSTRUCTIONS
4.1 GENERAL GUIDELINES
Baler working conditions continuously changes
according to product and soil characteristics.
The good function of the baler depends from the
kind of windrow prepared.
Before starting harvesting, be sure the percentage
of humidity inside the product is the right one in
order to avoid useless loss.
For pressing bales of uniform density and for their
optimal conservation, the best results are with a
percentage of humidity of about 20% with hay and
about 40% ÷ 55% with silage.
If the windrow is low and wide the bale results
perfect.
The best results are with windrows 1.10 mt width
and 0.30÷0.40 m height, both to avoid lost of
product and to let a good bale forming.
4.2 ADVANTAGES WITH LOW AND
WIDE WINDROW
Faster harvesting;
Low power absorption;
Higher bales weight;
Reduced loss of product;
External impermeability;
Good conservation;
Good bale shape even after storage;
Easy to drive the tractor because it avoids
zigzagging on the windrow;
4.3 DISADVANTAGES WITH HIGH
AND NARROW WINDROW
Low harvesting speed;
Low compression;
Higher power absorption;
Low bales weight;
Loss of product;
Water penetration inside the bale;
Mediocre storage;
Possible deformation after storage;
Difficult
driving
to
keep
a
serpentine
trajectory.
4.4 FEEDING PROCEDURE
4.4.1 Feeding with narrow windrow
In case of narr
ow windrow it’s necessary to feed
the round baler sideway, not centrally, in order to
obtain a bale of cylindrical shape and not of
“barrel” shape. In order to obtain this, the operator
must ride alternatively 7÷12 mt on the right side
and move on the left side for the same distance.
Feeding must grant an uniform distribution of the
product on the whole chamber length.
4.4.2 Feeding with wide windrow
In case of windrows having such a width to
occupy the whole extension of the pick-up, it is
necessary to proceed keeping a straight way until
both augers are occupied by the entering
material.
Instead, if the windrow has such a width not to
effect the sideway auger, then it is necessary to
proceed to move right and left sideway.
4.4.3 Start the feeding
Keep the P.T.O. at 540 RPM.
If windrow is correctly prepared you can go at
about 5-8 Km/h according to windrow dimensions
and soil conditions.
With short and fragile materials is better to work
with low tractor speed starting from the right and
than left side of the windrow. The harvested
product will fill consequently the centre of the
baler.
It’s necessary to observe the Pick-up and to adapt
consequently the speed according to the kind of
windrow to avoid anticipating or delaying the pick-
up action on the windrow itself.
The product must enter constantly.
Slightly change, if necessary, the rake adjustment.
A skilful and export operator can make correctly
the
adjustments
important
for
the
best
performances for harvesting the product.
WARNING
In case the machine floods, is absolutely
forbidden to get the pick-up free with the
P.T.O. running.
Be sure that the Pick-up teeth are not touching
the ground causing a transmission overloading
and an early wearing of internal components.
4.4.4 Bale discharge
Once the collection of the product and the twine
or net binding is complete, open the tailgate
completely with the P.T.O. inserted and so the
bale will be unloaded.
WARNING
Be sure that nobody is near the machine and
unload the bale on flat soil.
The bale ejector is to push away from the
machine the bale to let close the rear door.
WARNING
