MASCAR 5100 S, Руководство по эксплуатации и обслуживанию

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Wrapper 5100
4.10 INDICATION FOR THE USE
4.10.1 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
If the machine is used correctly, following the
correct parameters, it will function efficiently giving
constant results over time. This means that the
bales wrapped will not be subject to breakage,
ensuring proper ensilage.
Ensilage of cylindrical bales of fodder wrapped in
plastic film offers a number of advantages over
traditional ensilage and storage methods (e.g.
bale storage in polyethylene bags, cylindrical
bales stacked and covered with nylon sheets, and
storage in vertical or horizontal silos). These are a
few of the advantages of ensilage of cylindrical
bales wrapped in plastic film:
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Relatively low investment of capital needed to
buy machinery.
- Limited damage to the ensiled product due to
accidental film breakages.
- Complete mechanisation of the production
process, requiring very little labour.
- Ensiled product can be used, in small to
medium sized farms, without wastage or
deterioration.
The following indications are given to ensure
these advantages.
4.10.2 FILM’S FEATURES
Use plastic films with suitable characteristics:
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Sufficiently U.V. resistant to ensure that the
protective film remains in good condition for
the entire storage period – generally between
6 to 12 months.
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Sufficiently resilient mechanically to allow
proper stretching.
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Sufficient adhering properties to guarantee
excellent sealing.
4.10.3 FILM’S STORAGE
Following these rules when storing the plastic film
will help maintain the fundamental properties
listed above:
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Store the plastic film vertically in its original
packaging, out of direct sunlight, in a clean
and dry place not subjected to wide and
sudden temperature variations.
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Only use high quality film, with no holes, tears
or ragged edges.
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Keep the plastic film at 20° / 30° C for at least
48 hors before use – this improves the film’s
unrolling and adhering properties.
4.10.4 PREPARATION OF BALES FOR
WRAPPING
Following these rules to prepare the bales
improves wrapping quality:
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Ensure that foreign objects, which could
damage the film during wrapping, do not
enter product to be ensiled by rolling the field
in spring
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Mow the product when it is at its best quality.
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Keep soil, which can cause mould, out of the
product by limiting the use of rakes and by
cutting the product at a sufficient height from
the ground.
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Condition the product as uniformly and quickly
as possible using, for example,
mower/conditioners, or rotary presses with
cutters (e.g. “MASCAR – TUAREG-CUT”)
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Correct proportions of humid and dry material
can improve the product if it is to be used for
stock-farming animals or dairy animals
producing milk for the cheese industry. The
proportion of dry material is determined by the
drying time.
The shape and consistency of the bales influence
the wrapping quality. These factors are also
determined by a correct preparation of the rows.
The correct compactness of the bale is another
important factor which should not be
underestimated. Always try to make cylindrical
bales of uniform density which do not contain any
soil.
Irregularly shaped or, worse still, deformed bales
not only create problems when wrapping but, as
they are difficult to rotate in the cradle, require
more layers of film.
Bales that are not of the correct compactness and
are not of uniform density are not only more
difficult to wrap but will give poorer ensilage
results.
4.10.5 WHEN IS THE BEST TIME TO
WRAP BALES?
As we have already mentioned, the correct
proportion of humidity can influence, together with
the period in the season when the product is
mown, whether an ensiled product is more suited
to one particular purpose or another.
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