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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2019
Cnh Industrial America Llc, New Holland, PA (US);
John R. McClure, New Holland, PA (US);
CNH Industrial America LLC, New Holland, PA (US);
Abstract
An agricultural baler includes: a chassis; a coupler configured for connecting to a power source; a bale forming chamber including an apron assembly; an apron tensioning system that controls a baling pressure exerted on a bale forming in the bale forming chamber; a bale release that releases a fully formed bale; and a controller operatively coupled to the apron tensioning system and the bale release. The controller is configured to: set a release size of the fully formed bale; receive a PTO power consumption signal or an available power signal from a tractor controller; determine a maximum available power based on the received signal; compare the maximum available power to a threshold power; and output a control signal to the apron tensioning system to decrease the baling pressure without changing the release size when the maximum available power is at a predetermined power value, relative to the threshold power.