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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 1993
Filed:
Aug. 10, 1992
Richard E Jennings, Lancaster, PA (US);
Douglas G Branham, Lancaster, PA (US);
Ford New Holland, Inc., New Holland, PA (US);
Abstract
An agricultural baler for making cylindrical bales of wrapped crop material. The baler includes a sledge assembly moveable between bale starting and full bale positions. A plurality of rollers on the sledge assembly cooperate with an apron to define a bale forming chamber. Wrapping is accomplished via a system that includes a dispensing mechanism carried on the sledge assembly for dispensing sheet material, such as net or the like, into the bale forming chamber whereupon it is wrapped circumferentially around a formed cylindrical bale of crop material as it is rotated in the chamber. The net wrapping system includes a net feed path having configuration that assures reliable net wrap start-up which in turn enhances overall operation.