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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 1997
Filed:
Feb. 13, 1996
John G Berger, Landisville, PA (US);
Mark K Chow, Paoli, PA (US);
James T Clevenger, Jr, Lancaster, PA (US);
New Holland North America, Inc., New Holland, PA (US);
Abstract
A round baler having a main frame, a bale forming chamber on the main frame, a pickup for feeding crop material into the chamber, and a tailgate pivotally connected to the main frame for rearwardly discharging completed bales. The chamber is defined by an apron extending around a plurality of guide rolls on the periphery of the chamber, the tailgate, and a floor. The bale forming chamber varies in size from a core starting position to a full bale position. A crop loading monitor, having sensors in the bale forming chamber, provides signals representing compactness of the crop material during bale formation. The signals are utilized in a system that displays information in a bar graph format that enables the operator to enhance his capabilities for making properly shaped bales.