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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 18, 1996
Hay & Forage Industries, Hesston, KS (US);
Abstract
A round baler having a wrapping apparatus for wrapping bales with twine includes a twine dispenser moveable generally between the sidewalls for dispensing at least one strand of twine around the bale. The wrapping apparatus further includes a retractable twine guide for spacing the twine wrapped around the bale a certain distance from one of the sidewalls. The guide is shiftable into and out of an operating position, in which the guide engages and maintains the twine the distance from the one sidewall. The operating position of the twine guide is generally within or proximate to the path of inflowing crop material so that shifting of the guide out of the operating position minimizes interference with the flow of material and reduces accumulation of trash and material on the guide.