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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2006
Applicants:
Tom Duenwald, Pella, IA (US);
Scott Rempe, Pella, IA (US);
Calvin Meinders, Pella, IA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Vermeer Manufacturing Company, Pella, IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B30B 13/00 (2006.01); B30B 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A large round baler equipped with moisture sensing apparatus and a bale scale to improve information useful in baling and using bales. Moisture sensing begins after the bale reaches a predetermined diameter. A history of bale weights is used to estimate how much tension to apply to a belt tensioner to achieve both a target bale weight and a target bale size.