They're Cutting Big Balers Down To Size

They're Cutting Big Balers Down To Size BALERS Balers 24-3-18 Cutting brand new big square balers down to produce a smaller size bale might seem like a drastic step to take but that's what a fabrication shop in Britain is doing. We read about the idea in the British farm magazine Farmer's Weekly. According to Michael Coleman, managing director of the Big Bale Company , there's been a big jump in demand for medium-size big square bales as opposed to the full-sized bales. He says small to mid-size farmers like them better because they're easier to handle. At this time, the company works on Massey Ferguson 185 and 187 balers. They are cutting them down to produce a bale 2 ft., 4 in. high instead of the original 2 ft., 11 in. high. But the company says the concept of altering the bale chamber would work to convert any baler to most any size. They simply cut down the sides of the bale chamber and the bale plunger. Guides and other components had to be repositioned. The job takes a couple weeks and costs about $6,000. (Farmer's Weekly)

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