"Pairer" Groups Two Bales Together

"Pairer" Groups Two Bales Together BALERS Balers 25-1-26 An add-on bale "pairer" puts two big bales together behind John Cowie's New Holland 640 baler. The first bale rolls to the end of a platform built into the back of the baler, coming up against a horizontal retaining bar. This bar does two jobs. It stops the first bale, and then lifts as the second bale exits the chamber to allow both bales to roll onto the ground. A gravity-operated toggle switch is used to lift the retaining bar. The bar is built in two parts: a main section that pivots at the baler's rear, and a shorter section that pivots on it and is attached to the chamber door by a strap. As the door lifts for the first time, only the upper retainer bar goes up. The main section stays put, ready to stop the first bale. Bale number one rolls out and as it comes to the back bar, it turns a cup-type latch. This latch locks the upper and lower bars together so that when the second bale is made and the door lifts, the whole retainer bar goes up and both bales roll out. Pressure then goes off the latch and gravity re-sets it, releasing the upper bar so that it's ready for the next pair of bales. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, John Cowie, North Auchininna, Fortrie, Turriff Aberdeenshire, England.

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