"Bale Max" Helps Make Good Bales Fast

Bale Max Helps Make Good Bales Fast BALERS Thanks to this first-of-its-kind baler-mounted electronic “tool” you can now make small square bales of consistent size at top speed The “Bale Max” stroke monitor lets you know how fast to drive depending on how heavy or light the hay is at the time The unit runs off the tractor battery and includes a monitor in the tractor cab and 2 electronic magnetic switches – 1 on the baler knotter and 1 on the plunger – that count the number of strokes made per bale The monitor also keeps a running tally of the total number of bales made Installation requires drilling 2 holes and takes about a half hour “Sometimes it’s hard for the tractor driver to know how fast to drive to get optimum consistency and productivity The Bale Max counts the number of strokes or flakes in each bale so you can adjust tractor speed accordingly ” says Richard Hallett Carstairs Alta who along with his dad Dale came up with the idea “You want to keep the number of flakes in each bale fairly consistent By watching the monitor you can tell whether to slow down or speed up “We came up with the idea because we’re in the business of producing high quality hay for horses and have found that hired operators often don’t have the experience to know when to speed up or slow down We’ve found that optimum production for most balers requires making 12 to 16 strokes per bale By watching the monitor you can speed up or slow down the tractor to stay within that optimum range ” The Bale Max sells for $400 plus S&H Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Dale Hallett RR 2 Carstairs Alta T0M 0N0 Canada ph 403 337-2469 or 403 899-4166; hallettrichard@hotmail com

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