Go High Tech With Small Square Balers
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Upgrade your small square baler with advanced electronic control systems from BestBale. Sensors read what the baler is doing and display the information on a screen in the cab. The company also offers remote monitoring using Wi-Fi from a vehicle within range or via cell service.
Jared and Darren Herbst, Idaho hay producers looking to improve their hay bale quality and baling efficiency, developed and brought the systems to market.
“We put up small square bales for the commercial market, and the idea for these products came to us while we were baling,” says Jared Herbst. “There’s been minimal progress in the small square bale industry in the past 40 years. Processes are so manual that it’s hard to keep up with multiple balers in the field and keep them making quality hay. We implemented these automated systems to help eliminate human error and increase efficiency and operator safety.”
The Herbsts introduced their product line in February 2024 and began shipping kits in June. They offer two sets of equipment, the Lite Kit and the Pro Series.
The Lite Kit includes a 4.3-in. TFT color display for cab installation. It displays key baling details, such as plunger speed, strokes per bale and bale count.
The Pro Series features a 7.1-in. TFT display that shows baler pressure readings, stroke counter, bale counter, plunger speed and flakes per bale. It also includes a pressure transducer and hydraulic valve for automatic and manual pressure adjustment. The scale system allows the operator to set a target bale weight and let the system control the rest.
With both sets of equipment, strokes per bale are determined by counting the plunges between each tie. For greater accuracy, BestBale offers a True Flake Counter, which records only when hay is actively pressed in the chamber.
Other add-ons for both systems include a scale system and Delmhorst moisture pads for viewing moisture readings on the monitor. The Scale System takes over 10,000 readings per second and displays both field bale averages and individual bale weights on the monitors.
You can zero the scale inside the cab or at the baler with the Pro Series. However, you must zero it back at the baler with the Lite Kit.
The Pro Series includes an automated Greaser System, a camera kit and a light kit. The Greaser System lets the operator set the preferred greasing interval and evenly greases every knotter zerk. An advanced cycle switch ensures that everything gets greased the same amount every time.
The Lite Kit starts at $1,495, while the Pro Series starts at $5,495. The BestBale scale kit ($5,495) can be added to either kit.
While BestBale is working with a growing number of retailers, the systems can also be purchased directly from the company and installed by the customer. Herbst says installation takes one to three hours, depending on the system, and doesn’t involve drilling, cutting or welding.
“Our products are built with the farmer in mind with ease of installation, ease of operations and durability built in,” says Herbst. “We love that farmers can install our products themselves and begin operating without having to study a manual the day before.”
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, BestBale, 807 Willow Ave., Salmon, Idaho 83467 (ph 208-993-1959; jared@bestbaleusa.com; www.bestbaleusa.com)
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Go High Tech With Small Square Balers Upgrade your small square baler with advanced electronic control systems from BestBale Sensors read what the baler is doing and display the information on a screen in the cab The company also offers remote monitoring using Wi-Fi from a vehicle within range or via cell service Jared and Darren Herbst Idaho hay producers looking to improve their hay bale quality and baling efficiency developed and brought the systems to market “We put up small square bales for the commercial market and the idea for these products came to us while we were baling ” says Jared Herbst “There’s been minimal progress in the small square bale industry in the past 40 years Processes are so manual that it’s hard to keep up with multiple balers in the field and keep them making quality hay We implemented these automated systems to help eliminate human error and increase efficiency and operator safety ” The Herbsts introduced their product line in February 2024 and began shipping kits in June They offer two sets of equipment the Lite Kit and the Pro Series The Lite Kit includes a 4 3-in TFT color display for cab installation It displays key baling details such as plunger speed strokes per bale and bale count The Pro Series features a 7 1-in TFT display that shows baler pressure readings stroke counter bale counter plunger speed and flakes per bale It also includes a pressure transducer and hydraulic valve for automatic and manual pressure adjustment The scale system allows the operator to set a target bale weight and let the system control the rest With both sets of equipment strokes per bale are determined by counting the plunges between each tie For greater accuracy BestBale offers a True Flake Counter which records only when hay is actively pressed in the chamber Other add-ons for both systems include a scale system and Delmhorst moisture pads for viewing moisture readings on the monitor The Scale System takes over 10 000 readings per second and displays both field bale averages and individual bale weights on the monitors You can zero the scale inside the cab or at the baler with the Pro Series However you must zero it back at the baler with the Lite Kit The Pro Series includes an automated Greaser System a camera kit and a light kit The Greaser System lets the operator set the preferred greasing interval and evenly greases every knotter zerk An advanced cycle switch ensures that everything gets greased the same amount every time The Lite Kit starts at $1 495 while the Pro Series starts at $5 495 The BestBale scale kit $5 495 can be added to either kit While BestBale is working with a growing number of retailers the systems can also be purchased directly from the company and installed by the customer Herbst says installation takes one to three hours depending on the system and doesn’t involve drilling cutting or welding “Our products are built with the farmer in mind with ease of installation ease of operations and durability built in ” says Herbst “We love that farmers can install our products themselves and begin operating without having to study a manual the day before ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup BestBale 807 Willow Ave Salmon Idaho 83467 ph 208-993-1959; jared@bestbaleusa com; www bestbaleusa com
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