Patent ID: 9730392
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: A01F

Claim:
1. An agricultural baler, comprising: a main bale chamber configured for compressing crop material into bales, the main bale chamber comprising an outlet for discharging the compressed crop material as bales; needles coupled to the main bale chamber, the needles configured for threading twine through the main bale chamber around a formed bale; knotters configured for receiving the twine from the needles and for tying the received twine; a triggering system configured for triggering actions of the needles and the knotters; a knotter lock configured for manually locking the triggering system thereby preventing the needles and the knotters from being triggered; a blow-off mechanism configured for directing a flow of air at the knotters or an end of the needles; and a monitoring system having a single sensor that provides signals indicating at least: