Patent ID: 8746137
Filing Date: 2014-06-10
Classification: A01F

Abstract:
1. A method of performing a tailgate calibration to control the speed of a tailgate for bale ejections from a baler, the tailgate moveable between a closed position and an open position, the method comprising: via one or more controllers coupled to the baler and configured to control movement of the tailgate, setting factors relating to flow rate and speed for opening and closing the tailgate to system nominal values; opening the tailgate by the one or more controllers based on an open command from an interface coupled to the one or more controllers until a stop command is received by the one or more controllers; closing the tailgate to the closed position by the one or more controllers based on a closed command from the interface; and storing an open time associated with a time taken to open the tailgate until the stop command is received and a closed time associated with a time taken to close the tailgate to the closed position.