Patent ID: 6675561
Filing Date: 2004-01-13
Classification: A01F

Abstract:
In a round baler, the improvement comprising:a bale forming mechanism for forming a bale during a forming cycle; a controller for operating the baler; a wrapping mechanism for wrapping a bale during a wrapping cycle after it has been formed; a wrapper solenoid for actuating the wrapping mechanism in response to a controller signal; a tailgate; a tailgate lifting mechanism for opening and closing the tailgate during an ejecting cycle after a bale has been wrapped; and a tailgate solenoid for actuating the tailgate lifting mechanism in response to a controller signal, the controller being programmed to provide alternatively selectable semi-automatic and manual operating modes, said controller being programmed to provide in the semi-automatic mode a baling process that automatically sequences from the forming cycle, to the wrapping cycle, and to the ejecting cycle except for a single stop point that requires an operator input signal to start the next cycle, said controller being programmed to enable an operator to select in the semi-automatic mode between having the stop point and the operator input signal take place between the forming cycle and the wrapping cycle or between the wrapping cycle and the ejecting cycle.