Patent ID: 8751115

Claim:
A baler comprising: a baffle, the baffle defining, at least in part, a material flow path for the baler; a baffle actuator; one or more knives oriented, at least in part, along the material flow path; one or more belts; a rotor drive; a plurality of other actuators for, respectively, one or more of the rotor drive, the one or more belts, and the one or more knives; and a controller, the controller activating the baffle actuator, upon detection of a plug in the baler, to move the baffle away from the material flow path, the controller also activating, upon the detection of the plug in the baler, at least one of the plurality of other actuators to one or more of, respectively, stop or reverse the rotor drive, reduce tension on the one or more belts, and move the one or more knives away from the material flow path.