Patent ID: 8869688

Claim:
A baler in the form of a harvesting machine for producing bales of agricultural harvested goods, the baler being supported by wheels on the ground and embodied to be self-propelled or hitched to and driven by a tractor, the baler comprising a pickup device collecting the harvested goods and a conveying device transporting the harvested goods from the pickup device to a pressing channel of the baler where bales are formed from the harvested goods, wherein the bales are tied by a tying material supplied from at least one storage container arranged on the baler, wherein the at least one storage container is moveable from an operating position into a servicing position allowing access to machine components of the baler covered by the at least one storage container when in the operating position, wherein the at least one storage container is moveable into a loading position for inserting or removing rolls of the tying material into the at least one storage container, wherein the loading position and the servicing position are identical and define a common loading and servicing position, wherein the at least one storage container has walls defining an interior of the at least one storage container, wherein the tying material is disposed in the interior, wherein the at least one storage container is upright in the operating position and is upright in the common loading and servicing position, wherein the at least one storage container has a rear side that is facing the baler and a front side facing away from the baler and further has a bottom end, and wherein in the common loading and servicing position the rear side of the at least one storage container has, in comparison to the operating position, a greater spacing relative to a longitudinal center plane of the baler and the bottom end, in comparison to the operating position, has a reduced spacing relative to the ground on which the baler is supported by the wheels.