Patent ID: 7849790

Claim:
A single ram baler for baling a material comprising: (a) a generally horizontal housing defining a compaction chamber therein, and comprising an opening for feeding said material in said chamber; (b) a wire-catch assembly operatively mounted to said housing; (c) a ram mounted for reciprocation in said housing; and (d) an actuator operatively connected to said housing and said ram, said actuator is configured: to reciprocate said ram between a retracted position and a tying position for compacting said material fed in said compaction chamber against a previously formed bale present in said baler until a sufficient amount of material has been compacted into a second bale, said tying position being in alignment with said wire-catch assembly; to move said ram from said retracted position toward an overstroke position located beyond said tying position for further compacting said second bale; and to move said ram from said overstroke position directly toward said tying position, wherein when said ram moves directly from said overstroke position toward said tying position, said second bale is allowed to expand to contact a front surface of said ram at said tying position have been added and said wire-catch assembly is operable to wire said bale.