A bale roll includes a roll body, one protrusion, and crop stop apparatus. The roll body extends along a central longitudinal axis between a first roll end and a second roll end. Each of the first and second roll ends is operably rotatably coupled to a respective one of side walls of the baler. The roll body defines an exterior circumferential surface extending between the first and the second roll ends along the central longitudinal axis. The protrusion extends from the exterior circumferential surface at least partially between the first roll end and the second roll end. The crop stop apparatus is disposed adjacent to one of the first or second roll end on the roll body. The crop stop apparatus is operable to limit crop movement axially along the central longitudinal axis beyond one of the first or second roll end relative to a center of the roll body.

Wrap material supply systems for delivering wrap material from a wrap material roll for application around crop bales include a baler housing containing a baling chamber, a drive roll rotatably mounted to the baler housing, and a pivoting frame coupled to the baler housing at a first pivot point. A feed roll is rotatably mounted to the pivoting frame and positioned to engage the wrap material roll. The wrap material supply system further includes a drive belt, which, when tensioned, transmits rotation from the drive roll to the feed roll. An actuator is controllable to rotate the pivoting frame about the first pivot point to move the feed roll relative to the drive roll, tension the drive belt, and initiate feeding of the wrap material from the wrap material roll into the baling chamber.

A system, method, and apparatus includes management of a net wrap cycle of a cylindrical bale in a baling chamber of a round baler. The baler includes a crop supply assembly that passes crop material into the baling chamber and a net wrap unit. An electronic controller determines a net wrapping condition of the bale in the baling chamber in response to operation of the crop supply assembly, initiates a net wrap start event to dispense a first portion of a net wrap material from the net wrap unit in response to the net wrapping condition being less than a full bale condition, and disengages a component from the crop supply assembly to stop operation of the crop supply assembly when the bale has satisfied the full bale condition. The net wrapping condition includes a diameter growth rate measurement being greater than a net wrap initiation threshold.

A bale forming and wrapping apparatus and method which forms a bale in a bale forming chamber. The bale in the bale forming chamber is wrapped by means of a wrapping device. A web of wrapping material is pulled from a reservoir which is held by an unrolling station. A wrapping material conveying device conveys the web towards a wrapping material inlet extending along an inlet longitudinal axis. A pusher plate drive pivots at least one pusher plate. The pivoted pusher plate hits the conveyed web and pushes the web towards the wrapping material inlet. The pusher plate pivoting axis is perpendicular to the inlet longitudinal axis, e.g. is vertical.

A system for wrapping a material in a baler includes a feed element for feeding the material through a feed path. A drive element intermittently drives the feed element. A linking element couples the drive element with the feed element. A tensioning lever operates to vary tension on the linking element to intermittently drive or not drive the feed element. A knife mechanism operates to intersect the feed path to cut the material. An actuator moves the tensioning lever and the knife mechanism. A spring limits motion of the actuator based on a threshold magnitude of the tensioning lever so that the linking element is not over tensioned.

A module builder of an agricultural vehicle includes a chamber operable to support and form a product. A wrap is feedable into the chamber through a pinch point, the pinch point partially defined by a rotatable roller. A belt at least partially defines a wrap path. The wrap is configured to move along the wrap path to surround the product in the chamber. A gas flow system and/or a reversing belt is operable to direct the wrap from the pinch point toward the wrap path.

The invention relates to a round baler having a bale chamber in which a round bale can be produced, and a wrapping device with which a completely pressed round bale can be wrapped with a first plastic film in the bale chamber, and a feed device for feeding the first plastic film into the bale chamber. The round baler also includes a feed point at which the first plastic film can be fed to the bale chamber, and an ultrasonic sensor which is arranged at the bale chamber. The ultrasonic sensor is arranged at the bale chamber in such a way that with the ultrasonic sensor it is possible to determine whether the first plastic film is present on a surface of the round bale. The invention also relates to a detection method for detecting a first plastic film on a surface of a round bale.

A round baler includes a bale chamber in which a round bale can be produced, and a wrapping device with which a completely pressed round bale can be wrapped with a first film in the bale chamber, and a feed device for introducing the first film into the bale chamber. The round baler also includes a feed point at which the first film can be fed to the bale chamber, and an ultrasonic sensor which is arranged at the bale chamber. The ultrasonic sensor is arranged at the bale chamber in such a way that with the ultrasonic sensor it is possible to determine whether the film is present on a surface of the round bale.

A continuous round baler forms a cylindrically-shaped bale by spiral, coiled layers created by a conical portion of a bale-forming chamber and protruded upwardly from a cylindrical portion of the bale-forming chamber. The bale is circumferentially supported by netting applied to the bale in the cylindrical portion. A rotary feed table receives crop from the field and feeds the crop into the conical portion. The bale forming process can be interrupted if an insufficient volume of crop is collected on the rotary feed table. The netting material is provided on short rolls to facilitate loading onto the machine. A cutoff mechanism is coupled to the growth of the bale from the cylindrical portion to sever the bale at a predetermined length with end surfaces that are perpendicular to the axis of the bale. A bale density mechanism supports the distal end of the bale as the bale protrudes upwardly.

An agricultural baler system includes: a baler frame; a bale chamber at least one of coupled with and formed by the baler frame; a control system operatively coupled with the baler frame, the control system including: at least one first sensor configured for: detecting at least one first operative condition associated with a baling operation; outputting at least one first operative condition signal corresponding to the at least one first operative condition; a controller system operatively coupled with the at least one first sensor and configured for: receiving the at least one first operative condition signal; determining at least one operative parameter based at least in part on the at least one first operative condition signal, the at least one first operative parameter being associated with a bale of a crop material one of stalling and being about to stall in the bale chamber of a baler.