An agricultural baler includes a baler mechanism and a carriage assembly. The carriage assembly is coupled to the baler mechanism. The carriage assembly includes a fixed section and at least one extending section. The extending section is extendable in a direction generally normal to the direction of travel.

A continuous baler having a movable section having an open mode and a closed mode. In the closed mode, the movable section is joined to a baling half chamber and a tying half chamber to form a baling chamber and a tying chamber, respectively. In the open mode, the movable section is moved away from the baling half chamber and tying half chamber, in order to allow passage of a bale formed in the baling chamber from the baling half chamber to the tying half chamber.

An accumulator is coupled to an agricultural baler and includes a frame having a first end, a second end, and a support structure positioned between the first and the second ends. The accumulator includes a crop package moving assembly moveably coupled to the frame in a first direction and in a second direction. The crop package moving assembly is configured to move a crop package in the first direction. The accumulator includes a carriage coupled to the first end of the frame and configured to move relative to the frame between a retracted position and an extended position. The carriage is configured to move into the extended position to support the crop package. The carriage is also configured to move from the extended position into the retracted position in response to the crop package being removed from the carriage and the crop package moving assembly moving in the second direction.

A crop harvesting system for continuous round baling is described that comprises a first and second bale chamber and a conveyor system in operable communication with the first and second bale chambers. The crop harvesting system can comprise a first bale chamber comprising a variable shape, defined by a first serpentine system comprising one or a plurality of endless belts in operable contact with one or a plurality of movable rollers to facilitate movement of the bale out of the first and into the second bale chamber. The second bale chamber comprises a fixed shape defined by a plurality of stationary rolls operably attached to a second set belt or belts. The crop harvesting system can be integrated into an agricultural harvester such as a baler or combine.

A speed control system for an agricultural system having an agricultural vehicle includes a control system. The control system instructs an engine to maintain a constant speed, determines a first estimated speed of the agricultural vehicle associated with increasing a gear index of a step ratio transmission, determines a second estimated speed of the agricultural vehicle associated with decreasing the gear index of the step ratio transmission, instructs the step ratio transmission to increase the gear index if the first estimated speed is closer to a target speed than the second estimated speed and a current speed of the agricultural vehicle, and instructs the step ratio transmission to decrease the gear index if the second estimated speed is closer to the target speed than the first estimated speed and the current speed.

The present invention relates to a round baler for harvested agricultural material, which round baler forms a pressing chamber for pressing a round bale, comprising a wrapping device for wrapping the pressed round bale with a sheathing material and comprising a transfer device, which is configured to form a transfer segment, via which the pressed round bale can be transferred in a transfer direction from the pressing chamber to the wrapping device, and comprising at least one transfer segment device, which, at least in a first position, forms at least a predominant first part of the transfer segment, wherein the transfer device comprises a transfer drive element, which, to drive the pressed round bale to the wrapping device, is mounted movably relative to the transfer segment device at least proportionally in the transfer direction in at least one drive position, in which position the transfer segment device is arranged at least partially between the transfer drive element and a ground contact plane of the round baler. The present invention further relates to a method of operating a round baler.

A system for picking up, bundling and depositing agricultural material having a traction vehicle and a towed implement, the system comprising: an actuator associated with the implement; a control device configured to generate control data for controlling the orientation of the implement and steering of the traction vehicle, the control data including information relating to the orientation of the implement adjustable by the actuator, a desired orientation of the deposited agricultural material and at least one of a speed and a direction of travel of the traction vehicle; and wherein, using the control data, the actuator adjusts the orientation about a vertical axis of the implement relative to the traction vehicle to deposit the agricultural material.

Hydraulic power savings for a rear module handler cylinder of a round module cotton harvester is possible by using a regenerative hydraulic arrangement for raising an empty handler and using gravity to lower the handler. A bale handler system for a cotton picker baler includes a handler for receiving a round module that is movable between upright and lowered positions and a handler cylinder operably connected to the handler. The handler cylinder system includes a regenerative valve. The regenerative valve is engaged when the handler moves to the upright position during regenerative handler raise mode of operation, the regenerative valve is not engaged when the handler moves to the lowered position during float handler lower mode of operation. While in the float handler lower mode of operation, the handler cylinder retracts and diverts an oil flow pressure from a base end to a rod end of the handler cylinder.

An unloading device for unloading a round bale from a round baler includes a first support arm for unloading the round bale, a second support arm for unloading the round bale, and an actuator for operably controlling the first and second support arms. The first and second support arms are adjustably mounted on the round baler. Moreover, the first and second support arms are adjustably controlled by the actuator as a function of an unloading direction of the round bale.

A round baler includes a pick-up unit for picking up crop material from the ground, a baling chamber which receives the crop material from the pick-up unit, and a press mounted within the baling chamber for forming a bale during a bale formation cycle. The baler also includes a binding unit for dispensing a binding material for binding the bale, a tailgate displaceable by an actuator from a closed position at the beginning of a bale formation cycle to an open position to dispense the bale after the binding cycle. A sensor detects a first tailgate position after the bale formation cycle and before the binding cycle, and detects a second tailgate position after the binding cycle and before displacing the tailgate to the opened position. A controller is responsive to the sensor by determining a tailgate position change between the second tailgate position and the first tailgate position.