A baler for forming a bale includes a frame, an axle, a sensor, and at least one overload stop. The bale supports a bale chamber. The axle is connected to the frame at a first location and spaced apart from the frame at a second location. The sensor is positioned to measure the deflection of the axle. The deflection of the axle changes based upon a weight of the bale. The at least one overload stop is positioned on one of the axle and the frame to limit the deflection of the axle relative to the frame.

A method of controlling a wrap system of a round baler includes determining a current characteristic of a supply roll of wrap material related to a current weight of the supply roll, and controlling rotation of a pair of spool rollers based on the current characteristic of the supply roll. As the current characteristic indicates a decrease in weight, the rotation of the pair of spool rollers is controlled to achieve a desired acceleration rate of the spool rollers, such that a leading edge of the wrap material is ejected from a nip formed between the pair of spool rollers at an ejection trajectory that is within an allowable angular range relative to a tangent of the nip, so that the leading edge of the wrap material passes through an access and into a baling chamber of the round baler.

A method of controlling the weight of bales made by an agricultural baler. The method includes: receiving a bale weight setpoint; receiving crop parameter data; and, while a bale is being made: receiving baler operating data relating to baling parameters; inputting the crop parameter data and baler operating data into a weight prediction model to generate a predicted final weight of the bale; and changing a baling parameter setpoint of one of the baling parameters based on the predicted final weight of the bale and the bale weight setpoint.

A method for forming a bale of crop material in an agricultural baler. The method includes rotating a baler power-take-off (PTO) shaft at a rotational speed, rotating a bale of crop material in a bale chamber, and sensing, by at least one sensor, at least one bale ejection condition. The at least one sensor is configured to provide at least one bale ejection condition value corresponding to the at least one sensed bale ejection condition. The method further includes receiving, by a controller, the at least one bale ejection condition value, and adjusting, by the controller, the rotational speed of the baler PTO shaft responsive to the at least one bale ejection condition value.

A crops management system includes an information outputting device disposed on a forming machine configured to form crops into a formed material having a predetermined shape and configured to output formed material information relating to the formed material, a wireless tag disposed on the formed material and configured to store identifying information of the formed material, and a management device having an obtaining part configured to obtain the identifying information of the formed material and the formed material information of the formed material, and a relating part configured to relate the formed material information to the identifying information obtained by the obtaining part.

Disclosed are methods and systems for determining the amount of material contained in a windrow. In particular embodiments, the methods and systems are applicable to agricultural applications, and in particular to hay yield monitoring. Systems include a remote sensing technology to determine windrow height. Remote sensing methods can include ultrasonic sensors, optical sensors, and the like. Systems can provide real time yield data.

A baler for baling crop material, the baler including a frame, a feed assembly coupled to the frame, and a forming chamber where the forming chamber includes an inlet through which crop material may pass into the forming chamber. The baler also includes a moisture sensor configured to detect the moisture content of crop material passing into the forming chamber, a plurality of force sensors configured to detect the mass of a bale positioned within the forming chamber, and a controller in operable communication with the moisture sensor and the plurality of force sensors, and wherein the controller is configured to calculate the mass of dry matter contained within a bale positioned within the forming chamber.

A system includes a baler configured to produce a first bale and a second bale succeeding the first bale. The first bale is configured to include a first surface defining a first dimension. The second bale is configured to include a second surface corresponding to the first surface of the first bale. The system also includes a sensor configured to weigh at least the first bale. The system further includes a control processor configured to receive a desired bale weight of the first bale, receive an actual bale weight of the first bale from the sensor, compare the desired bale weight to the actual bale weight of the first bale, and adjust a second dimension of the second surface of the second bale based on the comparison of the desired bale weight to the actual bale weight of the first bale.

A weighing device for detecting the weight force of a pressed bale on a roll includes a bearing device of the roll. At least one weighing means is integrally disposed in the bearing device.

Disclosed are methods and systems for determining the amount of material contained in a windrow. In particular embodiments, the methods and systems are applicable to agricultural applications, and in particular to hay yield monitoring. Systems include a remote sensing technology to determine windrow height. Remote sensing methods can include ultrasonic sensors, optical sensors, and the like. Systems can provide real time yield data.