A method for determining a quality of an agricultural bale produced by an agricultural baler, the method comprising the steps of: receiving a first bale parameter signal indicative of a first bale parameter of the agricultural bale; receiving a second bale parameter signal indicative of a second bale parameter of the agricultural bale, wherein the first bale parameter and the second bale parameter each represents a different physical property of the agricultural bale; determining, based on the respective first bale parameter signal and the second bale parameter signal, a bale quality parameter indicative of a perceived quality of the agricultural bale; and providing an electronic signal representative of the bale quality parameter.

A management system for a baling operation includes a vehicle configured to form one or more bales of agricultural material. A computing system is configured to determine bale data including at least a number of bales produced by the vehicle, receive, from one or more sensors, vehicle data related to operation of the vehicle as the one or more bales are formed, and store the vehicle data. An electronic device is communicatively coupled with the computing system and is configured to receive the number of bales produced by the vehicle, receive the vehicle data related to the operation of the vehicle as the one or more bales are formed, and generate one or more bale characteristics based on the number of bales and the vehicle data related to the operation of the vehicle as the one or more bales are formed.

A round baler connectable to a tractor for providing round bales comprises: a baling chamber, configured for receiving crops and forming a bale; a frame, at least partially delimiting the baling chamber; a drive shaft, connectable to the tractor and configured to receive mechanical power from the tractor; a transmission system, for receiving mechanical power from the drive shaft and for imparting a rotating movement to the crops contained in the baling chamber, the transmission system including a drive roller connected to the frame, a chain assembly connected to the drive roller, and an oil circuit, containing lubricant oil for the chain assembly; a control unit, a sensor associated with the transmission system.

An agricultural system includes a baling system configured to form a bale of crop material and an accumulator positioned laterally outward from the baling system. The accumulator is adjustable between an open position and a closed position, and the baling system is configured to receive the crop material from the accumulator.

A drive system for an agricultural baler that includes a power take off (PTO) shaft configured for being operably connected in between an agricultural vehicle and the agricultural baler and for supplying motive power to the agricultural baler, a gearbox configured for being mounted on the agricultural baler and connected to the PTO shaft for receiving motive power from the PTO shaft, a pickup drive shaft operably connected to the gearbox and configured for being operably connected to a reel of a pickup unit of the agricultural baler, at least one sensor associated with the pickup drive shaft and configured for sensing a rotational movement of the pickup drive shaft, and an electrical processing circuit operably connected to the at least one sensor. The electrical processing circuit is configured for disconnecting motive power to the reel.

A baler implement has a pick-up to gather crop material, a baling chamber having an inlet, and a uniform feeding apparatus. The uniform feeding apparatus includes a flap. The flap is positioned downstream of the pick-up and upstream of the inlet relative to movement of the crop material along a crop path. The flap is selectively controllable for movement relative to a central longitudinal axis of the baler implement between a first position of the flap to direct the crop material toward a first lateral side of the baling chamber relative to the central longitudinal axis, and a second position of the flap to direct the crop material toward a second lateral side of the baling chamber relative to the central longitudinal axis.

A system and method for monitoring bale growth rate and mat thickness and controlling baler operations according to the monitoring of bale growth rate and mat thickness. A baler includes sensors and a control system that uses sensor output as input for its processes. The controller is configured to determine a value of a physical attribute in an operation of a baler based on data received from a sensor. Also, the controller is configured to estimate a mat thickness or a bale growth rate based on the determined value of the physical attribute. The controller is also configured to control an operation of the baler or an operation of a tow vehicle, configured to tow the baler, based on the estimated mat thickness or bale growth rate.

A method of controlling a travel path of an agricultural baling system including a baler and a tow vehicle includes: receiving a first bale density signal indicative of a first bale density of a forming bale at a first location in a baling chamber; receiving a second bale density signal indicative of a second bale density of the forming bale at a second location; receiving a windrow signal indicative of a width of a windrow; comparing the first bale density to the second bale density; determining a difference between the first bale density and the second bale density exceeds a threshold difference; and outputting a steering signal to a steering mechanism of the tow vehicle to adjust at least one steerable wheel of the tow vehicle by an adjustment when the determined difference exceeds the threshold difference, the adjustment being based at least partially on the received windrow signal.

A computer-implemented method and control system for gathering material is described. One or more vehicles may include an intake mechanism for material and a location-tracking system. A current orientation of the intake mechanism is identified based upon location information from the tracking system. A current orientation of the material is determined based upon historical location information for the material. A target orientation of the intake mechanisms is determined based upon the current orientation of the material. Movement of the intake mechanism is thus directed toward the determined target orientation.

A stripper device, for reducing adhesions on a movable part of a baler including a pressing apparatus interacting with a bale, has a scraper bar carrier with a scraping bar, wherein the scraping bar carrier can be movably connected to the baler and has a first position, in which the scraping bar is operatively abutted against the pressing apparatus, and a second position, in which the scraping bar is withdrawn from the pressing apparatus, wherein the scraping bar assumes the second position cyclically.