Principal John Tulloch says the German farm machine maker has worked out a way to run netting and wrap through conventional Comprima bailers with a few attachments and was checking to see if the process would work in New Zealand.
A baler in Wairarapa and a combination baler/wrapper in Taranaki have been fitted with aftermarket attachments since October 2012 and Tulloch says operators have been happy with the results. “They liked the waythe film is fully stretched across whole width of the bale from start to finish.”
Tulloch said the operator with the combination wrapper was especially impressed.”With the combi baler the whole operation is faster. On steep country little time is lost where you may wait at the bottom to wrap and drop the last bale so you have an empty machine to get a clean run up the hill.
“They are looking forward to running the system again this year.”
Tulloch says Comprima balers will only need a film kit to use the system which he says requires the changing of the duckbill, adding a few rollers and changing some settings in the controller programme.
“This will be a low cost kit which is easy to retrofit. Changing from net to film or vice versa takes no longer than it normally would when you change a roll of net.”
Once this is added Tulloch says operators will get tighter balers at lower cost. “The bales are easier to feed out as the film separates away from the baleage with ease, and there is no separation of net and film for recycling.
“The wrapper only needs to apply half the amount of stretch film, saving in time and money.”
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