Bale wrapper film cutter/catcher

[biggmw]

Blast from the past here....

Yes extend the Jaws a bit and make sure arm deploys correctly...

Bit of fettling to adjust we found regularly would keep it going not too bad... Or too greatly mind you but in fairness ours had prob big numbers to its honour....

Lifting shouldn't be issue... Ours lifted anything we could get onto the arm... Would 'cock a leg' with heavy third cut but a wee bit of clever clutch control would usually start it lifting.... Once it refused and had to assist with strap onto baled tractor front links to pull up over as endrig bales were less than perfect late year!

 

[harry daubrah]

Those Jaws drive you mad don't they? It's enough to cause premature wear to the door hinges. I had enough, So I cobbled this together. It was in my inventive youth when we were all round bales 15 odd years ago so it's seen some use and It still works.
The question is how much of a bodger are you?

1 Warner electric ram, laid into a piece of angle. A rubber mount off a compressor fixed to a spring loaded pin. Serreted knife clamped in place to cut wrap, once the ram reaches its full hold stroke. View attachment 751640
1 roller switch which actuates the ram (to extend) when the table is tipped.  View attachment 751636 1 momentery switch (to retract it) installed into the turntable operation lever of the cable controls. View attachment 751642
As dave w says, you'll need a slip ring to get the power to the table, as it was a test I just used a beacon jack plug and socket mounted inside the slewring. The socket stays still, while the plug turns. I had planned to upgrade it once I knew it would work.. But 9 thousand bales later it still worksView attachment 751638 there's also a bank of 4 relays which operate the circuits.

Its a lot of work but the cut and hold is faultless and saves a lot of off and on-ing

Can you do a video of it working please so I can see how to make one my self thank you