Getting rid of straw and dust off machinery my new idea

[Loading shovel]

Would love some feed back on my new device that I’m making.
This is just a mock up to show how it will work.

 

[Horn&corn]

Good idea.
Pull out onto a headland margin and click the button. Drop all the weed seed and chaff out of the field onto margin.

 

[ford 7810]

Looks a decent idea used regularly to keep it clean

 

[benny6910]

It’s a good idea it will definitely work. Could you have 2 separate systems working from 1 tank? Just have an electric valve to switch between the 2 lines. Just thinking that some areas might not need to be blown off as often as others and you’d have more air each time you blow down the selected line?

 

[L P]

Reminds me of the old tf78 engine blow off system which worked well. Cleanacres air solenoid valves would do away with the need for the actuator system, straight out of the tank into a manifold of air solenoids might be easier to control. One for each side, one for flywheel area and one for knotters. Main body probably only needs one blast an hour, knotters will want one every few minutes... if you blow the lot off every few minutes your compressor will be running flat chat all day.

 

[RmfJ]

There was a blowoff system similar to this on display at one of the Agco shows that they used to hold in Bingley Hall in Stafford years ago.

 

[davidroberts30]

What's wrong with a 100quid stihl leaf blower

 

[clbarclay]

It's running off the tractors air brake system?

A few thoughts

Multiple small tanks around the machine with a single nozzle on each might be more efficient than a single tank with more complicated ducting and multiple nozzles.

Having the valve triggered by the main cylinders pressure when it gets high enough. Have the cylinders constantly being charged my the air brakes, through a flow restrictor to limit how quickly they fill. Every time the tanks build up to target pressure, it triggers the valves to open. Pressure in tanks drop and valves close again. Auto blow off keeps baler clean all the time and has less dust and straw to shift compared to infrequent blow offs. Flow restrictor controls time between blows, makes sure the tractor still has pressure for brakes and avoid over loading the air brakes compressor.




Oh... and that is the droid I am looking for.

 

[farenheit]

It's running off the tractors air brake system?

A few thoughts

Multiple small tanks around the machine with a single nozzle on each might be more efficient than a single tank with more complicated ducting and multiple nozzles.

Having the valve triggered by the main cylinders pressure when it gets high enough. Have the cylinders constantly being charged my the air brakes, through a flow restrictor to limit how quickly they fill. Every time the tanks build up to target pressure, it triggers the valves to open. Pressure in tanks drop and valves close again. Auto blow off keeps baler clean all the time and has less dust and straw to shift compared to infrequent blow offs. Flow restrictor controls time between blows, makes sure the tractor still has pressure for brakes and avoid over loading the air brakes compressor.




Oh... and that is the droid I am looking for.

I think it would better to be manually controlled..not sure I’d want my head in the baler looking at the knotter and that thing going off!

 

[clbarclay]

Add a tap to turn it off when working on the baller?

Ideally that would be operated by the tractor seat switch, so you don't forget it turn it off or back on again. Connected to guard panels might be simpler though.

 

[Sam Partridge]

I get trying to reduce the weed seed problem but people are kidding themselves if they think that balers coming on farm are going to be 100% weed free

 

[BRB John]

Would love some feed back on my new device that I’m making.
This is just a mock up to show how it will work.

Loading shovel is tom lamb?
And the legend that is Colin Furze!
If Colin is involved itt definitely needs to be bigger and louder...

 

[clbarclay]

I expect Colin Furze would try to burn the chaff and straw before it had a chance to settle. Imagine baling with a pulse jet engine running on the baler to blow the dust off.

 

[welshfarmer]

When I saw the video description on YouTube I thought you were going to mount the old Lister barn dryer fan thing on top of the baler.