- Location
- NSW, Newstralya
dropping an unwrapped module is a major f**kup
there is a camera in the bale chamber, so you can see the wrap going on
Every time the wrap process starts, your eyes go straight to that screen
I had one roll that only had about 7 wraps left on it, but something went wrong & it tore lengthwise like a cheap roll of duct tape does
luckily the stripper picked that up as it couldn't read the serial number & halted the process . . . put a new roll in & did a manual wrap "request" to put another one around it, before ejecting it
if in ANY doubt about a module being wrapped, do a request & wrap it again manually
a module weighs about 2 - 2.5 tonne
cotton is light & fluffy . . .
that is a sh!t load of cotton to pick up
yes, you can physically pick it up by hand & throw it into the front of the machine, but it is a very slow, gut busting, labour intensive job. Its not like a hay baler that is picking up a narrow windrow of material, you cant just roll it out & drive over it & pick it up again . . . This machine earns about $2000 / hour when the wheels are rolling - best to avoid downtime like that.
The modules are worth anything from $1500 - $2500 each, so they do NEED to be picked up
best to avoid the problem in the first place
to be honest, it IS very rare
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