A hay baler is a machine used to make tightly compressed bundles of hay from cut hay. There are various types of balers that produce small or large square bales, round bales, and some that push the bale into a wagon. Hay is a staple in feeding farm animals and is harvested using a tractor-pulled baler. The machine collects the cut hay and packs it tightly into bales tied with twine, which can be adjusted for weight and compaction. Different models of balers produce different types of bales, which can be stacked on a wagon or trailer.
A hay baler is a device used to make bales of hay from rows of cut hay. There are several types of hay balers, each of which produces a tightly compressed bundle of hay tied with twine. Some balers produce small, square bales of hay, while others produce large, square bales. Other versions of the hay baler produce large, round bales of hay. There are balers that simply bale the hay, and there are machines that bale the hay and then push the bale up and out of the machine into a wagon pulled behind the baler.
Hay is eaten by nearly all types of farm animals and is a staple in the feeding schedule of most farms. Hay grows in a field much like tall grass and must be mowed and harvested to feed the animals year-round. This harvesting is done using a hay baler, a machine pulled by a tractor. Once the hay has been cut or mowed, it is raked into wind rows, rows of hay that are ruffled to allow the wind to dry some of the liquids from the cut hay. Once sufficiently dried, the hay is baled.
The job of the hay baler is to collect the cut hay and pack it tightly into neat bundles called bales. The farmer can adjust the weight and compaction of the bales by adjusting the machine. Once the baling machine has gathered enough hay to form a bale, the machine ties the bundle tightly with two pieces of baling twine. The twine not only holds the bale together but provides the farmer with a type of handle to carry the bale. The twine can be natural, hemp-type twine, or a man-made plastic type of twine.
The press can be one of several models. Some versions of the hay baler produce small, square bales that exit the machine onto a chute. Bales are pushed up the chute by successive bales until a worker on a wagon can grab the bales and stack them on a wagon. Other types of balers produce large bales which are dropped to the ground and a tractor lifts the bales to stack them on a trailer. Other balers produce small, square bales which are ejected from the baler and loaded onto a pulled wagon – these are called foot balers. Another type of hay baler produces large, round bales that can be tied down with twine, plastic netting, or plastic sheeting to protect the bale from the elements.
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