328 Twine Baler
- Full-width feeding pickup
- Adjustable hay compressor
- Deep-flighted auger feeding
- Accurate knotters
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The pickup teeth and narrow, flanged strippers extend to the flare on both sides of the pickup. This enables full, usable pickup width for feeding wide windrows.
Closely-spaced pickup teeth gather all of the hay in wide, heavy windrows.
Baler
Number of teeth
328
104
338
156
348
156
Narrow-channel strippers positioned closely together help preserve leaves and short material to add more quality to the bale.
The pickup is 188-cm (74-in.) wide on flare and offset 25.4 cm (10 in.) to the right of the bale case.
- The full width of the pickup can be utilized without the tractor tires operating on the windrow.
The belt drives used to power the pickup are virtually trouble-free and eliminate the need for slip clutches.
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The adjustable hay compressor mounts to and floats with the pickup and helps to maintain the same relationship to the pickup teeth at all operating heights.
The hay compressor also controls hay for continuous positive delivery to the auger.
The hay compressor is adjustable to nine positions to maintain positive control of hay in either large and heavy or light and fluffy windrows.
It can easily be removed with two spring pins for access to the auger or feed opening.
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The deep-flighted auger continuously moves hay away from the pickup to the pre-compression chamber:
- Adds to the overall capacity
- Produces higher-quality hay
- Allows minimal crop contact with pickup teeth, which minimizes leaf loss
The free-floating auger raises or lowers to match and maintain control of incoming crop.
Hay turns in the tapered auger housing, which enables the feeder forks to fold each charge as it enters the bale case to produce uniform bales. The crop is pre-compressed for better bale uniformity.
The auger system has few moving parts for less wear and less chance of untimely breakdowns.
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Knotters driven by shaft and gears provide a positive drive for dependable and accurate functioning.
The timing of knotters and needles is easy:
- Remove one bolt and match the gears
- Timing slot enables easy positioning of the plunger
The tucker finger holds the twine over the billhooks during the tying cycle:
- Eliminates twine finger
- Reduces the chance of twine damage
- Notch controls the twine position over the billhook for improved knotter function
- Ball-joint-style pull links ensure accurate adjustment
The twine knife is made of surgical-quality steel and can be easily unbolted for sharpening or replacement.
The adjustable edge on the wiper arm allows an easy, accurate adjustment to the billhook.
The positive meshing of knotter gears is easily maintained with spring pins and washers on the needle lift shaft.
The large-diameter needle-lift shaft increases strength for reliable operation.
The split-design knotter frame enables easy removal, without disassembly of the entire mechanism.
A coil-type tension spring on the twine holder enables easy adjustment and improved performance.
The twine disk timing is easily accomplished without removing the pinion gear.
Making adjustments is easy when changing from multi-twine billhooks to sisal-twine billhooks.
The billhook cam track is a separate hardened part that can be replaced independently from the knotter frame, which reduces repair costs.
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The hydraulic bale tension permits easy adjustment of bale density to meet crop variations and desired bale weight:
- Hydraulic cylinders replace springs that would typically control the density of the bale
- Exerts constant and uniform pressure on each bale
- Easy to use
- One knob controls the tension applied to the bale
- By increasing the tension, the bale weight also increases
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Hay is uniformly distributed into the bale case, which produces easy-to-handle bales and bales that stack well.
Feeder forks can be adjusted to five positions to match the feeding requirement to the hay conditions.
Forks are spring loaded for protection and are timed independently of knotters.
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The plunger head runs on three precision roller bearings located in the high-load area:
- Provides quiet operation
- Minimum wear
The compression charge is on the downstroke of the pitman arm to help eliminate slapping of the plunger head.
The pitman is offset to the right (knife side) where the load is heavier to further minimize wear.
A lubrication fitting on the pitman arm provides easy access for lubrication to the wrist pin.
A safety stop is positioned to stop the plunger head at the crank to eliminate possible damage to the plunger head face.
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Minimum PTO
26 kW
35 PTO hpPickup width
187.9 cm
74 in.Bale size
Height x width
36x46 cm
14x18 cm
Length
30.7 to 127 cm
12 to 50 in.Adjustable Hydraulic Bale Density
OptionalPlunger - Strokes/minute
80 spm -
Height x width
36 x 46 cm
14 x 18 in.Length
30.5 to 127 cm
12 to 50 in.Maximum volume
Dry bale weight
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Pickup width
187.9 cm
74 in.Tooth bars/teeth
4 bars, 104 teethLift control
Crank (hydraulic optional)Pickup diameter
49.5 cm
19.5 in.Compression rack rods
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Diameter
41 cm
16 in.Length
154.9 cm
61 in.Feed opening
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Strokes/minute
80 spmStroke length
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No. of knotters
2Twine capacity
4Twine type
Plastic or sisalKnot strength (minimum required)
Central lube system
OptionalWire twisters
Wire ball capacity
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Length w/ short tongue
Length w/ long tongue
576.5 cm
227 in.Width
274.3 cm
108 in.Height
170.2 cm
67 in.Weight empty
1208 kg
2685 lb -
PTO speed
540 rpmMinimum PTO
26 kW
35 PTO hp -
Driveline
Equal angle 3 joint category 4Optional driveline
Pickup
BeltPlunger
Gear and shaftKnotters
Gear and shaftFeeder forks
Gear and shaftDiameter of flywheel
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PTO
Gearbox
Pickup
Belt slipNeedles
Shear bolt/plunger head stopKnotters
Shear bolt -
RH Standard tire size
26x12.0-12, 4 plyRH Optional tire size
LH Standard tire size
11L-14, 6 plyLH Optional tire size
Gauge Wheels
1 optionalPickup Gauge Wheels Tires Size
16.5x6.50-8 -
Work
Transport lights
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Adjustable Bale Density
Mechanical crankAdjustable Hydraulic Bale Density
OptionalBale Counter
Optional -
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bO
OA
A -
Regular bale chute
Short chute
OptionalLong chute
Optional
Regular bale chute standardSide bale drop chute
OptionalWagon hitch
Optional -
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