Posted by NCWayne on March 26, 2013 at 21:14:40 from (173.188.169.54):
I talked to the manager for the operation I built the bale buster for this morning. He was calling about getting the prep table I just finished moved on site and operational before they started doing the round bales. So far they have been averaging around 6 or 7 4x4x8 square bales per hour, or between 180 and 210 small square bales (average is 30 small bales per big bale). Without a prep table they are wasting 12 to 14 minutes an hour having to stop and cut the strings and get a new bale ready once the pervious bale has been run. Basically with the prep table in place they should be able to get another 2 or three big bales //// 60 to 90 small bales////per hour.
That said, they have been using one brand of baler since putting this machine in operation. It's factory rated at 240 bales per hour. The first baler hooked to the bale buster has already, basically, been worn out from use and been traded in. The current one has already had around 17,000 bales put through it and, I'm told, is just about ready to give up the ghost too. They called the rep for that brand and he stated that their machines were indeed rated for 240 bales per hour, which is actually a level they haven't really achieved yet. Funny thing when he actually came out and saw it setup behind the buster he said it wasn't designed to handle that many bales....at least not on a continuous basis....and really needed a break now and then. Now I ask, if the machine is rated at 240 per hour, it doesn't know wether it's getting a break or not, all it knows is it's working. Now I'll assume they calculate a number of total bales before it's worn out, and my customer has just found a way to reach it faster than most, but 'the machine needs a break', come on, just say it really can't do what you say it can.
That said, they talked to the rep for another BIG name brand the other day and he parroted that his machine could do what they needed....Then he made a trip to the farm and saw the bale buster setup. My customer said that rep looked him straight in the eye and said, basically, that there was no way in he!! that their machine would ever stand up to the CONSTANT use they were needing it to handle.
OK, I haven't mentioned any brands here to avoid any arguments, because I know that happens anytime one brand or another is denegraded in any way. However, I will ask, if you were wanting to buy a new, small square baler that would handle in excess of 240 bales per hour, on a CONTINUOUS basis, 8 to 10 hours per day (ie-1,920 to 2,400 bales per day), what brand would you buy, and why? I have no clue what my customer is going to do, but the farm is large enough, and the owneres/managers experinced enough, to get what they need, but I am still curious for my own edification.
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