BALER AND METHOD OF BALING

摘要

A baler comprises a baling chamber (C) that includes a bale-forming channel having at least one adjustable friction control element (16), a plunger (D) mounted within the channel and a rotary drive mechanism (8) for driving reciprocating movement of the plunger. A control system (22) controls operation of the baler, the control system being configured to determine an actual maximum torque value associated with the rotary drive mechanism (8), compare the actual maximum torque value with a selected desired maximum torque value and adjust the friction control element (16) to regulate the actual maximum torque value according to the desired maximum torque value.