Round baler with continuous bale size monitoring.

摘要

A round baler having an apron (14) at least partially defining an expandable bale forming chamber (20) and an arm assembly (42) for maintaining tension in the apron as a bale being formed in the chamber expands the chamber by acting against the apron, the baler further comprising bale sensing means (66) connected to the arm assembly (42) for continuously producing an analog output signal representative of the diameter of a bale being formed in the chamber (20); and means (122,100) responsive to the analog signal for producing output signals at spaced intervals, the intervals between successive output signals decreasing as the diameter of the bale being formed increases. <IMAGE>