2018 McHale Fixed Chamber Round Balers 15 Knife Chopper Baler

2018 McHale Fixed Chamber Round Balers 15 Knife Chopper Baler

McHale F5500 Heavy Duty Fixed Chamber Round Baler with a 15 Knife Chopper Unit and Drop Floor Unblocking System

As with all McHale machines the McHale F5500 fixed chamber round baler has been designed with the demands of today’s farmer and contractors in mind. This common sense approach to design ensures that machine operation is kept simple and user friendly.

Features like progressive greasing and oiling and drop floor unblocking system, when combined with high specification components ensure long life, reliability and a machine that is rugged enough to handle the toughest of crop and ground conditions.

Features may include:

• On the McHale F5500 Heavy Duty Round Baler, the left hand side of the gearbox drives the rollers in the bale chamber, while the pick up and chopper unit are driven from the right hand side of the machine. This system ensures direct short transfer paths and optimal power distribution.

• The McHale F5500 heavy duty round baler is equipped with a 2.1 metre galvanised pick up that lifts even the shortest of crop. Accurate height control can be achieved through a spring balanced hydraulic lifting system. The machine comes standard with pneumatic guide wheels, which contact the ground on exactly the same line as the tines and guide the pick up perfectly over uneven ground.

• The McHale F5500 round baler is equipped with a 15 knife chopper unit. As crop enters the spiral rotor, pairs of rotating tines feed the crop through the chopping unit. The double tines on the rotor ensure high output while the spiral layout reduces the load peaks as the machine works in heavy swarths. The rotor design encourages a uniform crop flow, which reduces the risk of blockages, thus maximising output.

• The McHale F5500 round baler is designed to achieve maximum output, however as baling conditions are not always ideal, uneven swarths can occur, which can lead to blockages. The main drive chain on the F5500 fixed chamber round baler is protected by a slip clutch on the PTO.

• The bale chamber on the McHale F5500 round baler produces a 1.23 X 1.25 metre round bale. The bale chamber on the F5500 round baler is comprised of 18 heavy duty rollers.

• The rollers on the McHale F5500 round baler are fitted with 50mm bearings on the drive and non-drive side. Drive side rollers, which experience the most load, are fitted with double raced bearings.

• A progressive greasing system supports the bearings.

• The cab-mounted wizard plus control box is the operator’s link to this efficient machine.

• A new high performance netter has been designed and developed for the F5000 range.

• Net loading has been optimised on the F5000 baler range by the simple yet very effective rock and roll net loading system. The operator simply releases the straps on the spare roll of net on the machine platform and rocks the net roll from its storage position over the lip in the platform and rolls it into the net box. Storage for an extra roll of net is provided on the baler platform.