McHale F5500 - Round Baler 15 Knife Chopper

Pick Up - McHale F5500 Heavy Duty Round Baler

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 pick up on the F5500 fixed chamber round baler is fitted with lateral feed augers that smoothly guide the crop into the chopping unit. The pick up features:
•five rows of tines
•double raced cam bearings
•slip clutch protection
•cam side inspection port for checking/ changing pick up bearings

A crop compression roller is also available as an optional extra on the McHale F5500 round baler. This roller evens out lumps in the swarth and minimises the risk of blockages when working in heavy swarths.

High Capacity Rotor - McHale F5500 - Heavy Duty Round Baler

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.

With all 15 knives engaged, a theoretical chop length of 65mm is delivered. Knives can be engaged and disengaged from the tractor cab.

Drop Floor - 3 Simple Steps to Removing a Blockage - McHale F5500 Heavy Duty Round Baler

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.

1. Should a blockage occur, the sound of the slip clutch alerts the operator who can hydraulically lower the floor from the tractor cab.
2. This widens the feed channel, on re-engaging the PTO the blockage will be fed through.
3. The floor can then be reset and baling can resume.

Bale Chamber - Rollers & Roller Sealing - McHale F5500 Heavy Duty Round Baler

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 18 rollers in the bale chamber of the F5500 round baler are made from high-grade tubular steel for maximum strength, while the roller design ensures maximum traction. The roller ends are fitted with heavy-duty 50mm shafts on the drive and non-drive side.

The roller ends are fitted with a McHale-designed reverse thread sealing system. This system protects the bearings; when the roller moves in one direction the thread on the seal moves in the opposite direction. This ensures that any material which tries to get into the back of the bearings is automatically threaded out.

Bearings & Chains - McHale F5500 Heavy Duty Round Baler

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.

The McHale F5500 round baler is fitted with heavy-duty drive chains and sprockets, which ensure long life and minimum down time.
•Drive side chains are1-1/4 inch (20B)
•Rotor chain is 1 inch (16B-2)
•Pick up chains are 3/4 inch (60H)

Progressive Greasing and Oiling - McHale F5500 Heavy Duty Round Baler

1. A progressive greasing system supports the bearings.

2. Each time a bale is ejected from the machine, grease passes through the respective progressive blocks. The blocks measure and regulate the amount of grease going to the bearings. This ensures that the machine consistently delivers the correct amount of grease depending on the load the bearings are under.

3. The chamber rollers, rotor bearings and pick up gears automatically receive a measured amount of pressurised grease.

4. The chamber chains, rotor chain, pick up chains and pick up cam track is oiled continuously from the oil pump, which is driven off the gearbox.

5. After a pre-set number of bales a lube alarm will sound reminding the operator to top up the lubrication system.

Control Console - McHale F5500 Heavy Duty Round Baler

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

Its features include;

• Floor Position

• Knife Pressure

• Knife Position

• Tailgate Position

• Net Feed Indicator

• Voltage Supply Display

Vario Stretch Net System

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

The net tension can be simply adjusted on a variable pulley on the right hand side of the machine and a decal displays the various settings that can be achieved using the system, depending on the net quality being used. This netter is very reliable and features:

• Endless adjustment of tension to ensure optimum net usage and bale shape.
• Capacity to take rolls of net wrap up to 1300mm.
• 180-degree wrap around on the rubber feed roller, eliminating any net slippage while feeding.

Net Loading & Storage

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.