When harvesting hay will not be amiss fixtures to get bales. This bale press has worked for three seasons. With this simple device, we fully feed our livestock. Pressed hay gives clear advantages when loading, transporting, loading into storage, and also retains its nutritional qualities better.
The loading chamber has the following dimensions: length - 2500 mm, height - 500 mm, width - 400 mm., made of profile pipe 20 to 40 mm. and sheet iron 1.8 mm thick. The piston is made of profile pipes 20 by 40 mm., The piston rod is two profile pipes welded together with a size of 30 by 30 mm. The piston moves on guide rollers. The winch force is transmitted to the piston rod via a pulley with a steel cable with a diameter of 5 mm.
After hay compression, the piston returns to its original position with a nylon cord. The winch is made of a shortened conveyor roller. The width of the winch coil is 130 mm. The coil has two sections, a steel cable is wound on one, and a nylon cable on the other. A driven sprocket with 45 teeth is welded to the side of the winch. Winch shaft 30 mm thick. The winch rotates on ball bearings.
At the helm is a leading sprocket with 14 teeth. The length of the steering lever is 1680 mm. It is made of a profile pipe 20 by 40 mm., Welded together crosswise. Rotation to the winch is transmitted by a roller chain from agricultural machinery. Loading door from the same profile pipe 20 to 40 mm.
First, a frame was made, and then sewn with wood, and on the front side with sheet metal. The press moves on wheels from the motorcycle IL.
Press in work: