Thanks to its specially designed drawbar, MOUNTAINPRESS 550 TPL is trailed laterally by the tractor with the advantage, especially for small tractors with low centre of gravity, not to pass on the hay row. All the baler controls are actuated from the driver’s seat. An acoustic signal warns the operator that the bale has been formed. The pressure chamber opens and closes via the hydraulic control located on the tractor. Power transmission via cardan shaft.
The MOUNTAINPRESS small round-balers produce a 20/25 kg hay bale on average every 40 seconds. The total output per hour is approximately 1,500 kg hay. The stationary pressing chamber is made up of aluminium rollers which form “soft-core” hay bales. The less pressed core allows hay to have a proper transpiration and prevents it from going mouldy. On its outer part the bale is heavily pressed in order to create a water-repellent, protective layer. Hay is pressed without mowing or thrashing to maintain its quality by keeping the seeds and flowers inside the bales.