1380mm-16µm-2000m / 1280mm-16µm-2000m
Instructions for Grass Silage Bales
4. Aligning the BALETITE® reel:
1. Storing BALETITE®
• Store BALETITE® reels in their original protective packaging.
• Store reels on their sides (i.e. horizontally) in a dry place out of
direct sunlight.
• Never store or transport BALETITE® reels in a vertical position.
• In order to achieve the correct tack and optimum performance,
the film should ideally be stored at a temperature of about
20°C during the 24 hours prior to use.
• Reels must be used within 24 months of manufacture. The
manufacturing date is mentioned on the pallet label.
• As BALETITE® is a polyethylene film, it can, after use, be
recycled along with silage stretchfilm. There is no need to
separate and segregate these films when they are removed
from the bale thereby saving time and labour.
• Any reels left on the baler overnight should be covered to
protect them from moisture.
• In case of a problem stop immediately and contact the
distributor.
2. Checking all rollers
on the baler
• Check that all rollers on the baler (that come into contact with
the BALETITE® film before it enters the bale chamber) are
clean and free from damage i.e. support, brake, guide and nip
rollers. Clean these rollers at the beginning of the season and
whenever necessary thereafter.
• Should the BALETITE® film be damaged when it is applied to
the bale, check and clean the rollers in the bale chamber.
• If the bale chamber rollers damage the film on the bale during
the opening of the chamber, check if the chamber opens fast
enough.
3. Loading BALETITE® reels
• Lift the BALETITE® reels onto the baler with care. Each reel
weighs in excess of 40 kg!
• Load BALETITE® reels in the correct unwind direction as
indicated by the unwind direction indicator.
• As a guide, the reel should be loaded with the unwind direction
indicator to the right side and the red band to the left side as
you face the baler.
• Notwithstanding the protection provided by the sleeve and
cardboard disc packaging BALETITE® should be handled
carefully to avoid damage during loading.
• Lift the reel onto the baler
• The BALETITE® reel should be aligned in the centre to ensure
even distribution onto the bale. The alignment can be done
using the core because the film is wound onto the middle of
the core.
• Fasten the moveable positioning tools sufficiently tightly so
they do not move during driving and operation of the baler.
5. Packaging removal
and set-up
• Open and remove the sleeve packaging by tearing across the
pack seam.
• Remove the cardboard discs from either end of the reel.
• Dispose of the packaging responsibly.
• The BALETITE® packaging sleeve can be stored in a bag or
can be recycled along with the silage stretchfilm because it
is also produced from polyethylene.
• The cardboard discs can be piled on the stock reel supports.
• Follow the film path as indicated on the baler diagram.
• The film should be fed into the bale chamber according to the
manufacturer’s instructions.
• The outside (tackifier) layer of the film should to be wrapped
against the surface of the bale.
6. 10% Stretch
• As BALETITE® is Pre-Oriented to a high degree it only needs
to be tensioned on to the bale.
• To tension BALETITE® correctly around the bale, the
recommended film stretch is 10% (with a minimum of 5%
and a maximum of 15%).
• The recommended stretch % can be found on the BALETITE®
reel label.
• Set the baler to obtain the required stretch %.
• Check the stretch % by using the following measuring method:
-- transfer a bale secured with BALETITE® onto the
wrapping table
-- To avoid injuries ensure that the wrapping process cannot
be started
-- mark 2 horizontal lines 100mm away from each other
(=D1) in the middle of the bale away from the film’s end
-- cut out a piece of the BALETITE® layers around the two
horizontal lines
-- leave the cut-out piece of BALETITE® for a minimum 3
minutes
-- in the meantime wrap the bale with stretchfilm on the
balewrapper
-- measure the distance in mm between the two lines (=D2)
-- the stretch % is calculated as follows:
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D1/D2 = 1,XX divided by XX = stretch %.
Example 1 = 100mm/95mm = 1.05 => 5% stretch = minimum
Example 2 = 100mm/91mm = 1.10 => 10% stretch = target
Example 3 = 100mm/87mm = 1.15 => 15% stretch = maximum
Figure1. This 100mm distance will reduce in size
after having cut out this small piece of film.
100mm = 1,10 = 10% stretch
91mm
100mm
D1
91mm
D2
7. Width of
BALETITE®
after tensioning
• The BALETITE® film width on the reel is 1280mm or 1380mm.
• The 1280mm film provides edge to edge protection.
• The 1380mm film is wide enough to provide on edge
protection.
• After tensioning the BALETITE® film at 10% stretch, the film
should neck-in to a film width of approximately 1250mm/1350
mm (between a minimum of 1230mm/1330 mm and a
maximum of 1270mm/1370 mm) on entering the bale chamber.
• If this is not the case, the film is under or over stretched.
Please check the stretch % (see point 6).
• The BALETITE® neck-in depends of the stretch %, but is also
influenced by the ambient temperature.
• The neck-in must never be more than 50mm.
8. Time delay between
‘bale full’ beeps and
feed-in of BALETITE®
• The time delay between the ‘bale full’ beeps and the
BALETITE® film starting to feed in to the baler should be set in
accordance with the baler manufacturer’s instructions.
• In case the film turns regularly around a roller in the bale
chamber, decrease the time delay, but be aware that crop will
be caught between the full width layers and an extra half turn
or a full turn of film around the bale will be required.
• In general heavier crop swaths need a higher time delay and
lighter crop swaths needs a lower time delay.
9. Number of full width layers
of BALETITE®
• The number of revolutions can be set via the on-board
computer.
• Always check the baler manufacturer’s instructions to see if
the number of revolutions setting includes or excludes the start
and end tail or if the film is fed in as full width.
• Bales with diameters between 120cm and 130cm must have
a minimum 2 full width layers of BALETITE® (across the
whole bale circumference) sealed together without crop being
trapped between layers. This really is the minimum!
• To achieve this:
• 4 revolutions (including tails) are recommended on McHale
balers
• 3 revolutions (excluding tails) are recommended on Göweil,
Case, New Holland, Agronic and Orkel balers
• 3.5 revolutions (full width layers) are recommended on
Krone balers
• With extremely dry crop 1 extra revolution needs to be added
because the expansion force increases greatly.
10. Use SILOTITE®
or SILOTITEPro®
for best results
• In order to produce well shaped bales
swathes must be uniform in density,
rectangular in cross section and be of the
same width as the baler pick up
• Bales should be dense and cylindrical
in shape. A slightly convex bale is
recommended.
• The bale chamber pressure should
be set in accordance with the baler
manufacturer’s instructions. Do not under
or over pressurise the bale chamber.
Check the compactness of the bales
regularly.
• For the best result, we recommend the
use of Silotite or SilotitePro silage
stretchfilm as these films offer the correct
tightening force.
• 6 layers of stretchfilm are recommended
for optimum silage quality.
• BALETITE® is not UV treated. This means
that a bale covered with BALETITE® film
must always be wrapped afterwards with
a colored silage stretchfilm.
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