Mengele Rundballenpresse / Round baler
2 models in this series
Mengele 1500 Super – round baler from the long-established German brand: bale chamber and binding for round bales of forage
Mengele is a long-established German farm machinery brand that has for a long time been associated with forage wagons and balers in grassland and harvesting equipment, a reputation it still carries today.
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A round baler such as the 1500 Super picks up swathed forage using a tine pick-up and feeds it into a bale chamber, where rollers, belts or chains shape it into a round bale. On a fixed-chamber baler, the chamber always has the same diameter, while on a variable-chamber baler the bale grows from the inside outward up to the set size. At the end of the pressing cycle, the machine ties the finished bale with net or twine so it keeps its shape and density.
Size depends on the tractor power needed for the pick-up and bale chamber. On the road, the trailed implement is subject to the general rules on width, lighting and marking.
On a used machine, what counts is the condition of the belts or rollers in the bale chamber for wear and cracking, the tension and wear of the chains, the condition of the pick-up tines, and the function of the net or twine binding unit. The bale-chamber bearings and rust on the frame also belong on the checklist. It is also worth checking the tailgate's hydraulic hoses and the chassis tyres, which on a round baler are exposed to unusually high loads. A test run under load also shows whether the bale forms evenly and without slippage.
Sources: SpecCodex-Register: Kennwerte des Modells Mengele 1500 Super
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Round baler in 3D section
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