McHale has added the fully automatic V6760 variable-chamber baler to its popular V6 range. The newcomer has been designed to maximise operator comfort and user-friendliness.
The McHale V6760 is the highest-spec machine in the range. This fully automatic baler is ISObus compatible with the option of using McHale’s ISO-PLAY 7 or ISO-PLAY 12 terminals to give the operator the highest level of customisation and machine performance.
With a focus being put on operator comfort and user-friendliness, McHale has ensured the reliability and heavy-duty build quality the brand is known for remain.
The new McHale V6760 features a five-tine-bar cam track pick-up as standard, while a six-tine-bar cam-less pick-up with a double crop roller is available as an optional extra. Both pick-up choices have a number of features that allow for higher crop intakes. The newly designed lateral feed augers direct the crop into the large-diameter rotor that allows for maximum throughput.
The McHale V6760 comes with an Adaptive Intake that has been specifically designed to allow the intake area to automatically adjust to changes in material flow. The design of this intake area has a number of advantages:
- it automatically adjusts to the volume of crop which allows the machine capacity to be maximised in light and heavy rows/swaths;
- the intake area automatically adjusts to allow the machine to better handle uneven and lumpy rows/swaths;
- better crop intake; and
- reduced chance of blockages occurring.
The McHale V6760 comes with a 540rpm gearbox as standard, but to optimise machine performance, a 1,000rpm gearbox is available as an optional extra. This would provide the following advantages:
- it allows an increase in PTO speed with a substantially reduced torque. This reduces the sharp loads on the drive line, providing the clutch setting with 10 per cent more capacity, reducing the risk of blockages and providing more throughput;
- the option to select a lower PTO speed (if available) on the tractor for easier restarts in the unlikelihood of blocking; and
- for lower tractor engine speeds and the best fuel efficiency, the 1,000rpm gearbox can be run at an optimal speed range of 900 to 1,000rpm.
The McHale V6760 is ISObus compatible as standard. McHale ISObus machines can be plugged into any ISObus tractor connection and operated via the tractor’s own terminal in the cab. If the customer wishes to operate an ISObus-controlled machine with a tractor that’s not ISObus-compatible, they can do so through the McHale ISO-Play 7 or ISO-Play 12 terminals, which are available as an optional extra. An additional tractor wiring loom is required to do this.
Other new features on the McHale V6760 include the new Intelli-Chamber Control that increases the opening and closing speed of the chamber, helping to contribute to the higher productivity of the machine. The variable-chamber opening height has also been adjusted to suit the bale diameter and increase the ejection speed of the bale for maximum output and operator comfort.
Electronic variable density pressure regulation, meanwhile, results in increased bale density. This is due to the higher loads exerted on the bale at optimum stages of the bale formation. Load cell bale shape indicators fitted on each door lock measure the bale load on each side, displaying accurate bale shape feedback to the operator.
The McHale V6760 has a hydraulic bale kicker that lowers or raises as the chamber door opens or closes. This allows the bale to be ejected with more momentum, clearing the door swing zone.
The new net system on the baler has a larger brake, allowing for 25 per cent more stretch that improves performance when baling in high densities.
Automatic drop floor reset comes as standard on the V6760 when using ISObus or an ISO-Play terminal. If a blockage occurs, the operator can press one button on the control console that lowers the floor. After the PTO is re-engaged and the blockage is fed through, the drop floor will automatically rise, and the knives will reset to their original position.
An automatic knife drop feature is available on the McHale V6760 and can be enabled by the operator using the control terminal in the cab. This allows the operator to chop the crop until the bale is almost complete, at which point the machine will automatically drop out the knives. Depending on the feeding method, this improves fodder distribution, keeping the bale neater when the net is removed.
To ensure effective operation and a consistent chop length is achieved on the McHale V6760 variable-chamber baler, the operator can set a knife cleaning cycle to run at desired intervals. This prevents the knives from getting jammed when not used for prolonged periods.
