Next Article in Journal
RT-DETR-MCDAF: Multimodal Fusion of Visible Light and Near-Infrared Images for Citrus Surface Defect Detection in the Compound Domain
Previous Article in Journal
Transcriptomics Uncovers Pathways Mediating Low-Nitrogen Stress Tolerance in Two Foxtail Millet Varieties
 
 
Search for Articles:
Title / Keyword
Author / Affiliation / Email
Journal
Article Type
 
 
Advanced Search
 
Section
Special Issue
Volume
Issue
Number
Page
 
Journals
Agriculture
Volume 15
Issue 6
10.3390/agriculture15060629
agriculture-logo
Submit to this Journal Review for this Journal Propose a Special Issue
► Article Menu

Article Menu

share Share announcement Help format_quote Cite question_answer Discuss in SciProfiles
first_page
settings
Order Article Reprints
Font Type:
Arial Georgia Verdana
Font Size:
Aa Aa Aa
Line Spacing:
Column Width:
Background:
Article

Design and Test of a Baling Compression and Net-Wrapping Device for Self-Propelled Straw-Harvesting and -Baling Machines

by
Lihang Jiao
1,2,
Zehua Hao
1,2,
Yinping Zhang
1,2,*,
Zhenwei Wang
3,
Hua Zhou
1,2 and
Peng Fu
1,2
1
School of Agricultural Engineering and Food Science, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, China
2
Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Smart Agricultural Technology and Intelligent Agricultural Machinery Equipment for Field Crops, Zibo 255000, China
3
Institute of Agricultural Mechanization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Nanjing 210014, China
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Agriculture 2025, 15(6), 629; https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture15060629
Submission received: 26 January 2025 / Revised: 5 March 2025 / Accepted: 10 March 2025 / Published: 16 March 2025
(This article belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)
Browse Figures
Versions Notes

Abstract

To address the issues of large turning radius, low mechanical compression bale density, and high requirements for knotters in existing towed straw balers, a self-propelled straw-harvesting and -baling machine has been developed. The machine can perform multiple tasks in one pass, including the harvesting, chopping, dust removal, compression bale, and net-wrapping of corn straws. By utilizing a hydraulic closed-compression system, the straw naturally binds together and is wrapped in netting, eliminating the need for knotters, thereby reducing operational costs and increasing bale density. This study focused on designing a baling compression and net-wrapping device, calculating the parameters of the compression hydraulic cylinder and hydraulic system, designing the control system, and conducting field tests. The results show that the finisher baling rate reached 99%, the regular bale rate reached 100%, the bale density was 264.77 kg/m3, the bale drop resistance rate was 94%, and the pure working hour productivity was 4.03 t/h. This research provides a reference for the design of straw-harvesting balers.
Keywords: straw-harvesting and -baling machine; baling compression device; net-wrapping device; hydraulic system; control system straw-harvesting and -baling machine; baling compression device; net-wrapping device; hydraulic system; control system

Share and Cite

MDPI and ACS Style

Jiao, L.; Hao, Z.; Zhang, Y.; Wang, Z.; Zhou, H.; Fu, P. Design and Test of a Baling Compression and Net-Wrapping Device for Self-Propelled Straw-Harvesting and -Baling Machines. Agriculture 2025, 15, 629. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture15060629

AMA Style

Jiao L, Hao Z, Zhang Y, Wang Z, Zhou H, Fu P. Design and Test of a Baling Compression and Net-Wrapping Device for Self-Propelled Straw-Harvesting and -Baling Machines. Agriculture. 2025; 15(6):629. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture15060629

Chicago/Turabian Style

Jiao, Lihang, Zehua Hao, Yinping Zhang, Zhenwei Wang, Hua Zhou, and Peng Fu. 2025. "Design and Test of a Baling Compression and Net-Wrapping Device for Self-Propelled Straw-Harvesting and -Baling Machines" Agriculture 15, no. 6: 629. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture15060629

APA Style

Jiao, L., Hao, Z., Zhang, Y., Wang, Z., Zhou, H., & Fu, P. (2025). Design and Test of a Baling Compression and Net-Wrapping Device for Self-Propelled Straw-Harvesting and -Baling Machines. Agriculture, 15(6), 629. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture15060629

Note that from the first issue of 2016, this journal uses article numbers instead of page numbers. See further details here.

Article Metrics

Back to TopTop