



The heavy duty round baler – McHale’s F550 fixed chamber baler with 15 knife chopper unit and drop floor unblocking system.
As with all McHale machines, the McHale F5500 fixed chamber round baler has been designed with the demands of today’s farmer and contractor in mind.
The common sense approach to design ensures that machine operation is kept simple and user friendly. Features such as progressive greasing and oiling and drop floor unblocking system, when combined with high specification components, provides long life and reliability in a machine that is rugged enough to handle the toughest of crop and ground conditions.
McHale F5000 Range
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Specifications
Weight & Dimensions
Lenght - 4.05m
Width - 2.55/2.58m*
Height - 2.45m
Weight - 3500kg
*Width will depend on tyre selection
Pick Up
Pick Up Lift - Hydraulic
Tine Bars - 5
Tine Spacing - 70mm
Short Crop Guard - Standard
Crop Roller - Optional
Pick Up Guide Wheels - Standard
Chopper Unit
Knife Deactivation - Hydraulic from Cab
Knife Protection - Hydraulic
Number of Knives - 15
Theoratical Chop Length - 65mm
Unblocking System - Drop Floor
Bale Chamber
Greasing - Automatic Progressiv
Bearings - 50mm**
Number of Rollers - 18
Bale Chamber Feed - Baler Rotor
Width (m) - 1.23
Diameter (m) - 1.25
**Bearings are double raced on the main load points
Net Wrap
Control - Manual or Automatic
Net System - Vario Stretch
Net Roll Capacity - 1+1 Storage
Net Adjustment - Manual on Baler
DRIVES
Pick Up Protection - Slip Clutch
Main Drive Protection - Cam Clutch
Gearbox - Split Drive
Chain Lubrication - Continuous
Control
Density Adjustment - On Baler Valve
Operation - Semi
Control System - Wizard Plus
Other
Bale kicker Indicator - Not Available
Tyres Optional - 500/50 - 22.5
Tyres Standard - 500/50 - 17
Axle - 8 stud
Road Lights - Standard
Tractor
Hydraulics - 2 Double acting spools
Minimum Power Requirement - 67kW (90hp)
Min PTO Power Requirement - 114hp (85kW)
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