Rail system for a travelling chute of a rubber baler and related baling methods

A method of forming a rubber bale, comprising:

• providing a baling assembly including a stationary guide having an upper surface and a tongue extending from the upper surface;
• providing a traveling chute for directing compressible rubber materials into a press chamber of the baling assembly, the traveling chute including a crumb box for directing the compressible material into the press chamber, the crumb box having a width, the traveling chute also including a moving guide that extends laterally past the width of the crumb box, the moving guide defining a channel that engages the tongue of the stationary guide,
• moving the traveling chute to a first position;
• inserting, into the press chamber through the crumb box, compressible rubber materials;
• moving the traveling chute to a second position to close the press chamber;
• compressing, in the press chamber, the compressible rubber materials with a bolster assembly to form a rubber bale;
• moving the traveling chute to a third position to open the press chamber;
• and
• ejecting the rubber bale from the press chamber.