High capacity baler with multiple knotters

A high capacity square baler configured to pick up crop material from a single windrow and form a plurality of square bales from the crop material, said baler comprising:

• one or more stuffer chutes each configured to receive at least a portion of the crop material picked up by said baler;
• one or more stuffer assemblies each configured to push crop material upward through said one or more stuffer chutes;
• a plurality of bale-forming chambers, including a first bale-forming chamber and a second bale-forming chamber, each configured to receive crop material from said one or more stuffer chutes, wherein said first and second bale-forming chambers are spaced apart from each other, wherein said bale-forming chambers are configured to receive crop material from said one or more stuffer chutes through bottom portions of said bale-forming chambers;
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• a plurality of knotter assemblies, including a first knotter assembly and a second knotter assembly,
• wherein said first knotter assembly is associated with said first bale-forming chamber and is configured to wrap and tie at least two securement lines around bales formed in said first bale-forming chamber,
• wherein said second knotter assembly is associated with said second bale-forming chamber and is configured to wrap and tie at least two securement lines around bales formed in said second bale-forming chamber,
• wherein said first knotter assembly includes a first trip mechanism configured to initiate tying of said securement lines by said first knotter assembly around the bales formed in said first bale-forming chamber upon the bales being completely formed within said first bale-forming chamber, wherein said first trip mechanism comprises a first bale measuring assembly configured to determine sizes of bales formed within said first bale-forming chamber,
• wherein said second knotter assembly includes a second trip mechanism configured to initiate tying by said second knotter assembly of said securement lines around the bales formed in said second bale-forming chamber upon the bales being completely formed within said second bale-forming chamber, wherein said second trip mechanism comprises a second bale measuring assembly configured to determine sizes of bales formed within said second bale-forming chamber,
• wherein said first and second knotter assemblies are configured to operate independently of one another, such that bales formed in said first bale-forming chamber can be tied at different times than bales formed in said second bale-forming chamber.