Bale tagging device

A baler implement comprising:

• a housing having a wall defining a baling chamber for forming crop material into a bale;
• wherein the wall of the housing includes an opening into the baling chamber;
• a tag installer positioned adjacent the opening in the wall, the tag installer including:
• a retractable member having a tooth portion and moveable relative to the wall between an installation position in which the tooth portion is positioned to extend through the opening and penetrate the bale within the baling chamber, and a tag loading position in which the tooth portion is withdrawn from the baling chamber;
• a member actuator coupled to the retractable member and selectively controllable to move the retractable member between the installation position and the tag loading position;
• a dispenser for holding a plurality of identification tags, wherein the tooth portion of the retractable member is operable to engage and move a respective one of the plurality of identification tags through the opening and into embedded engagement with the bale when moving from the tag loading position into the installation position;
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• wherein the tooth portion of the retractable member is rotatably moveable about a member rotation axis relative to the wall between the installation position and the tag loading position.

A tag installer for a baler implement, the tag installer comprising:

• a support member configured for attachment to a wall of a baling chamber of the baler implement;
• a retractable member having a tooth portion moveable between an installation position in which the tooth portion is positioned to extend through an opening in the wall and penetrate a bale within the baling chamber, and a tag loading position in which the tooth portion is withdrawn from the baling chamber;
• a member actuator attached to the retractable member and selectively controllable to move the retractable member between the installation position and the tag loading position;
• a dispenser for holding a plurality of identification tags, wherein the tooth portion of the retractable member is operable to engage and move a respective one of the plurality of identification tags through the opening and into embedded engagement with the bale when moving from the tag loading position into the installation position
• wherein the dispenser includes a magazine assembly having a first magazine for containing a first portion of the plurality of identification tags, and a second magazine for containing a second portion of the plurality of identification tags;
• wherein the first portion of the plurality of identification tags includes a first visual indicia, and the second portion of the plurality of identification tags includes a second visual indicia that is different than the first visual indicia;
• wherein the dispenser includes a magazine actuator coupled to the magazine assembly and operable to move the magazine assembly relative to the tooth portion;
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• a controller operatively coupled to the magazine actuator and operable to selectively control the magazine actuator to select the respective one of the plurality of identification tags from one of the first portion or the second portion based on a characteristic of the bale.

A tag installer for a baler implement, the tag installer comprising:

• a support member configured for attachment to a wall of a baling chamber of the baler implement;
• a retractable member having a tooth portion moveable between an installation position in which the tooth portion is positioned to extend through an opening in the wall and penetrate a bale within the baling chamber, and a tag loading position in which the tooth portion is withdrawn from the baling chamber;
• a member actuator attached to the retractable member and selectively controllable to move the retractable member between the installation position and the tag loading position;
• a dispenser for holding a plurality of identification tags, wherein the tooth portion of the retractable member is operable to engage and move a respective one of the plurality of identification tags through the opening and into embedded engagement with the bale when moving from the tag loading position into the installation position;
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• wherein the retractable member is rotatably attached to the support member for rotation about a member rotation axis, with the tooth portion rotatably moveable about the member rotation axis between the installation position and the tag loading position.