Baler connectable to a tractor for providing round bales and method for producing round bales

A method for producing a round bale in a baler connected to a tractor, comprising the following steps:

• picking-up crops from a field, through a pick-up device;
• feeding the crops to a baling chamber through a feeding system;
• forming the round bale in the baling chamber, by rotating the crops received in the baling chamber;
• wherein said rotation is performed by a conveying assembly;
• binding the formed round bale with a fastening element, through a binder,
• wherein, in the step of binding, the binder guides the fastening element into the baling chamber along an upwardly trajectory from a first height to a second height, wherein the first height is lower than the second height with respect to a ground surface on which the baler rests, wherein the binder includes:
• a binding structure, being tube-shaped and enclosing a fastening element reservoir and having an aperture for releasing the fastening element;
• a duckbill, configured to pull the fastening element out of the aperture and feed the fastening element to the baling chamber,
• wherein the binding step includes a rotation of the binding structure about a rotation axis, from a rest position to a working position, and an advancement of the duckbill towards the baling chamber, wherein said rotation of the binding structure is synchronized with said advancement of the duckbill.

A baler connectable to a tractor for providing a round bale, comprising:

• a baling chamber for receiving crops and forming the round bale, the baling chamber being supported on a wheel axle;
• a conveying assembly, configured for imparting a rotating movement to the crops contained in the baling chamber, the conveying assembly further including a belt, partially delimiting the baling chamber, and a plurality of belt rollers, supporting and rotating the belt;
• a pick-up device, comprising a pick-up roll, configured for picking-up the crops from a field;
• a feeding system, including a pushing rotor, configured for feeding the crops to the baling chamber;
• a binder, configured for binding the formed round bale with a fastening element,
• the binder being positioned at a lower height than the baling chamber, with respect to a ground surface on which the baler rests, and being configured for guiding the fastening element into the baling chamber along an upwardly trajectory,
• wherein the baling chamber comprises a first part, for housing a first amount of crops, and a second part, for housing a second amount of crops, and wherein the conveying assembly imparts a first rotating movement to the first amount of crops, and, at the same time, a second rotating movement to the second amount of crops,
• wherein the feeding system includes a feeding channel having an inlet, for receiving the crops from the pick-up device, and an outlet, opened to the baling chamber for feeding the crops to the baling chamber,
• wherein the feeding system is movable between a first configuration and a second configuration, wherein, in the first configuration of the feeding system, the feeding channel has a first orientation so that the outlet of the feeding channel is opened to the first part of the baling chamber, and, in the second configuration of the feeding system, the feeding channel has a second orientation different from the first orientation, so that the outlet of the feeding channel is opened to the second part of the baling chamber.