Reed baling and stacking device, method, and harvester

A harvester comprising a reed baling and stacking device, the reed baling and stacking device comprising:

• a knotter,
• a feed box,
• a stacking mechanism, and
• a control unit,
• wherein the stacking mechanism is located between the knotter and the feed box;
• and
• the knotter is configured to knot reeds into small bales;
• the control unit is connected to the feed box and the stacking mechanism;
• the stacking mechanism comprises a first mechanical clamp, a second mechanical clamp, and a drive component connected to the control unit;
• the first mechanical clamp and the second mechanical clamp are opposite to each other;
• the first mechanical clamp and the second mechanical clamp are connected to the drive component;
• the control unit is configured to control the drive component to drive the first mechanical clamp and the second mechanical clamp to move along an X-axis direction, a Y-axis direction, and a Z-axis direction;
• and the first mechanical clamp and the second mechanical clamp are configured to clamp and stack the small bales of the reeds to the feed box;
• the feed box comprises a feed box housing;
• and
• a baling mechanism is provided in the feed box housing;
• the baling mechanism comprises a wire clamp and a drive mechanism;
• the wire clamp is configured to clamp steel wires;
• and the control unit is configured to control the drive mechanism to drive the wire clamp to knot the small bales of the reeds into a big bale.