Method, an implement and a twister for tying together end portions of wire material extending around a bale

A method for tying plastic wire material around a bale, comprising:

• arranging a loop of plastic wire material around a bale,
• holding a pair of end portions of the loop in a substantially mutually parallel orientation;
• engaging the pair of end portions in an engagement area near the bale and moving an engaged section of at least one of the end portions about a longitudinal axis of the other end portion of that pair, such that the pair of end portions is twisted into a wire twist between the engagement area and a portion of the loop extending about the bale;
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• during twisting, allowing wire material of at least one of the end portions to slip through the engagement area towards the portion of the loop extending about the bale.

An implement for tying wire material around a bale, comprising:

• a wire guide arrangement for arranging a loop of wire material around a bale and for holding a pair of end portions of the loop in a substantially mutually parallel orientation;
• at least one twister for engaging at least one of the pair of end portions near the bale and moving an engaged section of the at least one of the end portions about a longitudinal axis of the other section of that pair, such that the pair of end portions is twisted into a wire twist between the twister and a portion of the loop extending about the bale;
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• the twister being adapted for allowing, during twisting, wire material of at least one of the end portions to slip through the twister towards the portion of the loop extending about the bale.