Operation
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Automatic Mode - Continued
Operating the Machine in Automatic Mode - Continued
2. Auto Load Sequence
The loading sequence starts with the loader down and the alignment arms open.
1. Place a bale between the alignment arms ensuring that it is activating the Bale On sensor by pressing against
loader platform.
• The Bale On indicator will appear in the lower left corner of the screen when the Bale On sensor is activated.
2. Press the Auto Load button on the joystick to begin loading the rst bale.
• The alignment arms will close until the First Squeeze Pressure is reached. See “Setting Squeeze Pressures”
for more information.
• The loader begins to rise.
• The grab hooks begin to engage after the Grad Hook Delay time and will continue closing for the Grad Hook
Engagement 2 time. See “Adjust Menu - Timer Adjustment” for more information.
3. The Auto Load button should be released to stop the loader before it starts to raise automatically. If the button
is held for more than 1.5 seconds, the loader can be stopped by pressing the Load Reset button.
4. Press the Load Reset button to prepare the loader to pick the next bale.
• The alignment arms will open.
• Release the Load Reset button before the alignment arms fully open to prevent the loader from lowering.
Tip: If the loader has been raised too high when picking the rst bale, the height can be adjusted by
using the Auto Load and Load Reset buttons. See “Gathering Bales” for more information on
stair-stepping technique.
5. Place the second bale between the arms.
6. Press the Auto Load button to begin loading the second bale.
• The alignment arms close until the Second Squeeze Pressure is reached. See Setting Squeeze Pressures”
for more information.
• The loader begins to rise.
• After holding the Auto Load button for more than 1.5 seconds, the loader will continue to rise automatically,
even if the button is released.
• When the loader is fully raised, the power slider will move to the foot of the bales.
• The grab hooks release automatically.
Note: It is recommended to have the stacker level when sliding the bales back. If operating the stacker on
a hill, always have the machine pointing up or down-hill while pushing the bales back.
8. Press the Load Reset Button until the alignment arms are fully open.
• At this point the operator may release the button as the power slide will begin to move automatically.
• The power slide forces the bales to the rear of stacker. The speed and acceleration of the power slide are
set in the “Adjust Power Slide Push Back Menu” for more details.
• When the power slider has pushed the bales all the way to the rear, it returns its home position under loader
automatically.
• The monitor lowers the loader for the time specied in the Conguration. Pressing the Auto Load button
while the loader is lowering will stop it. See “Adjust Menu - Timer Adjustment” for more details.
To STOP an automatic sequence shut off power switch
on monitor in an emergency.
Important:
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