Method of producing round bales of agricultural products

Claim 1

An improved method of producing round bales of agricultural products wrapped by a wrapping material, with the steps of continuously supplying a product into a press; transporting the product into pressing chamber for forming a bale; wrapping the bale with a wrapping material; intermediately storing the product and interrupting the supply of the product into the pressing chamber during the wrapping step; separating the wrapping material after wrapping of the bale; opening the pressing chamber; discharging the wrapped finished bale out of the pressing chamber; closing the pressing chamber; further transporting the intermediately stored product and the continuously supplied products into the pressing chamber so as to form a new bale wherein the improvement comprises: starting the opening of the pressing chamber before separating the wrapping material; and starting of the closing of the pressing chamber in response to sensing of the discharged bale during said discharging step by a sensor, and transporting the intermediately stored product and the continuously supplied product into the pressing chamber before the chamber is fully closed.