baler

Makes tight bundles

A baler is a machine that compresses and bundles loose material—typically hay, straw, or cotton—into compact rectangular or cylindrical bales for easier handling and storage.

On farms, balers are towed behind tractors and automatically gather, compress, and tie material as they move across fields.

Industrial balers serve a similar function for recycling operations, compacting cardboard, paper, or plastic into dense cubes.

The farmer hitched the baler to his tractor before cutting season.

haymaking

hay

Dried feed crop

forage · windrow · twine · moisture · curing · drying · barn · storage · stacking · wagon

recycling

cardboard

Rigid paper for containers

  • paperPressed pulp for writing
  • plasticsMoldable petroleum-based materials
  • metalsLustrous conductive elements

aluminum · waste · compactor · vertical · horizontal · industrial · warehouse · materials · sorting · collection

bundling

twine

Stranded cord for tying

  • wireThin metallic conductor
  • bindingLegally or morally required
  • knotTied rope fastening

sheaf · compact · compress · tie · secure · wrap · gather · collect · stack · density

operation

tractor

Agricultural pulling vehicle

rake · tedder · wrapper · accumulator · loader · wagon · harvester · implement · attachment · hitch

mechanism

plunger

Suction device for clogs

teeth · auger · belts · rollers · compression · density · tension · hydraulic · PTO · feeder

Categories
Opposites
agricultural function

balerspreader

Tool for distribution

manure spreader · broadcaster · mower · combine · harvester

Phrases
Family

bale, bales, baleful, baling, baled, baleen, balers

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G