Binding Performance of Binder (I)

Tension of Twine in Binding Process

Abstract

In this report, the tension of rope and twine in and after binding were measured using the binder in rice field. The tested ropes were two kinds of polypropylene and polypropylene blister ropes and jute twines.
The tension at the guide tube in binding depended upon the stiffness of rope brake, but the tension at the guide pin in binding and the tension of rope on the sheaf after binding depended upon the volume and size of straws fed to the door by the packer.
So the tension of rope and twine in binding were affected not only by the kinds of rope and twine but also by the conditions of straw.