The McHale Fusion 3 Pro is a fully automatic integrated baler wrapper  controlled by the iTouch control console 

The McHale Fusion 3 Pro provides new levels of operator comfort with its large 7″ touch screen monitor, in-cab net and density adjustment, camera, and faster wrapping speeds along with a host of other features. 

The McHale Fusion 3 Pro uses net to bind the bale in the chamber and features the McHale patented bale transfer and vertical wrapping ring, which are noted for their reliability, speed and positive bale transfer in hilly conditions. 

New features include: 

•          iTouch control console with touch screen
•          Automatic drop floor reset
•          Automatic knife drop floor feature
•          End of wrapping roll function 
•          Bale tip speed adjustment
•          Output for controlling crop additive applicator 
•          Reset total reminder 
•          USB export feature

The McHale “iTouch System” is a modern control console featuring the latest in touch screen technology

The iTouch boasts a large 7″ colour screen in a rugged, hard-wearing enclosure displaying all the information that a user requires to monitor how the machine is performing.

The screen features easy to understand icons that control various functions on the machine. 

The McHale iTouch system was specifically designed and tested to be user-friendly and this approach is reflected in the full colour screen and graphic display of all machine settings and functions. 

The iTouch control console, when combined with the load sensing valve on the McHale Fusion 3 Pro, is capable of making baling and wrapping fully automatic.

The McHale Fusion 3 Pro integrated baler wrapper is fitted with a high capacity 2.1 metre galvanised pickup which lifts even the shortest of crop 

Accurate height control can be achieved through a spring balanced hydraulic lifting system.

The pickup is fitted with lateral feed augers that smoothly guide the crop into the chopping unit. 

The pickup features:

• five rows of tines
• double raced cam bearings
• slip clutch protection
• cam side inspection port for checking or changing pick up bearings 

A crop compression roller is also available as an optional extra on the Fusion 3 Pro. 

This roller evens out lumps in the swarth and minimises the risk of blockages when working in heavy swarths.

Rotor and Chopper Unit

The rotor design encourages a uniform crop flow which reduces the risk of blockage, thereby maximising output. 

The chopping unit features 25 knives. Knives in the chopping unit are made from hardened tool steel and can be engaged and disengaged from the tractor cab. 

When engaged, the knives extend into the spine of the rotor, ensuring a consistent chop quality.

Baling conditions are not always ideal; uneven swarths can occur which can lead to blockages

The main drive chain on the Fusion 3 Pro integrated baler wrapper is protected by a slip clutch on the PTO. 

1.        Should a blockage occur, the sound of the slip clutch alerts the operator who can hydraulically lower the floor from the tractor cab.
2.        This widens the chopper unit feed channel and, on re-engaging the PTO, the blockage can be fed through.       
3.        The floor can then be reset and baling can resume. 

Automatic Drop Floor Reset

Automatic drop floor reset comes as standard on the McHale Fusion 3 Pro. If a blockage occurs the operator can press one button on the iTouch which lowers the floor. After the PTO is re-engaged and the blockage is fed through, the drop floor will automatically raise and the knives will reset to their original position. 

Automatic Knife Drop Feature

This feature can be enabled on the Fusion 3 Pro from the iTouch control console in the cab. This allows for the operator to chop the grass until the bale is almost complete, at which point the machine will automatically drop out the knives. Depending on the feeding method, this improves fodder distribution, keeping the bale neater when the net or film is removed.

The bale chamber on the McHale Fusion 3 Pro is comprised of an 18 roller bale chamber

The bale chamber diameter is 1.23m x 1.25m (4′ ½” x 4′ 1¼”) and formed from heavy duty rollers. 

The 18 rollers are made from high-grade tubular steel and deliver maximum traction, improved bale rotation and enhanced machine performance, producing well-shaped and uniform bales. 

As a result of having an 18 roller bale chamber, the Fusion 3 range is noted for superior performance in dry crops such as hay and straw. 

The McHale Fusion 3 Pro integrated baler wrapper is fitted with heavy-duty drive chains and sprockets, which ensure long life and minimum downtime. 

•          Drive side chains are 1-1/4 inch (20B)
•          Rotor chain is 1 inch duplex (16B-2)
•          Pickup chains are 3/4 inch (60H) 

The roller ends are fitted with a McHale designed reverse thread sealing system, meaning that any material which tries to get into bearings is automatically threaded out.

The McHale Fusion 3 Pro is fitted with a pressurised oiling system

Depending on working conditions the operator can adjust the oil flow to the following chains which are serviced by the system:

•          Chamber drive side chains
•          Rotor drive chain
•          Pickup drive chains and cam track

Automatic Greasing

The McHale Fusion 3 Pro integrated baler wrapper is fitted with an automatic greasing system as standard. This pressurised system delivers a measured amount of grease around the machine after every bale cycle. Automatic greasing saves time as it reduces the amount of manual greasing to be done by the operator. A lube alarm sounds after 300 bales to inform the operator to refill the grease cartridge. The following components are greased:

•          Bale chamber drive
•          Bale chamber non-drive side
•          Rotor bearings drive
•          Rotor bearings non-drive side
•          Pickup drive gears

Selectable knives provide the operator with three options

You can choose to engage and chop with a bank of 12 knives or a bank of 13 knives.

Should fine chopping be required the operator can choose to engage both knife banks, which provides a 25 knife chopper system – capable of delivering a theoretical chop length of 46mm.