Post-Harvest Review: What Your Discarded Net Wrap Says About Your Baler’s Health

Introduction: The Diagnostic Report You’ve Been Throwing Away
Every season, farmers pull thousands of pieces of net wrap off their bales and throw them in the pile without a second glance. It is waste. It goes in the bin, or the burn pile, or the recycling collection if you have one. The idea that this crumpled, dirty piece of HDPE mesh contains useful information about your baler’s mechanical condition is not something that occurs to most people.
It should.
The net wrap that comes off your bales is a direct physical record of everything that happened during the wrapping cycle — the tension applied, the uniformity of coverage, how cleanly the knife cut, how evenly the spreader roller spread, how consistently the feed rolls drove the net wrap into the chamber. Every irregularity in the baler’s net wrap system leaves a corresponding mark in the net wrap itself — a wear pattern, a cut anomaly, a tension variation, an edge deformation — that persists through the storage period and is still readable when you pull the net wrap off at feeding time.
Farmers who learn to read these marks catch developing baler problems before they become season-stopping failures. They identify worn feed rolls before a wrap-up wastes thirty minutes. They find a misadjusted knife before it starts producing incomplete cuts. They notice spreader roller problems before bale end coverage deteriorates to the point of causing storage losses.
This guide teaches you to read discarded net wrap as a diagnostic tool — systematically, region by region of the net wrap piece — and trace each observable pattern back to the specific baler component responsible.
How to Conduct a Post-Harvest Net Wrap Review
The net wrap review process is simple and takes about five minutes per sample. The key is doing it systematically rather than just glancing at a piece of net wrap and moving on.
What You Need
- Several pieces of discarded net wrap from the most recent baling season — ideally from bales at different points in the season (early, mid, and late) to track changes over time
- A flat surface to lay the net wrap out on — a concrete floor, a clean trailer bed, or even a lawn
- Good light — natural daylight is best; a portable work light if inspecting indoors
- Your baler’s operator manual (for reference when you identify something worth investigating)
Selecting Representative Samples
Do not select only the best-looking pieces or only the worst-looking. For a meaningful diagnostic review, collect net wrap from:
- The first few bales of the season (baseline condition)
- Mid-season bales (after the system has been under sustained load)
- Late-season bales (after maximum wear accumulation)
- Any bales where you noticed a feeding problem, unusual sound, or other anomaly during baling
Five to ten pieces across the season gives you enough samples to identify patterns versus one-off events.
The Inspection Regions
When you lay a piece of discarded net wrap flat, inspect it in five distinct regions — each of which corresponds to a different phase of the net wrap system’s operation:
- The cut end — where the knife severed the net wrap at the end of the wrapping cycle
- The leading edge — the free end that was in the pre-feed position at the start of the cycle
- The body — the central area covering the bale circumference
- The side edges — the left and right lateral edges of the net wrap
- The surface — the overall tension and distribution pattern visible across the full piece
Region 1: The Cut End — What the Knife Is Telling You
The cut end of the net wrap is where the knife made contact. The quality of this cut is one of the most readable indicators of knife condition and adjustment in the entire piece.
What a Good Cut Looks Like
A correctly functioning knife with correct adjustment produces a cut end that is:
- Straight across the full width — the cut line runs perpendicular to the net wrap length with minimal deviation
- Clean at each strand — individual HDPE strands are severed cleanly without visible fraying, crushing, or pulled fibers
- Consistent in cut depth — no areas where the knife partially cut but did not sever, leaving thin connections between the cut halves
- Even from left edge to right edge — the same cut quality across the full width, with no section that is cleaner or rougher than the others
When you see this on your discarded net wrap, your knife system is functioning correctly and requires no immediate attention.
Diagnostic Pattern 1: Ragged, Frayed Cut End
What it looks like: The cut end is not a clean line but a ragged, irregular edge — individual strands are pulled, stretched, and irregularly torn rather than cleanly severed. Some strands may be broken at different points along their length rather than at the cut line.
What it means: The knife blade is dull. A sharp knife severs HDPE strands cleanly; a dull knife drags across the strands and tears them rather than cutting. The raggedness increases as the knife dulls — early dulling produces slight fraying, advanced dulling produces significant tearing.
Baler component: Net wrap knife blade. Inspect and sharpen or replace.
Urgency: Medium. A dull knife produces poor cut quality but may still produce functional cuts for some time. However, as dulling progresses, incomplete cuts become more frequent — bales ejected with the net wrap still connected to the roll are a higher-urgency problem.
Diagnostic Pattern 2: Angled Cut — Not Perpendicular to bale Net Wrap
What it looks like: The cut line runs at an angle across the net wrap rather than straight across. One side of the net wrap has been cut, while the other side shows a longer uncut tail — the cut progressed from one edge to the other rather than engaging the full width simultaneously.
What it means: The knife is not aligned parallel to the net wrap path. This misalignment causes the knife to contact one side of the net wrap before the other, producing an angled rather than square cut.
Baler component: Knife mounting alignment or knife actuator travel path. Check knife mounting hardware for looseness or damage, and confirm the knife travels the full width of the net wrap path during its cutting stroke.
Urgency: Medium-high. An angled cut increases the risk of incomplete cuts on the side where the knife makes last contact — and incomplete cuts lead to net wrap being pulled from the feed system when the bale ejects.
Diagnostic Pattern 3: Incomplete Cut — Connected Strands Across the Cut Line
What it looks like: Most of the cut end appears clean, but there are one or more locations across the width where strands are not fully severed — thin fibers or partial strand connections bridge the cut line. In severe cases, a section of the net wrap width is not cut at all.
What it means: The knife is not achieving full contact pressure across the complete width of the net wrap at the cut point. This can result from a bent knife, a damaged knife mounting, a worn knife edge at a specific point, or a net wrap path that is not flat at the cut point.
Baler component: Knife blade condition (localized damage or uneven wear), knife mounting integrity, net wrap tension at cut point.
Urgency: High. Incomplete cuts are the direct cause of net wrap being pulled out of the feed system at bale ejection — one of the most disruptive net wrap system failures in a baling operation. Address promptly.
Diagnostic Pattern 4: Crushed or Compressed Cut End
What it looks like: The strands at the cut end are not cleanly severed but are crushed or flattened — the HDPE is deformed rather than cut. The cut line has width rather than being a fine, sharp edge.
What it means: The knife is making contact with the net wrap but without sufficient sharpness or speed to cleanly sever the strands. This can indicate a knife that is dull but still making contact, or a knife actuator that is moving too slowly to produce a clean cut.
Baler component: Knife blade sharpness (primary) and knife actuator speed (secondary). Check actuator function if a freshly sharpened knife still produces compressed rather than clean cuts.
Urgency: Medium. Monitor cut quality after knife service — if compression persists with a sharp knife, the actuator system needs attention.
Region 2: The Leading Edge — Feed System Condition
The leading edge of the net wrap — the free end that was in the pre-feed position before the wrapping cycle began — carries information about how the net wrap entered the bale chamber and made initial contact with the bale.
What a Good Leading Edge Looks Like
A clean leading edge — the end of the net wrap that first contacted the bale — should be:
- Approximately straight, with minor irregularity acceptable
- Free from scuff marks, abrasion damage, or significant deformation
- Consistent in width — not narrowed or drawn in from one side relative to the other
Diagnostic Pattern 5: Abrasion or Scuff Marks Near the Leading Edge
What it looks like: The first 10–30 cm of net wrap from the leading edge shows visible abrasion — scuff marks, worn strands, or surface damage on one face of the net wrap.
What it means: The leading edge is contacting a surface in the feed path that it should not be contacting — a guide bar, the baler frame, or a component near the duckbill or chamber entrance. This contact occurs as the net wrap hangs in the pre-feed position between cycles, or as it begins its initial travel into the chamber.
Baler component: Net wrap guides near the chamber entrance, duckbill position (on MF/AGCO models), chamber entrance edge condition.
Urgency: Low-medium. Leading edge abrasion is typically more of an alignment indicator than an immediate failure risk, but it confirms that the lead-out path has a contact point that could progress to a feeding problem if the component continues to wear.
Diagnostic Pattern 6: Leading Edge Significantly Narrower Than Bale Width
What it looks like: The leading edge of the net wrap is noticeably narrower than the body of the piece — the net wrap width is reduced at the leading edge, with the edges drawn inward.
What it means: The net wrap was narrowing as it approached the feed rolls or entered the chamber — the spreader roller was not effectively maintaining full width during the transition. As the net wrap hung in the pre-feed position, it relaxed and narrowed without active spreading support.
Baler component: Spreader roller effectiveness — check for worn, packed, or backward-installed spreader roller.
Urgency: Medium. A narrowed leading edge means the initial bale contact is at less than full width — which often results in the first section of the bale being unwrapped or poorly covered before the net wrap spreads to full width during the baling rotation.
Region 3: The Body — Tension and Coverage Uniformity
The body of the discarded net wrap — the central portion that covered the bale circumference — carries the most information about overall system function: tension uniformity, coverage consistency, and the interaction between the net wrap and the bale surface.
What a Good Body Looks Like
The body of well-wrapped, correctly functioning net wrap should appear:
- Consistent in mesh opening size across its width — if you hold the net wrap up to light, the mesh openings should be approximately uniform from left edge to right edge
- Free from localized stretching or relaxation zones — no areas where the mesh is visibly more open (stretched) or more closed (compressed) than the surrounding material
- Consistent from one end of the piece to the other — the tension applied at the beginning of the wrap cycle should match the tension at the end
Diagnostic Pattern 7: Mesh Openings Larger on One Side Than the Other
What it looks like: Holding the net wrap up to the light reveals that the mesh openings on one lateral side are larger than on the other — the HDPE strands are further apart on one side, indicating greater stretching during application.
What it means: The tension applied to the net wrap was uneven across its width during wrapping. One side received higher tension than the other — meaning the bale was exerting more pressure on the net wrap on one side, which corresponds to an asymmetric bale density (denser on one side than the other).
Baler component: This is a bale formation issue rather than strictly a net wrap system issue. Asymmetric bale density is typically caused by uneven crop flow into the bale chamber — most commonly traceable to windrow width mismatch with the baler’s pickup width, or pickup wear causing uneven crop pickup across the pickup width.
Also check: Pickup tine condition — missing tines on one side of the pickup reduce crop flow on that side, creating consistent density asymmetry in the bale.
Urgency: Medium. Asymmetric bale density affects bale quality and storage stability as well as net wrap performance — worth investigating even if net wrap coverage appears acceptable.
Diagnostic Pattern 8: Horizontal Bands of Different Mesh Density
What it looks like: The body of the net wrap shows horizontal bands — running across the width — where the mesh openings are alternately larger and smaller. The pattern repeats at regular or irregular intervals along the length of the piece.
What it means: The tension in the net wrap varied cyclically during the wrapping process. This is a classic signature of inconsistent roll winding — a net wrap roll that has sections wound at tighter tension alternating with sections wound at looser tension. As the roll unwinds, the feed tension surges and relaxes, producing corresponding tension variations in the applied net wrap.
Baler component: This is primarily a net wrap quality issue rather than a baler mechanical issue. However, it can be compounded by a tensioner that is adjusted too tightly — leaving less margin to absorb winding variation.
Also check: If the banding is very regular and corresponds to a specific interval, it could reflect a specific mechanical cycle in the baler — a worn feed roll with a flat spot, for example, which produces reduced drive at the same point in every rotation.
Urgency: Low-medium. Winding inconsistency in the net wrap roll is the most common cause. Switch net wrap suppliers or specify consistent-winding rolls if this is a recurring pattern across multiple seasons.
Diagnostic Pattern 9: Circular or Oval Impressions in the Body
What it looks like: The body of the net wrap shows circular or oval-shaped areas where the mesh strands are slightly compressed or show a different texture from the surrounding material — as if a rounded object pressed against the net wrap from the bale side.
What it means: The bale surface was not uniformly smooth — there were protruding objects or irregular density zones in the outer bale layer that created localized high-pressure contact points against the net wrap during wrapping.
What caused it: This is most commonly a crop debris issue — crop material that was not fully integrated into the bale structure and protrudes from the outer surface at the point of net wrap contact. It can also indicate a pickup issue where small fragments (stem ends, broken tines) are being embedded in the outer bale layer.
Baler component: Pickup condition — inspect for broken tine fragments that may be entering the bale. Also assess crop preparation — heavily stemmy or poorly conditioned crop is more prone to producing surface irregularities.
Urgency: Low. Primarily a crop management and pickup maintenance issue. Monitor for tine damage if circular impressions become frequent.
Region 4: The Side Edges — Spreader Roller and Guide Condition
The lateral edges of the net wrap — the left and right sides — carry specific information about the spreader roller function and the guide system alignment.
What Good Edges Look Like
The side edges of correctly functioning net wrap should be:
- Straight along their length — not wavy, drawn in, or flared outward
- Consistent in width from leading edge to cut end — the net wrap should be the same width throughout
- Free from abrasion damage or fraying — no scuff marks or strand damage on the outer edge strands
Diagnostic Pattern 10: Both Edges Drawn Inward — bale Net Wrap Narrower Than Roll Width
What it looks like: The full piece of net wrap is noticeably narrower than the roll width — both edges are drawn in from the expected width. The mesh at the edges appears more compressed than the center.
What it means: The spreader roller is not spreading the net wrap to full width before it reaches the bale. The net wrap is entering the bale chamber narrower than the bale width, leaving the bale ends uncovered.
Baler component: Spreader roller — check for packed debris in the helical groove, worn groove profile, or backward installation (the single most common spreader roller issue — a roller installed end-for-end gathers net wrap inward rather than spreading it outward).
Urgency: High. Narrow net wrap produces consistently poor bale end coverage — a direct cause of increased outdoor storage losses on every bale.
Diagnostic Pattern 11: One Edge Straight, One Edge Wavy or Irregular
What it looks like: One lateral edge of the net wrap runs straight and true along its length, while the other edge is wavy, drawn in at intervals, or shows irregular width variation.
What it means: The net wrap is tracking laterally to one side in the feed path — drifting away from center toward the side where the edge is irregular. On the drifting side, the net wrap is crowding toward the edge of the guide or feed roll, creating compression and irregular movement on that edge. The stable side confirms that the issue is lateral rather than overall width.
Baler component: Net wrap guide alignment — check for a bent or mispositioned guide on the side toward which the net wrap is drifting. Also check: feed roll pressure evenness across the width. Uneven feed roll pressure drives the net wrap toward the lower-pressure side.
Urgency: Medium-high. Lateral tracking causes progressively worse coverage on one end of the bale and increases the risk of the net wrap edge jamming at the guide or feed roll end plate.
Diagnostic Pattern 12: Edge Fraying — Strands Broken or Separated at the Outer Edge
What it looks like: The outer strands along one or both lateral edges of the net wrap are frayed, broken, or separated from the main mesh structure. The damage is concentrated along the very outer edge of the roll width.
What it means: The edge of the net wrap is contacting a surface with sufficient force to abrade and break the outer strands. This typically indicates the net wrap is tracking into contact with a fixed surface — a guide plate edge, a feed roll end flange, or the baler frame — at some point in the feed path.
Baler component: Inspect the feed path carefully for points where the net wrap edge contacts a fixed surface. Feed roll end flanges that are sharp or have burrs are a common cause on older balers. Guide plates that are not centered relative to the net wrap path can also cause this.
Urgency: Medium. Edge fraying weakens the lateral integrity of the net wrap — the edge is the boundary that maintains net wrap width on the bale. Progressive edge damage leads to the net wrap width decreasing from the affected side inward.

Diagnostic Pattern 13: Burn Marks or Glazing on One or Both Edges
What it looks like: One or both edges of the net wrap show a distinctive mark — a slight discoloration, glazing, or fused appearance on the HDPE strands at the very outer edge. In severe cases, individual strands at the edge appear partially melted.
What it means: The net wrap edge is being heated through friction with a moving component — most commonly a rotating feed roll end surface. If the net wrap is tracking toward one side enough that the edge contacts the rotating rubber roll surface at its end, the friction between the moving rubber and the stationary net wrap edge generates enough heat to mark or partially fuse the HDPE.
Baler component: Feed roll end contact — confirm net wrap lateral tracking is keeping the net wrap edges clear of the feed roll end surfaces. Also inspect feed roll end surfaces for damage from prior contact.
Urgency: Medium-high. Heat marking indicates the net wrap is in contact with a rotating surface — which can escalate to edge wrap-up if the tracking issue is not corrected.
Region 5: Overall Tension Pattern — The Wrap Count and System Pressure Story
The final diagnostic region is not a specific location on the net wrap but the overall visual impression of tension and coverage when you hold the complete piece up to the light.
Diagnostic Pattern 14: bale Net Wrap Much Lighter or Darker on One Half vs. the Other Half
What it looks like: When held up to light, one half of the net wrap (either the leading half or the trailing half toward the cut end) appears noticeably lighter — with larger, more open mesh — than the other half.
What it means: The tension applied to the net wrap changed significantly during the wrapping cycle. The lighter half received more stretching — higher tension — than the darker half.
If the lighter area is at the leading edge (beginning of the cycle): the bale chamber was building pressure during initial wrapping, placing high initial tension on the net wrap before the bale surface was fully formed and smooth.
If the lighter area is at the cut end (end of the cycle): tension increased toward the end of the wrapping cycle. This can indicate a tensioner that tightens as roll diameter decreases, or a feed roll drive engagement issue that increases resistance toward the end of the cycle.
Baler component: Tensioner adjustment and roll diameter compensation. Some baler tensioner systems are designed to maintain constant tension regardless of roll diameter; others may not fully compensate. Adjust the tensioner to reduce this effect.
Diagnostic Pattern 15: Net Wrap Shows Consistent Parallel Lines of Compression
What it looks like: Across the body of the net wrap, there are faint but consistent parallel compression marks running perpendicular to the net wrap length — at regular spacing.
What it means: A component in the feed path with a regular surface feature — a seam, a guide bar, a roller with a surface irregularity — is making repeating contact with the net wrap as it passes through. The spacing of the marks corresponds to the circumference or pitch of the rotating component making contact.
Baler component: Inspect each roller in the feed path for surface irregularities, raised seams, or damage at consistent intervals around the circumference. A feed roll with a patch repair, a splice point on a guide belt, or a debris accumulation that compresses net wrap at each rotation is the typical cause.
Urgency: Low-medium. The marks themselves may not cause immediate feeding failure but indicate a surface condition that may worsen — and the repeated compression creates localized weakness in the net wrap at each mark location.
The Seasonal Comparison: Reading Change Over Time
The most powerful use of the net wrap diagnostic technique is not a single-season snapshot but a comparison across seasons — or across the course of a single season. By keeping representative samples labeled by date and comparing them side by side, you can see:
Knife wear progression: Cut end quality deteriorating gradually across the season — from clean at the beginning to ragged at the end — tells you approximately how many bales your knife produces before needing service.
Feed roll wear: Edge condition deteriorating mid-season despite correct initial alignment often points to progressive rubber surface wear on the feed rolls — the grip reducing as the season accumulates.
Spreader roller groove packing: Net wrap width reducing gradually through the season points to the spreader roller groove packing with debris — a maintenance item that should be cleaned at defined intervals rather than waiting for obvious failure.
Seasonal maintenance calendar: After two or three seasons of systematic net wrap review, you have the data to build a baler-specific maintenance calendar — knowing when the knife needs service, when the spreader needs cleaning, when the feed roll pressure needs checking — based on your actual bale count and observed wear patterns rather than generic manual recommendations.
Quick Diagnostic Reference: Pattern to Component
| What You See | Where You See It | Likely Component | Urgency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ragged, frayed cut | Cut end | Dull knife blade | Medium |
| Angled cut line | Cut end | Knife alignment | Medium-high |
| Incomplete cut — connected strands | Cut end | Knife pressure / blade damage | High |
| Crushed, compressed cut | Cut end | Dull knife / slow actuator | Medium |
| Abrasion on leading edge | Leading 10–30 cm | Guide or duckbill contact | Low-medium |
| Narrowed leading edge | Leading edge | Spreader roller — not spreading | Medium |
| Asymmetric mesh openings L vs R | Body | Uneven bale density / pickup | Medium |
| Horizontal tension bands | Body | Inconsistent roll winding | Low-medium |
| Circular impressions | Body | Crop debris / broken tines | Low |
| Both edges drawn inward | Side edges | Spreader roller — backward or worn | High |
| One edge wavy, one straight | Side edges | Lateral tracking / guide alignment | Medium-high |
| Edge fraying — broken strands | Side edges | Edge contact with fixed surface | Medium |
| Edge burn marks / glazing | Side edges | Edge contact with rotating surface | Medium-high |
| Tension difference leading vs. trailing | Full piece | Tensioner compensation | Medium |
| Regular parallel compression lines | Full body | Component surface irregularity | Low-medium |
Net Wrap Quality and Diagnostic Clarity
One important note on this diagnostic technique: it works most clearly when the net wrap itself is consistent. Net wrap manufactured from 100% virgin HDPE with consistent winding tension produces a piece where the patterns you observe are caused by the baler — not by variability in the net wrap material itself.
When using inconsistently wound net wrap, the tension variations in the net wrap body are a mixture of baler-caused patterns and roll-winding-caused patterns — and separating the two is difficult. A tension band in an inconsistently wound roll looks similar to a tension band caused by a feed roll with a flat spot.
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Standard Specifications
| Width | Length | Net Weight | Core | Bales Per Roll* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48″ (122 cm) | 3,000 m | 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 12 g/m² | 3″ | 200–280 |
| 51″ (130 cm) | 3,000 m | 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 12 g/m² | 3″ | 200–280 |
| 64″ (163 cm) | 2,134 m | 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 12 g/m² | 3″ | 150–220 |
| 67″ (170 cm) | 2,134 m | 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 12 g/m² | 3″ | 150–220 |
| 1.23 m | 2,000 / 3,000 m | 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 12 g/m² | 3″ | 200–280 |
| 1.25 m | 2,000 / 3,000 m | 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 12 g/m² | 3″ | 200–280 |
| 1.30 m | 3,600 m | 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 12 g/m² | 3″ | 240–340 |
At 2.5–3.5 wraps per bale.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: How many pieces of net wrap should I inspect to get a reliable diagnostic picture?
A: Five to ten pieces from different points in the baling season gives a reliable pattern. One or two pieces may reflect a one-off event rather than a systematic issue. Collect samples from the beginning, middle, and end of the season, plus any bales where you noticed something unusual during the baling cycle.
Q: Is it worth keeping net wrap samples from season to season?
A: Yes — if storage space allows. A flat sample from each season kept in a labeled bag gives you a comparison baseline. When a new pattern appears in a later season, comparing against prior seasons tells you whether it is new or has been present but unnoticed for some time.
Q: What if I find multiple patterns on the same piece?
A: Multiple patterns occurring together often point to a single root cause. For example, asymmetric mesh openings in the body plus one wavy edge both point to lateral tracking — a single alignment issue that manifests in two different regions of the net wrap. Start with the pattern that appears in the highest-urgency category from the diagnostic table and work from there.
Q: Can I use this technique for twine-wrapped bales?
A: Twine does not carry the same richness of diagnostic information as net wrap because its cross-section and application mechanics are different. The net wrap diagnostic technique is specific to net wrap systems.
Q: My net wrap always looks the same — does that mean my baler is fine?
A: Consistent appearance is generally a positive sign, but “always looks the same” means you have a baseline — which is the most important thing. The diagnostic technique works by identifying changes from that baseline. If you have never established a baseline, start now and document what your net wrap normally looks like. Future changes will then be readable against that reference.
Q: Does net wrap quality affect how readable the diagnostic patterns are?
A: Yes — significantly. Net wrap manufactured with inconsistent winding tension introduces its own tension variation patterns that overlap with baler-caused patterns, making the diagnostic picture harder to read. Net wrap from 100% virgin HDPE wound at consistent tension gives you a cleaner diagnostic signal.
Conclusion: Five Minutes That Could Save Your Season
The net wrap you pull off your bales at feeding time is not waste — it is data. Fifteen diagnostic patterns, each traceable to a specific baler component, are readable in those discarded pieces if you know what to look for. A five-minute inspection of representative samples after the season ends — laid flat, inspected region by region against the guide in this article — can identify developing problems before they become failures, and confirm that everything functioning correctly continues to function correctly.
The cut end tells you about your knife. The leading edge tells you about your feed path guidance. The body tells you about tension uniformity and bale density. The edges tell you about your spreader roller and lateral tracking. The overall tension pattern tells you about your tensioner and roll diameter compensation.
The baler paid for this season. The net wrap tells you how it did.
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