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3. Results<br />

3.1. System per<str<strong>on</strong>g>for</str<strong>on</strong>g>mance<br />

Site 3 – Block 2<br />

Claas baler & MT545B *<br />

No. <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> passes (SK 140) 1 2<br />

Time per bale (min) 25.8 11.4<br />

Bales per hour 2.3 5.3<br />

Acres/h 0.37 0.79<br />

Green t<strong>on</strong>s per productive hour 1.61 4.19<br />

Green t<strong>on</strong>s per acre 4.32 5.31<br />

Fracti<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> understory harvested 0.19 0.23<br />

* The Bio-baler did not attempt to work <strong>on</strong> Site 3.

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