Empacadora de balas cuadradas 9YF-2200S

Three upgrades over the entry 9YF-2200 define the 9YF-2200S. The hammer-claw pickup reaches into standing and lodged crop material the spring-tooth system cannot recover. The single shredding mechanism breaks and shreds corn, sorghum and dense stalks before they enter the compression chamber — producing tighter, more uniform bales from material that a non-shredding baler compresses poorly. The handheld color touch screen gives the operator full bale-cycle visibility from the tractor cab.

En ≥73.5kW (≥99HP) PTO, the 9YF-2200S handles the full range of crop types — wheat straw, rice straw, corn stover, cotton stalks, sorghum, alfalfa, and fresh forage — in a 2,200mm pickup producing a 460×360mm bale with automatic rope binding.

Replaces the spring-tooth tines with rotating hammer-claw flails that actively dislodge material from the ground surface — recovering standing, lodged and tangled crop that a spring-tooth system rides over without picking up. The 9YF-2200S can bale directly in field conditions where the standard model would require a separate raking pre-pass first.

A shredding stage between the feeder and the compression chamber breaks hard, thick stalks before they enter the plunger. Corn and sorghum stalks compressed whole leave hollow channels and low-density zones in the bale; shredded stalks compress uniformly across the full bale cross-section, producing higher density and better bale shape stability for storage and feeding.

The portable touch panel monitors the bale cycle in real time — bale count, density, equipment status — without the operator needing to look back at the machine in the field. In the 9YF-2200, the operator estimates bale completion by feel and sound. In the 9YF-2200S, the screen shows exactly where in the cycle the baler is, enabling more consistent forward speed management and earlier detection of feed irregularities.

Tough Stalks and Difficult Field Conditions

The hammer-claw pickup and shredding mechanism combine to make the 9YF-2200S the appropriate choice wherever crop material is too tough, too tangled, or too dense for a standard spring-tooth machine. The target moisture range for baling is: legume and gramineous forage 17–23%; rice, wheat and corn stover 10–23%; soil moisture content 12–25%; maximum slope 8 degrees.

• ▸rastrojo de maíz — the shredder breaks whole stalks before compression, producing dense, well-formed bales from a material that compresses poorly without pre-processing
• ▸Sorghum stalks — hammer-claw pickup and single shredder handle the rigid, thick-stemmed structure of sorghum residue that jams non-shredding balers
• ▸Lodged and standing wheat or barley — hammer-claw flails recover flattened and tangled straw that spring-tooth pickups miss at the ground surface
• ▸Tallos de algodón — the shredder manages the woody stem material that cotton stalks present, which intact stems in a standard chamber do not compress uniformly

Fresh and Dry Forage

The 9YF-2200S bales alfalfa, clover, grass hay and mixed forage in both fresh and dry conditions. After mowing and conditioning with a mower-rake, the shredder stage improves the density of bales from thick-stemmed alfalfa — the shredded stem packs more evenly than whole stems in the 460×360mm chamber, which is particularly noticeable in multiple cuts of heavy alfalfa stands at peak growth.

• ▸Alfalfa (dry and fresh) — the shredder improves stem-length consistency for uniform bale density; target moisture 17–23% for rope-wrapped bales
• ▸Mixed grass and legume forage — handles the variable stem thickness of mixed swards more uniformly after shredding
• ▸paja de arroz — hammer-claw recovers the flat, tangled post-paddy windrow more completely than spring-tooth design in the same conditions

• ✔Your primary crops include corn stover, sorghum or cotton stalks where shredding measurably improves bale density
• ✔Your fields include standing or lodged crop sections where the hammer-claw recovers what a spring-tooth leaves behind
• ✔You want touch screen monitoring for bale consistency data and faster detection of feed problems
• ✔Your tractor produces 100HP+ PTO and you want a machine matched to that power output

• ◆Your primary crops are clean-windrow wheat straw, grass hay and standard alfalfa in good conditions
• ◆Your tractor is in the 40–65HP range and the 99HP+ requirement of the 2200S exceeds what you have
• ◆Mechanical simplicity and low maintenance cost are the primary priorities for your operation

The shredder was the only reason I bought this model over the standard 2200. My corn stover bales from the previous machine were inconsistent — heavy on one end, light on the other, and they lost their shape after two weeks in the stack. The 9YF-2200S shredder fixed that completely. Bale weights are consistent end to end and the stacks hold shape properly. The touch screen also lets me catch density changes sooner than I used to — I can see when I am getting into a lighter section and adjust speed without waiting for a light bale to tell me something changed.

We grow grain sorghum and the stover recovery has been a new revenue stream since we got this machine. Our old baler produced irregular, soft sorghum bales that feed dealers would not buy — too variable. The 9YF-2200S shredded sorghum stover compresses into bales that are firm and uniform, and the hammer-claw recovers material that was left on the field before. We run a 115HP tractor and that gives us comfortable headroom with the shredder engaged in the dense sections.

I switched from a round baler to the 9YF-2200S because my horse customers specifically want small square bales they can handle and stack in their barn without a loader. The shredder on this machine makes a noticeable difference in thick-stemmed alfalfa — the bales from the 3rd and 4th cuts are as dense and tight as the 1st cut, where without shredding the stems are too thick to compress evenly by the late season. The touch screen was unfamiliar at first but intuitive after a day.

Cotton stalks and lodged wheat were the two problems I needed to solve. The hammer-claw handles lodged wheat sections that my previous baler left on the field, and the shredder makes the cotton stalk bales much more uniform. One practical note: hammer-claw tines wear faster than spring tines in cotton stalk material — I budget for tine inspection and replacement every season. The touch screen adds useful bale count data for tracking field yield against the scale tickets at delivery. Overall a significant step up from a standard square baler for mixed crop stalk operations.