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Don't Let the Fear of Operating the Steamer Hold You Back!
Many prospective buyers are nervous about learning how to bale hay with the DewPoint steamers. Some are worried they are too complicated for their employees to operate! If you are having these same thoughts, think again! Our customers are often intimidated at first, but typically feel comfortable with the steamer after just 1 day of operating it!
Are you wondering how the steamer works? Read through this page and watch the videos to find out. Don't forget to download our buyer's guides that will walk you through the basics of what you will need in order to implement one.
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How it Works
The Machines
The DewPoint 331 hay steamer is used in the 2-tie, 3-tie, and round bale markets. The DewPoint 6210 is used in the large square bale market. Both machines use a boiler and diesel fired burner to turn water into steam. The steam is applied to the cured hay during the baling process through a series of distribution manifolds mounted onto the baler. The steam is injected into the hay at the pickup of the baler and further as the hay passes through the feed chamber. Steam application during baling significantly reduces leaf loss compared to baling with natural dew and increases the baling window.
User Interface
The DewPoint is controlled by the operator in the tractor cab. The DewPoint display automates most of the machine functions to make it easy and simple to use. The display allows farmers to make steam rate and steam distribution adjustments on the fly as needed.
Moisture Sensor
Typically, a Gazeeka Moisture Sensor is used when baling with steam. The Gazeeka is a non-contact moisture sensor that uses high frequency electromagnetic waves that are transmitted between two antennae. These waves pass through the entire width of the bale as it comes out of the chute and gives operators an accurate bale moisture reading in real time right in the tractor cab. By using the moisture readings from the Gazeeka, operators of the DewPoint can adjust steam rates to meet their desired moisture level and produce a consistent product.
Where the Steam is Applied
The Steam is Injected into the Hay During Baling
Steam is distributed through manifolds on the baler and injected into the hay during the baling process. Steam is absorbed into the hay so quickly that it must be applied right at the baler pickup and in the feed chamber of the baler. Each steam manifold can either be controlled separately or altogether from the control screen in the tractor cab.
Steam produced by the DewPoint hay steamer is injected into the hay during the baling process. The treatment of the hay is accomplished by injecting steam through a series of distribution manifolds mounted in the baler. Steam is absorbed into the hay so quickly that it must be applied right at the baler pickup and in the feed chamber of the baler. Each steam manifold can either be controlled separately or altogether from the control screen in the tractor cab.
Bale moisture is monitored continuously and adjustments to the steam injection rate are made by the machine operator as needed to maintain desired bale moisture conditions at all times. Most baler steam hardware is made up of 4 different manifolds.
Bill Perry - Tonopah, AZ
"My Largest Fear About Purchasing a Steamer Was My Ability to Run it"
Bill Perry from Tonopah, Arizona is a fifth-generation farmer making hay in the desert. Bill was always intrigued by the DewPoint steamer and the fact that you can make your own "dew." See how the steamer has changed Bill's operation and his hay. Bill states, "My largest fear about purchasing a steamer was my ability to run it and my guys to run it. If I would have known how easy it was, I would have [bought them] sooner."
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