Agricultural baler with looped roll
A roll for an agricultural baler includes an interior tube and an exterior tube surrounding and connected to the interior tube. The exterior tube has an exterior surface and a plurality of loops extending from the exterior surface of the exterior tube.
1. A roll for an agricultural baler, comprising:
an interior tube; and
an exterior tube surrounding and connected to the interior tube, the exterior tube comprising an exterior surface and a plurality of loops extending from the exterior surface of the exterior tube, wherein the interior tube defines a length and comprises a pair of ends and the exterior tube is connected to the interior tube by a plurality of welds, wherein none of the welds are distanced by more than 5% of the length from one of the ends of the interior tube.
2. The roll of claim 1 , wherein the interior tube and the exterior tube each define a length of at least 5 feet.
3. The roll of claim 2 , wherein the interior tube defines an outer diameter that is no more than 4.5 inches.
4. The roll of claim 1 , wherein the exterior tube is additionally connected to the interior tube by an adhesive.
5. The roll of claim 1 , wherein the exterior tube has a thickness of up to 0.375 inches.
6. The roll of claim 1 , wherein the loops are welded to the exterior tube.
7. The roll of claim 6 , wherein the interior tube is also press fit to the exterior tube.
8. A roll for an agricultural baler, comprising:
a tube comprising an exterior surface;
a first sheet of at least partially formed loops that surrounds the exterior surface; and
a second sheet of at least partially formed loops that surrounds the exterior surface and is connected to the first sheet to form a plurality of loops that surround the exterior surface, wherein the tube defines a length and comprises a pair of ends, the first sheet and the second sheet each being connected to the tube by a plurality of welds, wherein none of the welds are distanced by more than 5% of the length from one of the ends of the tube.
9. The roll of claim 8 , wherein the tube defines a length of at least 5 feet.
10. The roll of claim 9 , wherein the tube defines an outer diameter that is no more than 4.5 inches.
11. The roll of claim 8 , wherein the first sheet defines a semi-cylindrical shape and the second sheet defines a semi-cylindrical shape, the first sheet and the second sheet connecting together to form a cylindrical shape that surrounds the exterior surface.
12. The roll of claim 8 , wherein the first sheet is connected to the second sheet by an adhesive.
13. The roll of claim 8 , wherein the first sheet and the second sheet are welded to one another.
14. A roll for an agricultural baler, comprising:
an interior tube comprising an exterior surface; and
an exterior tube surrounding and connected to the exterior surface, the exterior roll comprising a spine and a plurality of loops connected to the spine and wrapping around the exterior surface of the interior roll, wherein the exterior tube comprises a pair of welding rings that are each connected to the spine and welded adjacent to a respective end of the interior tube.
15. The roll of claim 14 , wherein the interior tube and the exterior tube each define a length of at least 5 feet.
16. The roll of claim 15 , wherein the interior tube defines an outer diameter that is no more than 4.5 inches.
17. The roll of claim 14 , wherein each of the loops comprises a first end connected to the spine and a second end that is connected to the spine and longitudinally offset from the first end.
18. The roll of claim 14 , wherein the welding rings are welded across their entirety to the interior tube.