Article: Tricky trio: baler operators must scrutinize baling wire, maintenance and energy operating costs.(BALING EQUIPMENT FOCUS)

The cost of a baler--the price paid to the manufacturer or dealer--is readily apparent to a recycler shopping for equipment. But at least as critical to ongoing operating profitability is knowing how much it will cost to run that baler for each ton of material processed. Predicting operating costs can require some hard work and some second opinions, but both recyclers and equipment manufacturers seem to agree that misunderstanding or underestimating these costs is very undesirable.

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