Strapping wire 2,8 mm 40 Kg for VK 12 VK 23 VK 30 VK 42 - HSM6652993500

This is the coiled strapping wire for HSM's smaller VK channel balers — 2.8 mm diameter steel, 800 metres to the coil, supplied as HSM article 6652993500 and rated for the VK 12, VK 23, VK 30 and VK 42. It is the only wire gauge HSM lists for those four machines, so specifying it is a matter of confirming your model, not comparing options.

Compatible Models

• HSM VK 12
• HSM VK 23
• HSM VK 30
• HSM VK 42

Larger VK balers take heavier wire and this coil will not serve them: the VK 40 and VK 48 use 3.1 mm wire (article 6661993100), and the VK 50, VK 60, VK 62, VK 72, VK 88, VK 120 and VK 150 use 3.4 mm wire (article 6661993110). Fitting undersized wire to a bigger channel baler risks strap failure on a bale that may weigh several hundred kilograms.

Specifications

Keep at least one spare coil on the shelf. A channel baler that runs out of wire mid-bale has to be cleared by hand, and on a VK that is a job measured in hours rather than minutes.

Wire is bought by weight and consumed by length, so track both. HSM publishes a wire length of 800 m and designates the coil 40 kg; use the length figure when you are estimating how many bales a coil will tie, and the weight figure when you are planning storage and lifting.