Abstract: A wire coiling arrangement includes a rotatable wire coiling mandrel (34) which incorporates a wire receiving slot (33) which extends axially rearwardly from a forward end of the mandrel and which has a slot mouth or entrance (40) facing towards the front end of the mandrel. A coil ejection arrangement (43-46) is arranged for movement along the mandrel (34), between a withdrawn wire coiling position and a forwardly located coil ejection position, such as to push a coil wound on the mandrel axially therefrom. The coil ejection arrangement also carries wire guides (42) which in one setting position of the ejection arragement form a continuation of the slot mouth (40) which widens outwardly from the forward end of the mandrel.

Abstract: An arrangement for removing and separating into pieces wrapping wire (3) encircling a bale (2) or like package in individual, closed loops includes a first wire clipping device (6) for severing the wire in each separate loop at a location (29), to form a wire length; a second wire clipping device (14, 16, 17) for dividing the wire length into smaller pieces; and feed means (10, 12'16, 18) for advancing the wire length to the second wire clipping device. The latter device (14, 16, 17) comprises at least one cutting bit (16) projecting radially outwards from a motor-driven rotor (14) and whose cutting edge generates a cylindrical surface, and further comprises a stationary counter cutting bit (17). The feed means includes a part-cylindrical guide surface (18) which co-operates with the cutting edge to advance a wire length introduced between the guide surface and the rotor (14) to the counter cutting bit.