Inconsistent bales cost you time, hay, and money

Long or short bales jam accumulators and make for longer days 

 We've run balers too

We know how frustrating it is to lose hours and good hay when you can't tell if you're going too fast or too slow

Know your speed with every bale

Watch the count, adjust your speed, and make consistent bales all day

 Three steps to consistent bales 

1. Install the kit

Bolts on in an afternoon. No welding, no magnets. We've done it that way since 2014.

2. Set your flake target

Pick a count that fits your bale length and your flake size.

3. Watch and adjust

Speed up or slow down to stay on target, every bale.

Flake Counter Kits

 Bale like a pro 

Serious hay growers count flakes. Become the grower known for consistent, quality bales that buyers come back for.

 Days back every season

Fill the barn with uniform bales and save days' worth of harvest. Reduce the need for more balers and have buyers calling you first.

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 What the Flake Counter does for you 

  • Consistent length and weight bales
  • More productivity from every hour of baling
  • Fewer knotter problems
  • Smoother-running stackers, accumulators or bundlers
  • Faster training for new operators
  • Know when moisture changes (optional sensors)

BPM-101 Features

  • Flake count: live count plus your last four bales
  • Total bale count: digital and easy to reset
  • Strokes per minute: check baler performance
  • Hay moisture: one or both sides (optional)
  • GPS ground speed: see your speed next to your flake count (optional)


 Inconsistent bales cost you time, hay, and money. The AgXcellence Flake Counter works like a speedometer for your baler, so you know if you're running too fast or too slow. Watch the count, adjust your speed, and make consistent bales that buyers come back for, while saving days every season.

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 I grew up on a hay farm, counting flakes in my head while I baled. 


When I ran the bale wagon, I paid for every miscount, because long bales meant messy stacks and lost time. Years later, a friend asked me to build him a flake counter. Then I kept seeing customers struggling to keep their old counters working, and I knew there had to be a better way. So I built one. The AgXcellence Flake Counter is a speedometer for your baler, so you never have to count in your head again. You know your speed, you make consistent bales, and you get days of your season back. You run the baler. We just help you run it right.  

Greg Hutchinson, AgXcellence

Building flake counters since 2014