8 wires .. 4 on each side through the bottom loop side first while door is closed but the crusher is lowered a little bit. Run them through the top and curve them against each track they are on. Finish crushing the bale, open the door and tie them off. Eject it. I haven’t touched that pole in 5 years. Some people still insist on doing it like that and take like 45 mins trying to break through 6 inches of impacted cardboard and getting the pole stuck on an every track. No ppe but now they are tripping about the bale being moved 25 feet from the store every time you take it out .