Bale handling apparatus
US4441845A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 10, 1983 |
| Grant date | Apr 10, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 10, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01D90/08
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Bale handling apparatus including a base portion, a bale storing portion, a bale moving portion, a bale distributing portion and a control portion; the base portion including a frame section, wheeled carriage supporting the frame section, a hitch member disposed at one end of the frame section; the bale storing portion including a bale supporting section disposed on the frame section, the bale supporting section extending from the rear end of the frame section remote from the hitch member toward but spaced from the hitch member, side rail sections extending upwardly from longitudinal edges of the bale supporting section; the bale moving portion including a transverse rear rail section disposed between the side rail sections, the rear rail section being movable from the rear end of the bale supporting section to the front end thereof; the bale distributing portion being disposed on the frame section between the hitch member and the bale storing portion, the bale distributing portion including a frame, bale rotating mechanism mounted on the frame, the bale rotating mechanism being oriented transversely of the bale storing portion; the control portion including mechanism for moving th…
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