Bale handling apparatus

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1978-12-19

1981-11-03

Blix, Trygve M.

Material or article handling

Round hay bale handling

Unrolling

414739, B65H 7540

Patent

active

042983010

ABSTRACT:
The invention related to an apparatus for lifting, handling, transporting and unrolling large round hay bales. Preferably said apparatus is employed on the bed of a pickup or truck and includes a frame mounted on the pickup bed with a beam pivotally mounted thereon and with arms pivotally mounted on the beam. The arms have bale penetrating members mounted or fixed thereon. First power actuated means operably pivot the beam in an arc about the rear end of the pickup toward and away from the ground. Second, power actuated means for pivoting the arms and penetrating members about the ends of the beam toward each other in such fashion as to squeeze a bale sufficiently to allow the first power means to lift the bale from the ground, and to pivot away from each other to release the bale. The bale penetrating members are mounted on the arms to allow a bale to be unrolled or distributed.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3637250 (1972-01-01), Blonsky
patent: 4049140 (1977-09-01), Roose
patent: 4148399 (1979-04-01), Carter et al.

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