Material or article handling – Vehicle-carried bale accumulator
Patent
1997-10-21
2000-02-01
Ellis, Christopher P.
Material or article handling
Vehicle-carried bale accumulator
414 245, 4147897, 414486, 414502, 414518, 414555, 414812, 414813, B65G 5732
Patent
active
060195622
ABSTRACT:
A bale loading system comprising a bale carrier and a method for loading, transporting, and unloading large bales of agricultural material. The bales can be either round or rectangular bales. The bale carrier is towed to a bale in a field. The bale is positioned in a bale loading mechanism and securely clamped. The bale is lifted, rotated, and placed on the bale carrier such that a flat surface of the bale rests on the bale carrier. A plurality of bales can be loaded onto the bale carrier. After the bale carrier is loaded, the bale loader is transported to a bale storage location where the bales are unloaded. The bales are unloaded such that a bound surface of an unloaded bale faces skyward, and such that an unbound surface of a bale faces an unbound surface of a previously unloaded bale.
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Ellis Christopher P.
Hess Douglas
Quimby David W.
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