Bale positioning device

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1974-03-15

1976-04-06

Werner, Frank E.

Conveyors: power-driven

Conveyor system for arranging or rearranging stream of items

By laterally or vertically moving successive items in...

198 7BL, B65G 700

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039483991

ABSTRACT:
A bale positioning device is disclosed for positioning bales in a manner such that pickup by an agricultural loading machine is facilitated. The positioning device is mounted near the intake bale chute of a conventional bale loading machine and includes a spider wheel that is adjustably mounted for free rotation on one end of an arm that has the other end adjustably connected with a bell crank mechanism such that said spider wheel is both lifted and rotated upon actuation of the bell crank mechanism. When the spider wheel is brought into contact with a bale that is not properly positioned, the wheel will cause the bale to be shifted about a vertical axis and/or a horizontal axis as the machine proceeds forwardly to thereby properly position the bale for entry into the intake chute of the pickup machine. Should the bale need to be rotated about a horizontal axis during positioning, the bell crank mechanism is actuated while the spider wheel is in contact with the bale to cause the spider wheel to be lifted and rotated to thereby provide the needed rotation to the bale during positioning of the same. The positioning device is also capable of repeatedly rotating the bale about a horizontal axis should such rotation be necessary or desirable such as, for example, to move a bale away from a ditch or fence line to facilitate pickup.

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