Harvesters – Raking and bundling
Patent
1983-09-23
1985-01-01
Hirsch, Paul J.
Harvesters
Raking and bundling
56343, 100 81, A01D 3900, A01D 5900, A01D 7814
Patent
active
044909683
ABSTRACT:
Baling apparatus including a support portion including a carriage section with a base section, a pair of upstanding sections and a hitch section; a forage pickup portion including a generally cylindrical rake rotatably disposed below the base section on a transverse horizontal shaft; a bale forming portion including a substantially rectangular chamber pivotally connected between the upstanding sections, a bale compressor slidably disposed transversely within the chamber and movably supported at each of its corners, pairs of arm members extending longitudinally of the base section in opposite directions from the chamber adjacent the lower end thereof, a pair of the arm members remote from the hitch section being pivotally connected to the chamber, a supporting member extending between the free ends of each pair of arm members, a pair of spaced drums rotatably disposed transversely of the base section above the forage pickup portion, a plurality of closely spaced flexible longitudinal strips extending between each of the supporting members and the rotatable drum closest thereto; a bale tying portion including a plurality of knotters movably supported on the base section adjacent the end thereof remote from the hitch section, a plurality of movable arcuate needles corresponding in number to the knotters, a twine tensioner disposed adjacent the knotters including a rod member mounted on pivotable supports extending upwardly from the base section; a bale discharging portion including a releasable retainer mounted on the chamber adjacent the free ends of pivotable arm members, an inclined section pivotally connected to the support portion, a control portion including hydraulic drives and hydraulic cylinders.
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Hirsch Paul J.
Urban Arthur L.
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