Material or article handling – Vehicle-carried bale accumulator
Patent
1997-07-15
1999-03-16
Krizek, Janice L.
Material or article handling
Vehicle-carried bale accumulator
414553, 4147897, 414812, A01D 9008
Patent
active
058821635
ABSTRACT:
A front-end big bale loader is shown and described. A tined pick-up mechanism is pivotally connected to near the front end of a transporting vehicle frame. The tines of the pick-up mechanism are first inserted into the front side of a large bale, and then, the hydraulic system for the pick-up mechanism is actuated to rotate and lift the mechanism up and over the front of the transporting vehicle, to a bed that receives the bale. After the first big bale is rotated and lifted all the way back to the bed, the bale is removed from the tines by a backward shift mechanism that shifts the bale backwards on the bed, away from the temporarily stationary tines. Then, the pick-up mechanism is rotated forward and down in front of the vehicle to be ready to pick up a second big bale. At about the same time, a forward shift mechanism moves the first big hay bale forward again so that the second bale, when it is lifted up and back by the pick-up mechanism, comes to rest on top of the first bale. Then, the two-bale stack on the vehicle bed may be moved back by the backward shift mechanism to leave room on the bed for receiving the next two-bale stack which is created in the same manner.
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Krizek Janice L.
Pedersen Barbara S.
Pedersen Ken J.
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