Bale wrapper and a combined baler/bale wrapper

A combined baler/bale wrapper comprising:

• a chassis
• a baler mounted on the chassis, and
• a bale wrapper mounted on the chassis,
• the bale wrapper comprising:
• rotatably mounted parallel spaced apart first and second bale support rollers operable in a bale wrapping state for supporting the bale and for rotating the bale about a first wrapping axis during wrapping of the bale,
• a transfer means pivotal about a transfer pivot axis from a first state for receiving a bale thereon to a second state for transferring the bale onto the bale wrapper, and
• a receiving means located on the transfer means for receiving a bale from the baler to be transferred onto the bale wrapper,
• wherein
• the first bale support roller is mounted on the transfer means and is moveable with the transfer means relative to and independently of the second bale support roller,
• the receiving means and the first bale support roller are located on respective opposite sides of the transfer pivot axis, so that as the transfer means is pivoted about the transfer pivot axis from the first state to the second state the receiving means is urged in an upwardly direction and the first bale support roller is urged in a downwardly direction from the bale wrapping state for minimising the headroom required by the bale as the bale is being transferred by the transfer means from the receiving means to the bale wrapper, and
• the transfer means is located between the baler and the bale wrapper so that a formed bale is discharged from the baler onto the receiving means when the transfer means is in the first state.