Bale feeder with elevator platform

A bale feeder assembly comprising:

• a housing having side walls;
• a feed assembly disposed between the side walls of the housing, the feed assembly having a support surface sized to receive a bale of material, a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the feed assembly is structured to move the bale of material;
• a movable platform disposed between the side walls of the housing, the movable platform connected to the feed assembly, and the movable platform is structured to move the bale along the housing between the sidewalls, and wherein the movable platform is pivotable between a first position and a second position within the housing, wherein the first position provides an angle between the movable platform and the feed assembly that is greater than when in the second position;
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• a shredder disposed adjacent the distal end of the feed assembly to shred the bale, the feed assembly disposed at an angle such that the proximal end is in a plane spaced below a plane the distal end is disposed in and the feed assembly with the movable platform is arranged to move at least a portion of the bale of material towards the shredder for shredding.

A bale feeder assembly comprising:

• a housing having an inlet end and an outlet end;
• a platform disposed within the housing, the platform being movable within the housing from the inlet end towards the outlet end, the platform sized to receive a bale of material within the inlet end of the housing;
• a shredder disposed adjacent the outlet end of the feed assembly to shred the bale;
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• a driving member connected with the housing and the platform to drive the platform between the inlet and outlet ends of the housing.