Round bale ejection manipulator

An agricultural crop baler comprising:

• a frame;
• wheels rotatably mounted to the frame and configured to support the frame on a surface;
• a tailgate movably mounted to the frame between a closed position and an open position;
• a baling chamber defined between the frame and the tailgate, wherein the baling chamber is enclosed to hold a bale when the tailgate is in the closed position, and open to allow the bale to exit the agricultural crop baler along a bale ejection path when the tailgate is in the open position;
• a ramp mounted to the frame and positioned at a location below the baling chamber, wherein the ramp is positioned and configured to vertically support a bale ejected from the baling chamber along the bale ejection path;
• a first arm attached to the frame and movable between a respective first position in which the first arm extends along a first lateral side of the bale ejection path and does not intersect the bale ejection path, and a respective second position in which the first arm extends along the first lateral side of the bale ejection path and intersects the bale ejection path;
• a first actuator operatively connected between the frame and the first arm and configured to move the first arm between the respective first position and the respective second position;
• and
• a control system configured to operate the first actuator.