Method and apparatus for winding barbed wire onto a reel
OwnerMichael Dean Pottsinventor
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for winding up barbed wire from a field by utilizing a prime mover with a reel operatively rotatably attached to a forward portion thereof. A motor is operably attached to the reel for selectively controlling the rotation of the reel. A funnel-shaped guide member is attached to the prime mover in front of the reel for guiding the barbed wire onto the reel, whereby the prime mover may be driven forwardly as the motor rotates the wheel to wind the barbed wire onto the reel while at the same time the prime mover may be steered to the left or right as needed to cause level winding of the barbed wire onto the reel.
Claims6
Apparatus comprising:
- a prime mover having at least one pair of ground engaging wheels rotatable about a horizontal axis;
- a reel operatively rotatably attached about an axis substantially parallel to said horizontal axis to a forward portion of said prime mover, said reel being for receiving barbed wire thereon;
- a motor operatively attached to said reel for selectively rotating said reel in at least one rotary direction;
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- a guide member operatively attached to said prime mover in front of said reel for guiding said barbed wire therethrough to said reel whereby said prime mover may be driven forward as said motor rotates said reel to wind the barbed wire onto the reel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.