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US 2010/0146924 A1Published application
Wide sweep rake, windrow diverter and baling apparatus incorporating same
OwnerBruce Pedeninventor
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An apparatus for use with a hay baler having an in-feed pickup including a rigid member base member fixedly securable with respect to the baler and located forwardly of the same, a rake comprising first and second sweep arms, means swingably connecting the sweep arms to the base member, and a plurality of tined raking members spaced apart from one another longitudinally along each of respective ones of the rake sweep arms for sweeping cut crop material lying on the ground into a windrow. The sweep arms diverge outwardly from one another in a direction forwardly away from the baler with reference to the direction of travel during baling. The apparatus provides means for laterally shifting marginal edge portions of the windrow relative to a selected path of travel of the baler pickup during baling. The apparatus includes a first and a second side delivery raking means located respectively on opposites sides of the windrow, and means movably mounting the raking means for movement relative to the baler in directions toward and away from the path of travel.
Improvements in a crop baling operation in which cut crop material lying on the ground is raked into a windrow picked up and formed into a bale by a baler in a single pass, said improvement comprising incorporating apparatus proximate the baler pickup controllably laterally shifting marginal edge portions of the windrow relative to the path of travel during baling, said apparatus including first and second side delivery raking means located respectively on opposites sides of the windrow, means movably mounting said raking means for movement relative to said baler in directions toward and away from the path of travel and means for selectively controlling movement of said raking means.
Apparatus for use with a baler having an in-feed pickup comprising
A basket type tined raking reel for rotation in a plane disposed at an acute angle to the ground surface, said raking reel being a generally basket like circular unit having a central hub, an annular circular rim circumscribing said hub and disposed in selected spaced relation with respect thereto, a plurality of spokes anchored to said hub and having a first portion extending outwardly to said rim and means retaining said spokes in selected spaced relation with respect to one another circumferentially around said rim, at least selected ones of said spokes having a second portion extending beyond said rim and disposed at a selected angle relative to said first portion.
A rake having at least one sweep arm swingably mounted on a draw bar, each such sweep arm comprising first and second hingedly interconnect rigid arm members, a plurality of tined raking wheels journalled for rotation on each of said first and second arm members and power means interconnecting said first and second members for moving the same from one position to another of where in a first rake operative position the first and second rigid members are disposed generally in alignment end-to-end and a second position wherein they are folded one upon the other in a storage, travel ready, inoperative position.
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