Hook rotor stripper

A rotor configured to convey crop material from a pickup assembly to an inlet of a bale chamber, the rotor comprising:

• rotor augers for providing rotation;
• a rotor shaft connected to the rotor augers, the rotor shaft rotating from rotation by the rotor augers;
• a plurality of rotatable rotor fingers, each rotor finger secured to the rotor shaft for rotation with the rotor shaft, the plurality of rotatable rotor fingers spaced apart along a length of the rotor shaft;
• and
• a plurality of rotor strippers, each rotor stripper sized and shaped to securely fit between adjacent rotor fingers and to securely engage the rotary shaft, each rotor stripper comprising a segment comprised of two opposing side walls with an interior section extending between the two opposing side walls, each segment comprising a first end portion comprising a curved hook section shaped to securely fit around a majority portion of a circumference of the rotary shaft for secure engagement therewith;
• a second end portion configured to be secured to a backbone portion of the rotor allowing the segment to remain fixed with respect to rotation of the rotary shaft;
• and a middle portion extending between the first and second end portions in a curved manner.