Shielding assembly for debris management

A shield assembly, comprising

• a plurality of shields configured to block buildup of debris within an engine compartment of a bale wagon and to capture cooling fluid supplied to the engine compartment, wherein the plurality of shields comprises:
• a first shield configured to be disposed on a lateral side of the engine compartment and arranged partially around an engine and a portion of an exhaust disposed within the engine compartment;
• a second shield separate and spaced apart from the first shield and configured to be disposed adjacent to the engine and a cooling fan package of the bale wagon;
• a third shield disposed between and coupled to the first shield and the second shield, wherein the third shield is positioned cross-wise to the first shield and configured to be positioned above the engine compartment and adjacent to the cooling fan package of the bale wagon;
• a fourth shield coupled to the first shield and positioned above the first shield, wherein a portion of the fourth shield comprises a surface sloped in a direction away from the engine compartment when the shield assembly is positioned within the engine compartment to direct debris away from the engine compartment;
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• one or more shield supporting structures disposed between and coupled to the first shield and the second shield, the second shield and the fourth shield, or both.

A bale wagon configured to collect and transport bale stacks from a field to a storage location, wherein the bale wagon comprises:

• a support comprising a plurality of moveable tables configured to receive bale and form the bale stacks
• an engine compartment configured to house an engine, an exhaust pipe, a cooling fan, and an exhaust system, wherein the cooling fan is part of a cooling fan package configured to provide a cooling fluid to the engine compartment;
• a shield assembly configured to block buildup of debris within the engine compartment and to channel cooling fluid from the cooling fan to the engine, wherein the shield assembly comprises:
• a first shield disposed on a lateral side of the engine compartment and arranged partially around the engine and the exhaust pipe;
• a second shield separate and spaced apart from the first shield, wherein the second shield is disposed adjacent to the engine and a cooling fan package of the bale wagon;
• a third shield disposed between and coupled to the first shield and the second shield, wherein the third shield is positioned cross-wise to the first shield and above the engine compartment and adjacent to the cooling fan package;
• and
• a fourth shield coupled to the first shield and positioned above the first shield and the engine compartment, wherein a portion of the fourth shield comprises a surface sloped in a direction away from the engine compartment such that debris collected on the fourth shield is directed away from the engine compartment.