Round Hay Bale Pickup and Releasing Apparatus

A round hay bale pickup and releasing apparatus comprising:

• a frame assembly;
• a loading-arm mechanism;
• a bale-pushing mechanism:
• a wheel assembly;
• the frame assembly comprising a first frame-shaft, a second frame-shaft, a front plate, and a rear plate;
• the loading-arm mechanism comprising a lift arm, a first bale gripper, a second bale gripper, a first linear actuator, a second linear actuator, and at least one third linear actuator;
• the first frame-shaft and the second frame-shaft being positioned parallel to each other;
• the first frame-shaft and the second frame-shaft being connected to each other by the front plate and the rear plate;
• the front plate and the rear plate being oppositely positioned of each other about the first frame-shaft and the second frame-shaft;
• the loading-arm mechanism being positioned adjacent to the front plate;
• the loading arm being oriented away from the first frame-shaft;
• the loading-arm mechanism being operatively coupled to the first frame-shaft and the second frame-shaft, wherein the loading-arm mechanism picks up and loads a round hay bale onto the first frame-shaft and the second frame-shaft;
• the bale-pushing mechanism being positioned adjacent to the front plate;
• the bale-pushing mechanism being operatively coupled to the first frame-shaft and the second frame-shaft, wherein the bale-pushing mechanism pushes the round hay bale from the front plate to the rear plate;
• the wheel assembly being positioned in between the front plate and the rear plate;
• the wheel assembly being mounted to the frame assembly;
• a proximal end of the lift arm being rotatably connected to the first frame-shaft;
• the at least one third linear actuator being terminally mounted to the second frame-shaft and the proximal end of the lift arm;
• the first bale gripper being pivotably connected a distal end of the lift arm;
• the first linear actuator being terminally mounted to the first bale gripper and the distal end of the lift arm;
• the second bale gripper being pivotally connected the distal end of the lift arm;
• and
• the second linear actuator being terminally mounted to the first bale gripper and the second bale gripper.