Ensilage storing apparatus
OwnerXaver Lippinventor
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Abstract
A system for storage of green fodder and the like includes a cylindrical storage tank removably carried on a trailer which can be towed by a tractor. The frame of the trailer carries a tiltable platform having a rotatable plate on which the tank rests. The frame also carries a vertically movable apparatus for supporting either compaction rollers insertable into the tank top for compressing fodder as it is conveyed into the tank, or an elevator mechanism for lifting the tank away from its bottom cover to expose compacted fodder for removal. The tank is rotated during loading/compaction and removal. Compression of the fodder greatly increases the amount of fodder storable in each tank. After filling the platform is tilted, the tank is removed and can be rolled to a storage location with its axis horizontal.
Claims12
An apparatus for storing and transporting fodder and the like comprising
- a storage tank having a side wall, a top wall and a bottom wall at least one of the walls being separable and wherein the top wall is openable to permit filling of the tank with fodder;
- a vehicle having a frame;
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- means on said vehicle for releasably supporting said tank for filling and transporting, said means including
- tiltable support means for tilting said tank about a horizontal tilting axis;
- means including a drive mechanism for rotating said tank about a vertical axis;
- pressure roller means insertable into the upper end of said tank for compacting fodder therein as said tank is being filled;
- vertically movable means for releasably supporting said pressure roller means and for elevating said pressure roller means as said tank is filled with fodder compacted thereby;
- said pressure roller means being removable from said tank and from said vertically movable means after filling of said tank.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.