Apparatus for determining weight of cylindrical hay bales
OwnerLaurence J. D. Rogersinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for use in combination with a cylindrical bale hay baler for efficiently determining the weight of the bale and comprising a lever assembly secured between the baler body and at least one of the support wheels thereof for yieldably supporting the baler body with respect to the wheel, a sensing device interposed between the body and the lever assembly for detecting vertical deflection of the body with respect to the wheel engaging the surface of the ground, and a weight indication device operably connected with the sensing device for providing a continual visual indication of the weight of the hay bale whereby the weight of the hay bale may be substantially accurately determined at any desired time during the baling operation.
Claims5
In combination with a cylindrical bale hay baler, weight indicating apparatus for determining the weight of the bale as the bale accumulates on the baler and comprising lever means pivotally secured directly between the hay baler itself and at least one support wheel thereof with minimum alteration of the existing structure of the hay baler for yieldable supporting the hay baler from said wheel, sensing means secured to the lever means substantially centrally disposed between the opposite ends thereof and operably connected with the hay baler itself for response to vertical fluctuations of the hay baler during a hay baling operation, and weight indicating means operably secured to the sensing means for actuation thereby upon vertical fluctuations of the hay baler to provide a continual indication of the weight of the bale during the baling operation.
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