Bale shredder

A bale shredding device comprising a stationary platform, a bale container in the form of a tub rotatable about a predetermined axis and disposed above and rotatable relative to said platform, said tub having an open lower end, said platform having an opening formed therein so as to be offset from said axis of the tub, a rotor disposed in alignment with the opening formed in said platform and having an axis of rotation parallel to and similarly offset from the axis of rotation of the tub, said rotor having a diameter which is substantially smaller than the internal diameter of the tub, one or more blades mounted on the rotor and projecting into the tub for engaging and shredding a bale disposed within the tub, and bale support means disposed above said rotor for controlling the amount of engagement of the blades with a bale, the tub and the rotor being rotatable in use by power-operated means about said substantially parallel and spaced axes, the arrangement being such that, in use, a bale placed in said tub is rotated thereby whilst said blade or blades remove material from the lower end of the bale.