Round baler with mechanism for dispensing wrapping material
AssigneeFord New Holland, Inc.
InventorKenneth R. Underhill
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Abstract
An agricultural baler for making cylindrical bales of crop material having a sledge assembly movable between bale starting and full bale positions. The sledge assembly includes a plurality of rollers which cooperate with an apron to define a bale forming chamber. A dispensing mechanism is carried on the sledge assembly for dispensing sheet material, such as net or plastic film, into the bale forming chamber so that it is wrapped circumferentially around a cylindrical bale of crop material disposed in the bale forming chamber. The dispensing mechanism is movable into a dispensing position wherein a tail of the sheet material is inserted through a gap between the apron and one of the rollers of the sledge assembly.
Claims7
An agricultural baler of the type for making cylindrical bales of crop material, said baler comprising:
- a main frame,
- a tailgate pivotally connected to said main frame;
- a sledge assembly mounted on said main frame for movement between a bale starting position and a full bale position, said sledge assembly including a plurality of rollers extending transversely of said main frame;
- an apron movably supported on said main frame and said tailgate, said apron cooperating with the rollers of said sledge assembly to define a bale forming chamber;
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- dispensing means carried on said sledge assembly for dispensing sheet material into said bale forming chamber so that the sheet material is wrapped circumferentially around a cylindrical bale of crop material disposed in said bale forming chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.