Device for shredding cylindrical bales
OwnerPaul Dwyer, Mark A. Dwyerinventors
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Abstract
A bale shredding comprising an elongated wheeled frame having a first bale conveyor pivotally mounted thereon and moveable from an inclined position for loading bales onto the bale conveyor to a horizontally disposed transport positon. A bale shredder is mounted on the forward end of the wheeled frame at one side thereof forwardly of the forward end of the first bale conveyor. A second bale conveyor is positioned on the wheeled frame forwardly of the forward end of the first bale conveyor for conveying bales laterally into bale shredding drums. A pair of push rods are longitudinally movably mounted on the first bale conveyor for pushing the last bale thereon onto the second bale conveyor.
Claims14
A device for shredding cylindrical bales comprising,
- a wheeled frame means having rearward and forward ends and opposite sides,
- an elongated first bale conveyor means pivotally mounted on said frame means and having rearward and forward ends,
- means for pivotally moving said first bale conveyor means between a substantially horizontally disposed position to an inclined position wherein the rearward end of said first bale conveyor means is positioned adjacent the ground for facilitating the loading of one or more cylindrical bales on said first bale conveyor means whereby the ends of said bales are arranged in a fore and aft relationship on said first bale conveyor means,
- means for operating said first bale conveyor means for conveying the bales from the rearward end of said first bale conveyor means towards the forward end thereof,
- a bale shredding apparatus at the forward end of said wheeled frame means at one side thereof and forwardly of the forward end of said first bale conveyor means,
- a bale receiving means on said frame means forwardly of the forward end of said first bale conveyor means and laterally of said bale shredding apparatus for receiving a bale thereon from the forward end of said first bale conveyor means,
- means for moving the bale on said bale receiving means laterally towards said bale shredding apparatus,
- and bale engagement means at the forward end of said first bale conveyor means,
- said bale engagement means being movable from a first position to a second position for selectively moving a bale positioned on the forward end of said first bale conveyor means onto said bale receiving means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.