Baler feeding apparatus

In a baler comprising,

• a bale case having a crop inlet,
• a feed platform adjacent said bale case,
• a pickup in front of said platform for lifting crop material to said feed platform,
• first feed means including a first set of crop engaging tines for urging crop material across said feed platform toward said bale case,
• second feed means, intermediate said first feed means and said bale case, having a second set of crop engaging tines for urging crop material across said platform from said first feed means into said crop inlet in said bale case,
• drive means connected to said first and second feed means for driving said first and second set of crop engaging tines through endless paths each having arcuate portions in the vicinity of said feed platform and along which said first and second sets of tines travel in the general direction of said bale case, the paths of said second set passing through said inlet in said bale case, and
• said second set of tines offset from said first set transversely relative to the general direction crop is being urged across said platform,
• the improvement comprising
• filler means comprising a generally wedge shaped element affixed to said feed platform to fill the space between said arcuate portions of said endless paths and said feed platform to prevent crop buildup in said space.