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US 6,644,575 B1Granted
Gravity flow grain tank for hay bale processor
OwnerMark Farrellinventor
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Abstract
A gravity flow grain tank includes enclosed chamber mounted on a hay processor, for holding grain to be dispensed. The chamber includes a rearwardly and downwardly sloped bottom, so that gravity causes the grain to flow into an auger at the lower end of the chamber. The auger extends outwardly from the chamber, to dispense grain on to processed hay.
Claims5
In combination:
- a hay processor having a wheeled frame with a rearward end, a hay-dispensing side and an opposing side;
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- a grain tank on the hay processor for dispensing grain on to processed hay, comprising:
- an enclosed chamber mounted on the hay processor for holding grain, the chamber including a rearwardly-sloped bottom;
- an elongated tube having a first open end disposed in a lower end of the chamber, and a second dispensing end projecting over hay processed by the hay processor;
- a conveyor within the tube for conveying grain from the chamber to the tube dispensing end;
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- means connected to the conveyor for selectively driving the conveyor to dispense grain.
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