Bale processor twine cutter

Abstract

The twine cutter for a bale processor comprises a blade holder has a front end and a back end, the holder further has a top edge that is bevelled to a wedge shape at the front end, a back edge and a base edge. A drive mechanism such as an elongated handle is fixed to the holder for driving the holder back or forth. A cutter blade is fixed to the holder such that a cutting edge is bevelled towards the front of the holder and a further cutting edge is bevelled towards the back of the holder thereby being able to cut twine when the holder is driven forward or backward. The cutter blade may further include a sharpened hook shaped section used to snag and cut twine. The hook shaped section can be positioned at the apex of the triangular upper portion of the single blade. A disintegrator roller for a bale processor comprises an elongated roller arranged to rotate in one direction about its axis with a number of flails intermittently spaced along the length and around the circumference of the roller. Each of the fails are mounted within a support that is fixed to the surface of the roller such that the flails pivot freely in a plane in their direction of rotation. The roller further includes a bar fixed to the surface of the roller and to the supports facing the direction of rotation of the roller. Support gussets may also be positioned between the supports and are fixed to the bar and the roller. The bars and the gussets are typically welded in place. The roller may also include bumpers for preventing the back of the flails from contacting the roller.

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