Apparatus and method for a baler cart

A cart for collecting and unloading agricultural bales, the cart comprising:

• a cart body;
• a hitch, wherein the hitch includes a first end that is configured to operatively connect to a baler and a second end that is configured to operatively connect to the cart body, wherein the hitch provides a pitch degree of freedom to the cart relative to the baler, and wherein the hitch provides a roll degree of freedom to the cart relative to the baler;
• an automated conveyor device operatively connected to the cart body and configured to move the agricultural bales to a back end of the cart body;
• at least one wheel operatively connected to the cart body, wherein the at least one wheel is configured to swivel;
• a tailgate operatively coupled to the back end of the cart body and configured to have an open position and a closed position, wherein the tailgate is configured to prevent the bales from falling off of the back end of the cart when the tailgate is in the closed position, wherein the tailgate is configured to facilitate the bales being moved off of the cart when the tailgate is in the open position, and wherein the tailgate is altered between the open position and the closed position by a hydraulic-cylinder lift that is operatively coupled to a hydraulic pump mounted on the baler, wherein the hydraulic pump is electronically controlled from a cab of a tractor being used to pull the baler and cart, and wherein the hydraulic pump and the hydraulic-cylinder lift are operated independently from a hydraulic system of the tractor.