Patent ID: 9743589
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: A01D

Claim:
1. A method of forming a stack of bales comprising: (a) disposing a bale stacker behind a bale accumulator, said bale accumulator receiving large square bales from a baler; (b) operatively, pivotally attaching a tongue to the baler; (c) pivoting a bale stacker mechanism on a horizontal axis, thus aligning the bale stacker mechanism with the bale accumulator; (d) pivoting the tongue on a vertical axis relative to the bale stacker mechanism, thus aligning the bale stacker mechanism with the first plurality of large square bales, (e) simultaneously receiving a first plurality of large square bales from the bale accumulator to a first elevation; (f) raising said first plurality of large square bales to a second elevation, said second elevation being greater than the first elevation; (g) grasping the first plurality of large square bales by applying a substantially horizontal force to said first plurality of large square bales with at least one grasping mechanism; (h) maintaining the first plurality of large square bales at the second elevation by virtue of the substantially horizontal force applied by the at least one grasping mechanism; (i) simultaneously receiving a second plurality of large square bales from the bale accumulator to the first elevation; (j) disposing the second plurality of large square bales directly beneath the first plurality of large square bales; and (k) operatively disposing the first plurality of large square bales on top of the second plurality of large square bales.