Patent ID: 6754977
Filing Date: 2004-06-29
Classification: F26B

Abstract:
A method for drying long fibre hay, comprising the steps of:firstly, providing bales of long fibre hay; secondly, separating the bales to form a loose mass of long fibre hay; thirdly, feeding the loose mass of long fibre hay into a rotary dehydration drum; fourthly, separating the loose mass of long fibre hay from air containing entrained moisture by passing the long fibre hay through a cyclone separator with a first stream of air passing to an exhaust and a second stream of the loose mass of long fibre hay passing into an air lock; fifthly, cooling the loose mass of long fibre hay; and sixthly, passing the loose mass of long fibre hay through a hay baler, whereby the loose mass of long fibre hay is formed back into bales.