Patent ID: 6679035
Filing Date: 2004-01-20
Classification: A01F

Abstract:
In a bale wrapping implement adapted for being coupled in trailing relationship to a baler, said implement including a main frame having a first frame component carrying a bale wrapping device and having a forward end defined by a coupling adapted for connection to the baler, said main frame further including a second frame component including a bale-receiving arrangement adapted for supporting a bale when discharged from the baler, at least one support wheel connected to said main frame, and a connecting assembly connecting said second frame component to said first frame component for being selectively moved between a bale-receiving position, wherein said bale-receiving arrangement is disposed for receiving a bale discharged from said baler, and a bale-wrapping position, wherein said bale-receiving arrangement is disposed in such relationship to said bale wrapping device that a bale carried by it may be wrapped without interfering with operations of the baler, the improvement comprising: said connecting assembly establishing a connection allowing said second frame component to be swung substantially horizontally between said bale-receiving and bale-wrapping positions relative to said first frame component.