Patent ID: 8696290
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: A01D,A01F

Abstract:
1. A method of transporting and wrapping large bales of forage material, comprising the steps of: transporting a bale wrapper having an operative function powered by a drive mechanism in a first inoperative position on top of an elongated transporter bed having longitudinally extending rails with a bale conveying mechanism associated with said rails; off-loading said bale wrapper at a selected job site; loading said large bales as an non-operative cargo onto said rails on said transporter and returning to said selected job site; connecting said bale wrapper to said transporter in a second operative position different from said first inoperative position, said second operative position permitting said bale wrapper to receive large bales from said elongated transporter; powering said drive mechanism such that said operative function can be driven to wrap plastic material around a periphery of said large bales; discharging said large bales from said transporter into said bale wrapper as said operative function is driven by said drive mechanism; and after said transporter has discharged all of said large bales loaded on said rails, disconnecting said bale wrapper from said transporter and de-powering said drive mechanism.