Patent ID: 7584696
Filing Date: 2009-09-08
Classification: A01F

Abstract:
1. A square baler comprising: a baling chamber; a bale chute having a front portion and a rear portion, the bale chute is pivotally connected at a discharge end of the baling chamber, and the bale chute is configured to unload a bale from the baling chamber to a ground; the rear portion connected at a first pivot point to the front portion about a horizontal axis; the rear portion having a pivot frame that is pivotable about an axis located below a plane on which the bale slides and offset rearwards from the first pivot point; and a bale weighing device having a weighing table connected to a top portion of the pivot frame for weighing the bale while the full bale weight is supported by the rear portion of the bale chute and the weighing table having a friction brake comprises a friction element for rubbing on at least one side of the bale as the bale slides over the weighing table.