Patent ID: 8925287
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: A01F

Abstract:
1. In a baler having a housing structure partially defining a baling chamber for forming large cylindrical bales and having a wrap material feed mechanism mounted to a lower rear region of the housing structure and including a pair of feed rolls and a roll support plate located rearward of said feed rolls for supporting an active roll of wrap material, with the feed rolls being selectively operable for feeding wrap material into the baling chamber from said active roll of wrap material for wrapping a bale contained therein, and a wrap material storage structure being located directly above said wrap material feed mechanism for holding an inactive roll of wrap material for use by the wrapping mechanism when an active roll has been depleted, the improvement comprising: a wrap material storage housing including at least one wrap material roll storage compartment; said wrap material storage housing having a raised working position wherein said at least one storage compartment is disposed above an active roll of wrap material supported on said roll support surface of said wrap material feeding mechanism, with said at least one roll storage compartment being adapted for holding a horizontally disposed, inactive roll of wrap material; and a coupling structure connected between a lower region of said wrap material storage housing and said housing structure for allowing said wrap material storage housing to be selectively moved between said raised working position and a lowered storage housing loading position wherein said at least one roll storage compartment is approximately at a height above the ground in the range of from three feet to four feet.