Patent ID: 6027054
Filing Date: 2000-02-22
Classification: A01F,Y10S

Abstract:
A self-propelled round bale straw blower, comprising:a. a body frame having rotatable wheels mounted thereunder for enabling said machine to roll along a surface, andb. a chopper system with an aggressive cutting face capable of reducing a formed large round bale of straw into loose pieces of straw capable of moving freely, andc. an engine mounted in the machine for producing rotational energy from said engine to a drive axle and the chopper system as described in (b),d. a centrifugal fan capable of generating force to move loose pieces of straw mulch material through a long discharge chute and continue on the path of direction aimed by the long moveable discharge chute to distances up to at least 200 feet, ande. a long moveable discharge chute 9 feet or longer capable of moving 360 degrees in the horizontal and 60 degrees in the vertical plane, andf. an operator's control chair located at the right rear of the machine with the means to control the following items:1) the speed and direction the rotatable wheels as described in (a), and2) the speed and direction of the chopper system as described in (b), and3) the speed of the drive axle as described in (c), and4) the speed and direction of the chopper system as described in (b), and5) the location in a 360 degree horizontal plane of the long discharge chute and the location in the vertical plane in the range of +30 degrees to -30 degrees from horizontal plane of the long discharge chute as described in (e) by transferring the power through the use of a hydraulic motor allowing the operator to control quick changes in direction and location of the long discharge chute from the operator's control chair,g. a body frame that is propelled forward solely under the power of the machine by means of hydraulic motor connected to a drive axle in the front of the machine,h. a body frame capable of holding a 2nd large round bale and hydraulics to control the lifting of this 2nd large round bale.