Patent ID: 6116838
Filing Date: 2000-09-12
Classification: A01D,A01K

Abstract:
An improved hay distributor comprising, in combination with a vehicle bed:a base plate adapted to be mounted to the vehicle bed;a main frame mounted to said bed, said main frame having an initial end and a terminal end, and, further comprisinga rail extending from said initial end to said terminal end;a ramp transversely disposed in the path of said rail and affixed proximate said terminal end;a skid assembly for guiding a bale along said rail from said initial end to said terminal end of said main frame; said skid assembly further comprises a stabilizing means for selectively stabilizing hay bales for flaking anda motor unit for advancing said skid assembly towards said terminal end of said main frame, anda counting means for counting a single dispensed flake of hay from the bale and for indicating a start and stop of at least one operative condition for said motor unit by an operator, the motor unit being operated via a remote control unit.