Patent ID: 6279304
Filing Date: 2001-08-28
Classification: A01D,A01F

Abstract:
In a large round baler including a bale-forming chamber having opposite side walls supporting bale-forming elements defining a crop inlet at a lower front location of the chamber, a crop pick-up located forwardly of said baling chamber for conveying crop rearwardly toward said inlet and having a working width greater than a distance between said side walls, and right- and left-hand stub augers located behind said pickup with each having flighting fixed to a central core and being pitched for conveying crop inwardly to a width commensurate with that of said baling chamber, the improvement comprising: a crop lifter assembly associated with axial inner end portions of said flighting of each of said right- and left-hand augers; and each crop lifter assembly including at least one lifter plate including a first end extending axially inwardly from a base location of a leading face of said flighting and being fixed to said core, with said lifter plate being curved radially outwardly from said core and terminating at an axial inner end of the associated auger.