Patent ID: 6467237
Filing Date: 2002-10-22
Classification: A01F

Abstract:
In a baler for making large cylindrical bales, the baler including a mobile chassis supporting opposite side walls which cooperate with a bale-forming arrangement to define front and rear baling chambers, the improvement comprising: said bale-forming arrangement including lower and upper baling chamber sections, respectively, that are separate one from the other; said upper baling chamber section being subdivided into front and rear chamber wall portions, respectively, that are mounted to said chassis for swinging vertically between a lowered working position, wherein the front and rear chamber wall portions cooperate with the lower chamber section to enclose and form a cylindrical bale, and a raised non-working position, wherein the baling chambers are opened; said upper baling chamber section being mounted to said side walls; and said side walls being mounted to said chassis for horizontal movement relative to said lower chamber section.