Patent ID: 6179540
Filing Date: 2001-01-30
Classification: A01D

Abstract:
A trailer apparatus for lifting round hay bales from a ground surface and for transporting said hay bales, said trailer apparatus being adapted to be towed by a towing vehicle, the trailer apparatus comprising:first and second longitudinally extending support members, said support members having a space therebetween;a cross member connected to said first and second support members;a plurality of first lifting arms pivotally connected to said first support member;a plurality of second lifting arms pivotally connected to said second support member;a first lifting beam connected to said first lifting arms;a second lifting beam connected to said second lifting arms, said first and second lifting beams being movable between an open and a closed, or lifting position; andactuation means for moving said lifting beams between said open and said lifting positions, wherein in said open position said trailer apparatus is positionable so that a round bale may be disposed between said first and second lifting beams, and wherein said lifting beams are movable inwardly and upwardly from said open to said lifting position to engage and lift said round bale from said ground surface so that said round bale is spaced upwardly therefrom, at least one of said first or second lifting beams having a rollable outer surface that will roll about a longitudinal axis thereof when said at least one of said first or second beams is in moving engagement with said round hay bale.