Patent ID: 6089003
Filing Date: 2000-07-18
Classification: A01F

Abstract:
A bale push-off device for pushing bales off from a bale wrapping machine for wrapping bales end to end in a row, the bale wrapping machine having:a machine mover for enabling the machine to move along a ground surface during the wrapping of bales;a bale receiving support for receiving bales;a bale wrapping device adjacent the bale receiving support for carrying plastic strip around a bale, the bale wrapping device having a bale receiving side adjacent the bale receiving support and a bale discharging side;an inclined support adjacent the bale discharging side of the bale wrapping device for transporting wrapped bales to a ground surface; anda bale mover for moving bales from the bale receiving support towards the bale wrapping device;the bale push-off device comprising:a bale push-off member useable on the bale discharging side of the bale wrapping device to push wrapped bales down the inclined support; anda link for being located outside the bale wrapping device and extending along a side of the inclined support to connect the bale push-off member to the bale mover so as to drive the bale push-off member by the bale mover.