Patent ID: 6478522
Filing Date: 2002-11-12
Classification: A01D

Abstract:
A bale handling apparatus comprising:(a) a wheeled vehicle having an elongate structural frame which includes an upright support frame; (b) a pair of elongate side-by-side lower bale cradles, each of which is adapted to carry at least one bale, and each of which is pivotably mounted to the structural frame and moveable between a first bale retaining position and a second bale ejection position; (c) a pair of elongate side-by-side upper bale cradles, each of which is adapted to carry at least one bale, and each of which is pivotably mounted to the upright support frame and moveable between a first bale retaining position and a second bale ejection position; (d) actuation means for moving each lower bale cradle between its first and second positions; and (e) actuation means for moving each upper bale cradle between its first and second positions.