Abstract:
An improved rearward-hinged and forward-hinged, rotatable and tiltable receiving table for a agricultural bale transport vehicle that selectively tilts and rotates a layer of bales resting thereupon 90 degrees relative to a preceding bale layer on the transport vehicle to criss-cross tie a load of bales (a plurality of layers of bales) together in a load stack offloaded from the transport vehicle to the field for later pickup and movement or deposit in a bale storage area. Preferably, the bale transport vehicle is a mid-size or big bale stack wagon having a Mil-Stak® bale loader previously installed or concurrently being installed. 
     The invention enables the lifting, tilting, rotating, and depositing of one mid-size or big bale or a plurality of mid-size or big bales from a rearward-hinged and forward-hinged bale receiving table of the bale transport vehicle onto a rear-hinged stack load table for consolation into a load with other layers of bales for transport from the field. The invention allows selective 90 degree rotation of a layer of bales relative to a preceding layer of bales of the bale stack on the rear-hinged stack load table.

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
       [0001]    This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/540,520, filed Sep. 28, 2011. 
     
    
     STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT 
       [0002]    Not Applicable 
       REFERENCE TO A MICROFICHE APPENDIX 
       [0003]    Not Applicable 
       BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     Field of the Invention  
       [0004]    The present invention relates to replacing a preexisting non-rotatable non-tiltable receiving table of a bale transport vehicle with an improved rearward-hinged and forward-hinged, rotatable and tiltable receiving table that selectively tilts and rotates a layer of bales resting thereupon 90 degrees relative to a preceding bale layer on the transport vehicle to criss-cross tie a load of bales together in an agricultural setting. Preferably, the bale transport vehicle is a mid-size or big bale stack wagon having a Mil-Stak® bale loader previously installed or concurrently being installed. 
         [0005]    The invention enables the lifting, tilting, rotating, and depositing of one mid-size or big bale or a plurality of mid-size or big bales from a rearward-hinged and forward-hinged bale receiving table of the bale transport vehicle onto a rear-hinged stack load table for consolation into a load with other layers of bales for transport from the field. The invention allows selective 90 degree rotation of a layer of bales relative to a preceding layer of bales of the bale stack on the rear-hinged stack load table. 
         [0006]    The invention can serve as a useful modification to an existing bale transport vehicle such as a bale stack wagon from a series of New Holland™ bale wagons and other vehicles that incorporate a rearward-hinged, non-rotating, non-tilting bale receiving table proximally forward of a rear-hinged stack load table. The invention answers the question: how to get one rectangular receiving table holding large rectangular bales to rotate about a generally vertical axis in close proximity to a rectangular stack load table? The present invention solves the problem by selectively raising the receiving table  10  upward about a rearward lower pivot frame assembly  20  pivot axis and tilting the receiving table upward about a forward lower pivot frame assembly pivot axis (defined by pivot sleeves  40 )to allow a corner portion of the receiving table to swing over proximate vertically overlapping portions of the rectangular stack load table  14 , see  FIGS. 28 and 35 . 
         [0007]    The invention in its preferred embodiment allows the quick and easy conversion of the bale wagon from a non-rotating, non-tilting receiving table bale transport vehicle to a rearward-hinged and forward-hinged, rotatable and tiltable receiving table bale transport vehicle. The invention also allows quick and easy conversion back to a non-rotating, non-tilting receiving table bale transport vehicle from a rotatable and tiltable receiving table bale transport vehicle. The invention can also be incorporated into an original equipment manufactured (OEM) bale transport vehicle. 
         [0008]    The present invention permits a novel lifting, selective tilting, selective rotating, and depositing of a layer of bales from a rearward-hinged and forward-hinged, rotatable and tiltable receiving table onto a proximate rear-hinged stack load table of a bale transport vehicle. 
       BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
       [0009]    A principal objective of this invention is to provide a novel and improved rearward-hinged and forward-hinged, rotatable and tiltable receiving table for a mid-size or big bale stack wagon that is lightweight, compact, simple, low-maintenance, and reliable for use in a system that permits a farmer or other user to reversibly modify an existing non-rotating, non-tilting receiving table bale transport vehicle into a more efficient agricultural tool having a rearward-hinged and forward-hinged, rotatable and tiltable receiving table. 
         [0010]    In the preferred embodiment, the invention is easily attached to a bale transport vehicle such as a New Holland™ bale wagon by removal of an original rearward-hinged, non-rotatable and non-tiltable receiving table and replacement with a rearward-hinged and forward-hinged, rotatable and tiltable receiving table attached to the bale transport vehicle by a plurality of conventional pins and clips or a plurality of bolts and nuts, and by easy connection of a plurality of hydraulic lines of a plurality of hydraulic actuators of the invention to a hydraulic system of the pre-existing bale transport vehicle. 
         [0011]    A further object of this invention involves a method of converting a bale stack wagon such as many of the bale wagons manufactured by New Holland North America, Inc. (New Holland) that cannot rotate a bale layer relative to an adjacent bale layer to criss-cross tie bale load layers together into a vehicle capable of selectively rotating a bale layer 90 degrees relative to a preceding bale layer to criss-cross tie a load of mid-size or big bales into a more cohesive and stable stack load of bales. 
         [0012]    The rearward-hinged and forward-hinged, rotatable and tiltable receiving table in the preferred embodiment relevant to a modification of a preexisting bale transport vehicle having a rearward-hinged non-rotating, non-tilting receiving table having a table lifting actuator having two hydraulic lines comprises the table lifting actuator and five additional hydraulic actuators and ten additional quick connect hydraulic lines as each actuator generally requires the hook up of two hydraulic lines. The ten additional hydraulic lines selectively can be powered by a hydraulic system on a preexisting New Holland™ bale wagon by a person reasonably skilled in the hydraulic power art. 
         [0013]    The control of the invention&#39;s actuators may be accomplished by selective manual controls or by utilization of a system of custom software control with a suitable controlling system or by a software modification of the New Holland™ hydraulic system to control the additional actuators. 
         [0014]    The present invention primarily uses simple nuts and bolts and quick connect hydraulic lines to facilitate easy and reversible conversion of a preexisting bale stack wagon from a rearward-hinged, non-rotating, non-tilting receiving table bale transport wagon to a mid-size and big bale rearward-hinged and forward-hinged, rotatable and tiltable receiving table bale transport wagon and back to a rearward-hinged, non-rotating, non-tilting receiving table bale transport wagon. After the modification as taught herein, subsequent conversion to or from one configuration to the other can be rapidly and easily accomplished. 
         [0015]    The rearward-hinged and forward-hinged, rotatable and tiltable receiving table in its preferred embodiment is mounted to and from a preexisting bale transport vehicle having a rearward-hinged bale receiving table replacing the preexisting receiving table. 
         [0016]    Preferably, when a New Holland™ bale wagon already having a Mil-Stak® bale loader is modified to include the present invention, the bale wagon&#39;s preexisting rearward-hinged, non-rotating, non-tilting receiving table is unmounted from the vehicle&#39;s two main receiving table mounts by removal of two main pivot bolts and associated pairs of jam nuts and the instant invention a rearward-hinged and forward-hinged, rotatable and tiltable receiving table is mounted to the vehicle using said two main receiving table mounts, said two main pivot bolts, and said jam nuts. 
         [0017]    Preferably, the replacing rearward-hinged and forward-hinged, rotatable and tiltable receiving table utilizes the same table lifting actuator previously used with the replaced table. 
         [0018]    Preferably a table booster strut (a class three lever) powered by a hydraulic booster strut actuator is pivotally attached to and between appropriate actuator mounts and actuator ears attached to the strut and to the vehicle frame preferably using bored holes in the frame and cooperating nuts and bolts and pins and retaining clips. 
         [0019]    The preferred embodiment uses hydraulic actuators, but other comparable devices including pneumatic actuators could be used. 
         [0020]    Additional and various other objects and advantages attained by the invention will become more apparent as the specification is read and the accompanying figures are reviewed. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING 
         [0021]      FIG. 1  is a perspective view of a rearward-hinged and forward-hinged, rotatable and tiltable receiving table  10  in a lowered untilted unrotated parked position and attached to a bale transport vehicle  8  having a rear-hinged stack load table  14 ; 
           [0022]      FIG. 2  is a perspective view of the rearward-hinged and forward-hinged, rotatable and tiltable receiving table  10  in a position 90 degree rotated about a rotation axis perpendicular to both the longitudinal axis and the latitudinal axis of the receiving table, partially elevated, and fully tilted position and attached to a transport vehicle  8  having a rear-hinged stack load table  14  and showing a booster strut  182  fully elevated; 
           [0023]      FIG. 3  is a partial, perspective view of a prior art rearward-hinged, non-rotatable and non-tiltable receiving table  210  in a lowered parked position and attached to a bale transport vehicle  208  having a rear-hinged stack load table  14 ; 
           [0024]      FIG. 4  is a partial, perspective view of a prior art rearward-hinged, non-rotatable and non-tiltable receiving table  210  having a prior art bale side stop  214  in a partially elevated position by a table lifting actuator  58  attached to a table lifting actuator lower mounting ear  60  of the bale transport vehicle  208 ; 
           [0025]      FIG. 5  is a partial, perspective view of the prior art rearward-hinged, non-rotatable and non-tiltable receiving table  210  shown in  FIG. 4  in a fully elevated position elevated approximately 90 degrees upward by the table lifting actuator  58  attached to and between a centrally located actuator ear on the lower surface of the table and the table lifting actuator lower mounting ear  60  of the bale transport vehicle  208 ; 
           [0026]      FIG. 6  is a perspective view from slightly below the right front quarter of a rearward-hinged and forward-hinged, rotatable and tiltable receiving table  10  (a table lifting actuator  58 , a table lifting actuator lower mounting ear  60 , a table booster strut  182 , a table booster strut actuator  192 , a booster strut mount  184 , and two booster strut actuator mounting ears  188  and  190  are not shown); 
           [0027]      FIG. 7  is a perspective view from slightly above the right front quarter of the rearward-hinged and forward-hinged, rotatable and tiltable receiving table shown in  FIGS. 1 ,  2 , and  6 ; 
           [0028]      FIG. 8  is a perspective, exploded view from the left front quarter from above of a lower pivot frame assembly  20  of the rearward-hinged and forward-hinged, rotatable and tiltable receiving table  10 ; 
           [0029]      FIG. 9  is a cross-sectional view showing the attachment relationships between a main cross rail  22 , a cross tilt tube rail  24 , and a lower table tilt actuator mounting ear  26 ; 
           [0030]      FIG. 10  is a perspective, partially exploded view from the left front quarter from above of a lower pivot frame assembly  20 shown in  FIG. 8  showing two alternative tube to plate T-gussets  52 ′; 
           [0031]      FIG. 11  is a perspective view from the left rear quarter from below of the lower pivot frame assembly shown in  FIG. 10 ; 
           [0032]      FIG. 12  is a top plan view of the lower pivot frame assembly  20  shown in  FIGS. 10 and 11 ; 
           [0033]      FIG. 13  is a perspective, partially exploded view of an intermediate tilting table frame assembly  70  of the preferred embodiment (a segmented capture ring  118  an element of a fixed ring assembly  110  is not shown; see  FIGS. 21 to 27 ); 
           [0034]      FIG. 14  is a top plan view of the intermediate tilting table frame assembly  70  shown in  FIG. 13  (a segmented capture ring  118  is not shown); 
           [0035]      FIG. 15  is a side plan view of the intermediate tilting table frame assembly  70  shown in  FIG. 13  (a segmented capture ring  118  is not shown); 
           [0036]      FIG. 16  is a perspective, partially exploded view from the left front quarter from above of the intermediate tilting table frame assembly  70  shown in  FIG. 15  (a segmented capture ring  118  is not shown); 
           [0037]      FIG. 17  is a perspective view from the right front quarter from below of the intermediate tilting table frame assembly  70  shown in  FIG. 16  (a segmented capture ring  118  is not shown); 
           [0038]      FIG. 18  is a partially exploded side view of an upper rotating table frame assembly  130  of the preferred embodiment; 
           [0039]      FIG. 19  is a side plan view of the assembled upper rotating table frame assembly  130  shown in  FIG. 18 ; 
           [0040]      FIG. 20  is a top plan view of the upper rotating table frame assembly  130  shown in  FIGS. 18 and 19  (inner central table skin  154  and outer table skins  156  not shown); 
           [0041]      FIG. 21  is a perspective, partially exploded view of the upper rotating table frame assembly  130 , the intermediate tilting table frame assembly  70 , and a segmented capture ring  118  of the upper rotating table frame assembly (inner central table skin  154  and outer table skins  156  not shown); 
           [0042]      FIG. 22  is a perspective view of the upper rotating table frame assembly  130  rotatably attached to the intermediate tilting table frame assembly  70  by the segmented capture ring  118  shown in  FIGS. 21 and 23  (inner central table skin  154  and outer table skins  156  not shown); 
           [0043]      FIG. 23  is a partially exploded side view of the upper rotating table frame assembly  130 , the intermediate tilting table frame assembly  70 , and a segmented capture ring  118  of the upper rotating table frame assembly shown in  FIGS. 21 and 22 ; 
           [0044]      FIG. 24  is a side view of the upper rotating table frame assembly  130  rotatably attached to the intermediate tilting table frame assembly  70  also shown in  FIG. 22 ; 
           [0045]      FIG. 25  is a top plan view of the upper rotating table frame assembly  130  rotatably attached to the intermediate tilting table frame assembly  70  by the segmented capture ring  118  shown in  FIGS. 21 and 23  and by two upper rotating frame assembly rotation actuators  120  (inner central table skin  154  and outer table skins  156  not shown); 
           [0046]      FIG. 26  is a cross-sectional view showing the physical relationships between inner perimeters of four rings of a preferred embodiment of a four-ring fixed ring assembly  110  and outer perimeters of two rings of a rotating ring assembly  170 , said four-ring fixed ring assembly comprising a base ring  112  attached to and beneath, an ultrahigh molecular weight (UHMW) plastic ring  114  attached to and beneath, a segmented spacer ring  116  attached to and beneath, a segmented capture ring  118 , said rotating ring assembly comprising an attachment ring  172  attached to an inner perimeter of a slider ring  174 , and the outer perimeter of said slider ring slidingly captured and retained in the annular space between said plastic ring and said partially overlapping capture ring; 
           [0047]      FIG. 27  is a top plan view of the upper rotating table frame assembly  130  rotatably attached to the intermediate tilting table frame assembly  70  and the intermediate tilting table frame assembly pivotally attached to the upper rails  36  of the lower pivot frame assembly  20  (main pivot bolts, table lifting actuator lower mounting ear, table lifting actuator, booster strut mount, booster strut, booster strut actuator, outer table skin and inner central table skin not shown); 
           [0048]      FIG. 28  is a partially cutaway top plan view of the upper rotating table frame assembly  130  rotatably attached to the intermediate tilting table frame assembly  70  and rotated approximately 45 degrees along an indicated 90 degree arc A from an initial parked position (a fore and aft orientation of the longitudinal axis of the table to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle) and the intermediate tilting table frame assembly pivotally attached to the upper rails  36  of the lower pivot frame assembly  20  (main pivot pin, table lifting actuator lower mounting ear, table lifting actuator, booster strut mount, booster strut, booster strut actuator, outer table skin and inner table skin not shown); 
           [0049]      FIG. 29  is a partially cutaway top plan view of the upper rotating table frame assembly  130  rotatably attached to the intermediate tilting table frame assembly  70  and rotated approximately 90 degrees from an initial fore and aft orientation and the intermediate tilting table frame assembly pivotally attached to the lower pivot frame assembly  20  and showing an arc of rotation A of the upper rotating table frame assembly of about 90 degrees (main pivot bolts, table lifting actuator lower mounting ear, table lifting actuator, booster strut mount, booster strut, booster strut actuator, outer table skin and inner table skin not shown); 
           [0050]      FIG. 30  is a side plan view of the rearward-hinged and forward-hinged, rotatable and tiltable receiving table  10  in a lowered unrotated untilted parked position and attached to a transport vehicle  8  and showing the upper rotating table frame assembly  130  oriented fore and aft and rotatably attached to the intermediate tilting table frame assembly  70  and the intermediate tilting table frame assembly pivotally attached to the lower pivot frame assembly  20  and showing an arc of elevation B of the entire rearward-hinged and forward-hinged rotatable and tiltable receiving table of approximately 90 degrees from the parked position to a fully elevated position; 
           [0051]      FIG. 31  is a side plan view of the rearward-hinged and forward-hinged, rotatable and tiltable receiving table  10  in a partially elevated untilted position and attached to a transport vehicle  8  and showing the upper rotating table frame assembly  130  oriented fore and aft and rotatably attached to the intermediate tilting table frame assembly  70  and the intermediate tilting table frame assembly pivotally attached to the lower pivot frame assembly  20 ; 
           [0052]      FIG. 32  is a side plan view of the rearward-hinged and forward-hinged, rotatable and tiltable receiving table  10  in a fully elevated untilted position and pivotally attached to a transport vehicle  8  and showing the upper rotating table frame assembly  130  oriented fore and aft and rotatably attached to the intermediate tilting table frame assembly  70  and the intermediate tilting table frame assembly pivotally attached to the lower pivot frame assembly  20  and showing a bale layer of phantom Bale  1  and Bale  2  after their deposit on the stack load table  14  by the receiving table; 
           [0053]      FIG. 33  is a side plan view of the rearward-hinged and forward-hinged, rotatable and tiltable receiving table  10  in a fully elevated and fully tilted position and pivotally attached to a transport vehicle  8  and showing the upper rotating table frame assembly  130  oriented fore and aft and rotatably attached to the intermediate tilting table frame assembly  70  and the intermediate tilting table frame assembly pivotally attached to the lower pivot frame assembly  20  and showing an indicated arc C of tilting of the intermediate tilting table frame assembly from the lower pivot frame assembly of approximately 20 degrees from the untilted position to a fully tilted position and showing the bale layer of phantom Bale  1  and Bale  2  after their deposit on and a lateral shift of their position along the stack load table  14  by the upper rotating table frame assembly; 
           [0054]      FIG. 34  is a side plan view of the rearward-hinged and forward-hinged, rotatable and tiltable receiving table  10  in a partially elevated tilted position and pivotally attached to a transport vehicle  8  and showing the upper rotating table frame assembly  130  oriented fore and aft and rotatably attached to the intermediate tilting table frame assembly  70  and the intermediate tilting table frame assembly pivotally attached to the lower pivot frame assembly  20  and showing the bale layer of phantom Bale  3  and Bale  4  after their deposit on the receiving table; 
           [0055]      FIG. 35  is a side plan view of the rearward-hinged and forward-hinged, rotatable and tiltable receiving table  10  in a partially elevated tilted position and pivotally attached to a transport vehicle  8  and showing the upper rotating table frame assembly  130  rotated approximately 45 degrees from fore and aft and rotatably attached to the intermediate tilting table frame assembly  70  and the intermediate tilting table frame assembly pivotally attached to the upper rails  36  of the lower pivot frame assembly  20  and showing the bale layer of phantom Bale  3  and Bale  4  shown in  FIG. 34 ; 
           [0056]      FIG. 36  is a side plan view of the rearward-hinged and forward-hinged, rotatable and tiltable receiving table  10  in a partially elevated tilted position and pivotally attached to a transport vehicle  8  and showing the upper rotating table frame assembly  130  rotated 90 degrees to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle and of the rear-hinged load table  14  and rotatably attached to the intermediate tilting table frame assembly  70  and the intermediate tilting table frame assembly pivotally attached to the upper rails  36  of the lower pivot frame assembly  20  and showing the layer of phantom Bale  3  (behind Bale  4 ) and Bale  4  shown in  FIGS. 34 and 35 ; 
           [0057]      FIG. 37  is a side plan view of the rearward-hinged and forward-hinged, rotatable and tiltable receiving table  10  in a partially elevated tilted position and pivotally attached to a transport vehicle  8  and showing the upper rotating table frame assembly  130  rotated 90 degrees to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle and of the rear-hinged load table  14  and rotatably attached to the intermediate tilting table frame assembly  70  and the intermediate tilting table frame assembly pivotally attached to the upper rails  36  of the lower pivot frame assembly  20  and showing the layer of phantom Bale  3  (behind Bale  4 ) and Bale  4  after their deposit on the load table  14 ; 
           [0058]      FIG. 38  is a side plan view of the rearward-hinged and forward-hinged, rotatable and tiltable receiving table  10  in a partially elevated tilted position and pivotally attached to a transport vehicle  8  and showing the upper rotating table frame assembly  130  rotated 90 degrees to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle and of the rear-hinged load table  14  and rotatably attached to the intermediate tilting table frame assembly  70  and the intermediate tilting table frame assembly pivotally attached to the upper rails  36  of the lower pivot frame assembly  20  and showing the bale layer of phantom Bale  3  (behind Bale  4 ) and Bale  4  after their deposit on and a lateral shift of their position along the stack load table  14  by the upper rotating table frame assembly; and 
           [0059]      FIG. 39  is a partial perspective view of a booster strut mount  184  attached by bolts and nuts to a cross-frame member  212  of the vehicle and pivotally attached to a booster strut  182 . 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
       [0060]    Referring to  FIGS. 1 to 39 , the present invention is a novel rearward-hinged and forward-hinged, rotatable and tiltable receiving table  10  for a bale transport vehicle  8 . A method of using the rearward-hinged and forward-hinged, rotatable and tiltable receiving table  10  provides for lifting, selectively tilting, selectively rotating, and depositing a layer of bales from the receiving table on to a rear-hinged stack load table  14  of said vehicle. The rearward-hinged and forward-hinged, rotatable and tiltable receiving table  10  in its preferred embodiment replaces a previously mounted non-rotatable, non-tiltable bale receiving table of the transport vehicle. 
         [0061]    The elements of the invention, a rearward-hinged and forward-hinged, rotatable and tiltable receiving table  10  preferably for mounting on a bale transport vehicle  8  preferably previously equipped or concurrently being equipped with a Mil-Stak® bale loader  12  and having a rear-hinged stack load table  14  comprise: 
         [0062]    A. a lower pivot frame assembly  20  comprising:
       preferably two main pivot bolts  42  and two pairs of retaining jam nuts  44 ,   a main cross rail  22 , preferably joined lengthwise and alongside to a cross tilt tube rail  24  having two lower table tilt actuator mounting ears  26  distributed along, attached to, and accessible below said cross tilt tube rail,   two main cross rail pivot plates  28  and  30  or  28 ′ and  30 ′ each plate having a pivot plate pivot hole  32  and preferably joined to the ends of said main cross rail and said cross tilt tube rail,   two spaced frame lower rails  34  joined to said cross rail pivot plates,   two spaced frame upper rails  36  each upper rail joined respectively to one of said lower rails and said joined rails preferably reinforced by adjacent two rail reinforcement plates  38  attached respective over the joint line between the upper and lower rails,   two tilting frame pivot sleeves  40  mounted coaxial one to one to the other and each sleeve respectively located towards the distal ends of respective said upper rails farther away from said lower rail and each pivot sleeve having a cooperating rail pivot pin with a retaining clip for insertion into and retention within said pivot sleeve,   two spaced front cross rails  46  joined between and to said upper rails towards the distal ends of the upper rails away from said cross tilt tube rail,   a table lifting actuator upper mounting ear  48  joined to said front cross rail closer to said cross tilt tube rail,   a booster strut wheel track tube  50  joined between and to said front cross rails parallel and spaced between said upper rails,   two tube to plate T-gussets  52  or  52 ′ each joined respectively to one of said lower rails and to an adjacent portion of said cross tilt tube rail and to an adjacent portion of said main cross rail pivot plate,   two upper main pivot plate gussets  54  each joined respectively to and adjacent to one of said cross rail pivot plates and to an adjacent portion of said main cross rail,   two lower main pivot plate gussets  56  or  56 ′ each joined respectively to and adjacent to one of said cross rail pivot plates and to an adjacent portion of said main cross rail, a table lifting actuator  58  rotatably connected between and to,   a table lifting actuator lower mounting ear  60  (an element of original bale wagon structure) and said table lifting actuator upper mounting ear  48 , and   two tilting actuators  62  each tilting actuator rotatably and respectively connected between and to one of said lower table tilt actuator mounting ears and one of two upper tilting actuator mounting ears  88 ;       
 
         [0077]    B. an intermediate tilting frame assembly  70  comprising:
       a front cross tube  72 ,   two pairs of intermediate frame pivot plates  74  distributed along a back surface and towards the ends of said front cross tube, said two of intermediate frame pivot plates respectively are pivotally attached to respective said upper rails  36 ),   two front diagonal corner support tubes  76  each respectively joined to an opposite end of said front cross tube,   two spaced and opposite outer table side support tubes  78  each respectively joined to one of said front diagonal corner support tubes,   two rear diagonal corner support tubes  80  each respectively joined to one of said side support tubes,   two spaced inner table support tubes  82  joined between and to said front cross tube and said rear diagonal corner support tubes,   two coaxial interior rear cross stubs  84  each stub joined respectively to one of said inner table support tubes and depending towards the other said cross stub,   a rear tilt cross tube  86  joined between and to said inner table support tubes and spaced from said front cross tube,   two upper tilting actuator mounting ears  88  distributed along, attached to, and accessible below said rear tilt cross tube,   two park position (rest position) support stubs  90 ,   a plurality of (preferably six with three to each side of the frame) interior side cross support tubes  92  distributed and joined between and to said outer table side support tubes and said inner table support tubes,   a central cross central actuator mounting plate support tube  94  joined between and to said inner table support tubes and located and spaced about mid-way between said front cross tube and said rear tilt cross tube,   a table rotation central actuator mounting plate  96  having two rotation actuator mounting plate ears  98  joined to said mounting plate support tube and spaced between said inner table support tubes, said central actuator mounting plate having a central transverse bore  100  in the mounting plate top surface sized to receive and retain a protruding low friction material plug  102  inserted in said transverse bore,   two bumper pad brackets  104  spaced and attached to the outside front surface of said front cross tube  72  and depending outward from said front cross tube and each said bracket having a respective bumper pad  106  attached to a lower surface of said bracket, and   two intermediate tilting frame assembly side shields  108  respectively attached to outside side surfaces of said outer table side support tubes  78 ,   a preferably circular planar fixed ring assembly  110  centered about said central actuator mounting plate and joined to upper generally coplanar surfaces of the rest of said intermediate tilting table frame assembly and said fixed planar ring assembly preferably having four rings each said ring attached coaxially to the next said ring preferably by a plurality of nuts and bolts,   said four rings being a base ring  112  attached to and beneath, an ultrahigh molecular weight (UHMW) plastic ring  114  attached to and beneath, a segmented spacer ring  116  attached to and beneath, a segmented capture ring  118 , and   two rotation actuators  120  each respectively attached to one of said rotation actuator mounting plate ears and one of two rotation actuator mounting ears  144 ;       
 
         [0096]    C. an upper rotating frame assembly  130  comprising:
       a rear cross rail  132 ,   two rear diagonal corner rails  134  each rear diagonal corner rail respectively joined to an opposite end of said rear cross rail,   two spaced and opposite central main upper frame rails  136  joined to said rear cross rail preferably in the same plane as said rear diagonal corner rails,   two spaced and opposite central table top cross support tubes  138  joined between and to said central main upper frame rails,   two spaced diagonally opposite diagonal support tubes  140  joined respectively between and to adjacent said top cross tube and adjacent said central main upper frame rail,   a plurality of (preferably six with three respectively to each said central main upper frame rails) table cross support tubes  142  distributed and joined between and to two spaced side rails  146  and said central main upper frame rails,   two diametrically opposite table rotation actuator mounting ears  144  each respectively attached to one of said central table top cross support tubes,   two spaced and opposite side rails  146  each respectively joined to one of said rear diagonal corner rails,   a central skin support tube  148  spaced between said central main upper frame rails and joined between and to said central table top cross support tubes,   a front cross rail  150  spaced from said rear cross rail and joined to ends of said central main upper frame rails and said side rails away from said rear cross rail,   a receiving table nose  152  preferably joined lengthwise and alongside said front cross rail and furthest away from said rear cross rail,   a generally planar central skin  154  joined to adjacent centrally located upper and generally coplanar surfaces of said rails and tubes of said upper rotating frame assembly,   two generally planar outer skins  156  joined to adjacent centrally located upper and generally coplanar surfaces of said rails and tubes of said upper rotating frame assembly,   a plurality of adjustable table end bale stops  158  distributed along the outer lateral sides of said rear cross rail and said receiving table nose and adjustably attached,   a plurality of adjustable table side bale stops  160  and a plurality of bale guide ridges  162  attached to outer surfaces of said side rails and said skins,   a generally planar circular rotating ring assembly  170  joined to adjacent lower surfaces of said rails and tubes of said upper rotating frame assembly and said rotating ring assembly having
           an attachment ring  172  in a plane parallel to and below said central skin support tube and centered about a rectangle defined by said central main upper frame rails and said central table top cross support tubes and   a planar slider ring  174  joined coaxially to said attachment ring and depending outwardly from the bottom edge of said attachment ring in a plane generally parallel to said skins; and preferably   
               
 
         [0115]    D. a booster strut assembly  180  comprising:
       a booster strut  182  rotatably attached to said bale transport vehicle generally along the longitudinal axis of said vehicle to a booster strut mount  184 , said booster strut having a distal rotatable booster strut wheel  186  located at the distal end of said strut,   an upper booster strut actuator mounting ear  188  located on a lower surface of said strut between said strut mount and said strut wheel,   a lower booster strut actuator mounting ear  190  attached to said vehicle, and a booster strut actuator  192  attached between said strut actuator mounting ears.       
 
         [0119]    The actuators of the invention are powered by a hydraulic system of the vehicle and the hydraulic lines are not shown in the figures to allow a clearer viewing of the structural elements of the invention. A majority of the structural components of the invention are preferably made from sheet steel stock, round or square steel tubing stock, or suitable materials used in making the preexisting receiving table. Means of joining of elements of the invention one to another preferably may include welding. The UHMW ring is a high strength, durable plastic material that provides a slippery surface on which the slider ring may slide coaxially. 
         [0120]    Preferably, the invention includes a UHMW ring  114 , but the table could be built without said UHMW ring. 
         [0121]    From the preceding, it should be apparent that the present invention provides a new rearward-hinged and forward-hinged, rotatable and tiltable receiving table and methods that allow for convenient, easy modification of a bale transport vehicle to permit the lifting, tilting, rotating, and depositing of a layer of bales from the receiving table to a rear-hinged stack load table of a bale transport vehicle. 
         [0122]    The fixed ring assembly  110  has a plurality of coaxial cooperating transverse bores distributed along the outer perimeter of said sandwiched rings with the base ring  112  in a generally horizontal plane when the receiving table in an a parked at rest position, a plurality of bolts and nuts or threaded receiving bores in the rings allow the rings to be attached together coaxially along their outer perimeters to slidingly capture the slider ring  174  of the rotating ring assembly  170 . The low friction surface ring  114  (preferably is made of a low friction UHMW plastic or other suitable material) and is parallel to and generally congruent to and overlaying said base ring  112 . The segmented spacer ring  116  has a plurality of preferably arc-shaped spacer segments and the segmented capture ring  118  has a plurality of preferably arc-shaped capture segments. 
         [0123]    The preceding description and exposition of a preferred embodiment of the invention is presented for purposes of illustration and enabling disclosure. It is neither intended to be exhaustive nor to limit the invention to the precise form disclosed. Modifications or variations in the invention in light of the above teachings that are obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art are considered within the scope of the invention as determined by the appended claims when interpreted to the breath to which they are fairly, legitimately and equitably entitled.