Patent ID: 8627765

Claim:
A baling device to form bales of crop material, comprising: a frame, an intake device having an inlet and an outlet, wherein the intake device is arranged on the frame to take in crop material via the inlet, a bale forming device arranged on the frame for forming a bale from said crop material, and a pre-baling device arranged between the intake device and the bale forming device to form, when desired, a pre-bale, the pre-baling device being movable between a pre-bale position and a baling position, the pre-baling device further comprising a lower conveyor belt and an upper conveyor belt, wherein at least one of the lower and upper conveyor belt is movable to and from the other of the lower and upper conveyor belt, each of the lower conveyor belt and upper conveyor belt having a first end arranged next to the intake device and a second end arranged next to the bale forming device, wherein, in the baling position, the lower conveyor belt and the upper conveyor belt are driven in the same direction, said pre-baling device is arranged to directly transfer crop material from the outlet of the intake device to the bale forming device, and wherein, in the pre-baling position, the lower conveyor belt and the upper conveyor belt are driven in opposite directions in order to receive crop material and to form a pre-bale.