Patent ID: 7325512

Claim:
A method for harvesting cut crops from the ground for feeding to animals, comprising: a. providing a vacuum, said vacuum having a vacuum head for lifting said cut crops off said ground and a rearward facing ejector chute for receiving said cut crops from said vacuum head and directing it rearward, said vacuum having a front portion and a rear portion; b. providing a first storage container, said first storage container having a hollow interior and an intake port opening into said hollow interior, and wherein said first storage container is configured to be pulled behind said vacuum and receive said cut crops propelled from said ejector chute of said vacuum, said first storage container having a front portion and a rear portion; c. providing an attachment means for attaching said first storage container behind said vacuum, said attachment means including a ball hitch, said ball hitch attached to said rear portion of said vacuum and a ball hitch receiver attached to said front portion of said first storage container; c. attaching said first storage container behind said vacuum by said attachment means; d. pulling said vacuum over said cut crops so that said cut crops are lifted from said ground by said vacuum, propelled through said ejector chute, and received in said hollow interior of said first storage container; e. storing said cut crops in said first storage container; and f. dispensing said cut crops from said first storage container to said animals.