Patent ID: 7753636

Claim:
A round bale mover for attachment to a vertically movable three-point hitch at the rearward end of a tractor, comprising: an elongated transversely and horizontally extending main frame having first and second ends; an upstanding attachment frame secured to said main frame between the ends thereof adapted to be operatively selectively secured to the three-point hitch of the tractor; first and second upstanding posts having upper and lower ends; said lower end of said first post being secured to said first end of said main frame; said lower end of said second post being secured to said second end of said main frame; first and second tubular supports vertically slidably mounted on said first and second posts respectively which have opposite sides and inner and outer sides; said first and second tubular supports being movable between upper and lower positions with respect to said first and second posts respectively; first, second, third and fourth elongated bale teeth having inner and outer ends; said first bale tooth being operatively secured at its inner end to said first support at one of said opposite sides thereof and extending outwardly therefrom; said second bale tooth being operatively secured at its said inner end to said first tubular support at the other of said opposite sides thereof and extending outwardly therefrom; said third bale tooth being operatively secured at its said inner end to said second tubular support at one side of said opposite sides thereof and extending outwardly therefrom; said fourth bale tooth being operatively secured at its said inner end to said second tubular support at the other of said opposite sides thereof and extending outwardly therefrom; said first and second bale teeth being horizontally spaced-apart to enable said first and second bale teeth to be driven into a first round bale; said third and fourth bale teeth being horizontally spaced-apart to enable said third and fourth bale teeth to be driven into a second bale; first and second elongated tether members having upper and lower ends; said upper end of said first tether member being secured to said first post adjacent the upper end thereof; said lower end of said first tether member being secured to said first tubular support to limit the downward movement of said first tubular support with respect to said first post; said upper end of said second tether member being secured to said second post adjacent the upper end thereof; said lower end of said second tether member being secured to said second tubular support to limit the downward movement of said second tubular support with respect to said second post; the effective length of one of said tether members being longer than the effective length of the other tether member so that the tubular support connect to the shorter tether member will be positioned in a plane above the other tubular support so that the bale teeth secured to that tubular support will be in a plane above the bale teeth secured to the other tubular support.