Patent ID: 7241098

Claim:
An apparatus for loading, transporting, and unloading hay bales, comprising: a trailer frame including a first side and a length; a conveyor device attached to the trailer frame and positioned to transport the hay bales a majority of the length of the trailer frame; a loading system attached to the first side of the trailer frame and including a movement deck, a movement arm positioned to move the hay bales across the movement deck and to the trailer frame, and a vertically adjustable support wheel attached to the loading system opposite the trailer frame; a hay bale retrieving device pivotally attached to the loading system, positioned to transport hay bales to the movement deck, and including a first spike and a second spike positioned opposed to the first spike, a first piston attached to the first spike, and a second piston attached to the second spike, wherein the first and second pistons are positioned to removably impale the first and second spikes into the hay bales; an adjustable counter weight system attached to the trailer frame and positioned substantially opposite the loading system; and wherein the counter weight system is pivotally attached to the trailer frame, includes an axis of rotation parallel to the trailer frame, and is positioned to rotate about the axis of rotation between horizontal and vertical positions.