Patent ID: 6901719

Claim:
In a combination of a large round baler having a main frame supported on wheels for travel over the ground and carrying a bale-forming arrangement defining a circumferential portion of a baling chamber and being selectively operable for discharging a bale, formed within said chamber, to the rear, and a wrapping implement carried by the frame, the improvement comprising: said wrapping implement being operable to wrap a discharged bale prior to it being deposited on the ground and including a substantially vertically oriented circular guide ring mounted to a rear location of said main frame in a location permitting a discharged bale to pass through said guide ring; a bale carrier being mounted to a lower rear location of said guide ring in a location for receiving said discharged bale; and a wrapping material carrier extending rearwardly from and being mounted for movement along said guide ring for dispensing material for wrapping a discharged bale supported by said bale carrier.