Abstract: A horizontal baling apparatus including a horizontally reciprocally movable compression ram for compressing material into a totally enclosed baling chamber where the side and top walls of the baling chamber may be opened providing access thereto for wrapping of a formed bale. The side walls have two pairs of interengageable elements for locking and unlocking same with respect to the baling chamber. One of the interengageable elements of each pair is secured to one side wall and the other of the interengageable element of each pair is secured to a fluid-operated cylinder piston arrangement which in turn is secured to the other of said side walls. One of said pairs of interengageable elements is located adjacent the outer lower end of the side walls and the other pair of interengageable elements is located atop the side walls. Fluid control means are provided for sequential operation of the two cylinder piston arrangements for improved opening and closing procedures.

Abstract: A horizontal baling apparatus including a horizontally reciprocally movable compression ram for compressing material into a totally enclosed baling chamber which is defined by an end platen, a compression platen on the ram, a bottom wall, and movable side and top walls. The end platens and bottom wall are adapted to receive bagging material thereover, which is held secure during formation of the bale, after which the baling chamber may be opened by opening the side and top walls, and the bagging material wrapped substantially totally around the six bale sides while the bale is held under compression, and after which appropriate strapping may be applied around the wrapped bale, likewise while the bale is under compression.

Abstract: A baling apparatus and method utilizes a reciprocable ram which cooperates with a baling chamber having a fixed wall platen at one end and having movable side wall means which is locked in its closed wall forming position during baling strokes of the ram but which is movable to an open position so as to afford access to baled material thereby to facilitate enveloping the baled material with a bagging sheet on the ram and by another bagging sheet mounted on the fixed platen toward which and away from which the ram is movable during baling, the bagging sheet which is associated with the ram being arranged with its central portion overlying the baling face of the ram and with its peripheral portion disposed in a bagging chamber disposed about the periphery of the ram and having vertical and horizontal doors which during baling operations are closed but which are opened after a bale is formed in order to allow manual access to the bagging sheets whereby the bagging sheets are wrapped and tied about the baled mate