Abstract: An automatic bale wagon comprising a frame, at least one load floor mounted on the frame, bale pick-up means operable to pick up bales from the ground for delivery to the load floor, or one of the load floors, conveyor means operable to convey bales on the or each load floor in a predetermined manner and such that the direction of movement of the bales is changed at one or more points in the path of travel, and bale support means movable in synchronism with the conveyor means to support one or more bales at a point at which a change in the direction of movement of the bale or bales is effected.

Abstract: A bale wagon comprising a main frame and bale pick-up apparatus mounted on the main frame, the bale pick-up apparatus comprising a subframe, bale elevator apparatus mounted on the subframe and operable to lift a bale from the ground on being engaged thereby, and conveyor apparatus to which bales lifted by the elevator apparatus are delivered, the conveyor apparatus comprising in effect two separate conveyors operable to handle a bale successively with the directions of movement imparted by the two conveyors to a bale lying in different planes inclined relative to, and intersecting, each other.

Abstract: Bale pick-up means comprising a frame, bale elevator means mounted on the frame and operable to lift a bale from the ground, and bale holding means operable constantly to engage a bale being elevated and to hold the bale in contact with the elevator means. The bale holding means comprises a planar bale shoe or plate suspended from the frame by first link means, second link means and third link means, the first and second link means being capable of operating as a parallelogram linkage and the line of action of the third link means, when operable, crossing the line of action of the first link means.

Abstract: A bale feed mechanism comprising a feed bar carrying a plurality of tines and drive means for driving the feed bar, the drive means comprising a stationary element and a movable element, the movable element being movable about the center of the stationary element in a first direction of movement and drivingly connected to the stationary element in a manner so that it is caused to move in a second direction of movement about its own center when moved in said first direction, the feed bar being coupled to the movable element at a location offset from the center thereof.