Abstract: A round bale transporter and unroller provides a mechanical system for unrolling large, round bales. The apparatus includes a frame that may be mounted on a front end loader. The mounting brackets are adjustable and "universal". A carriage is mounted on the frame for movement from side to side. The carriage carries a bale support in the form of a large disk with a long center spike and four smaller spikes distributed around it. The support is mounted on a shaft for rotation by a hydraulic motor also carried on the carriage. The unrolling mechanism is positioned at one side of the frame and projects to the front so that it lies alongside a bale carried by the support mechanism. The unroller includes a power driven, spiked cylinder that rotates in the same direction as the bale to draw material from the bale over the cylinder. As material is removed from the bale, the carriage is shifted towards the unroller.

Abstract: Many types of loads carried in open trucks require covering either to protect the load from the effects of weather or to prevent part of the load from being blown or spilled from the truck during movement of the truck. A flexible cover is carried on a spring loaded roller at one end of the truck and is connected by the free end thereof to a pair of mounting plates which in turn are supported for endwise rolling movement one upon each outer side wall of the truck body. An endless chain is connected to these mounting plates and is journalled over sprockets at each end of the truck body. A source of power is connected to the sprockets at one end of the truck body and controlled in either direction from the cab of the truck. Micro switches limit the travel of the cover in either direction and the spring loading of the roller maintains the cover taut at all times and permits the cover to be rolled up upon the roller when the cover is retracted.