Abstract: A device for transfering filled bags from a volumetric bagger to a bag-closing machine which is spaced a distance from the bagger. The device comprises an arm having a first end and a second end, and having the first end mounted on the volumetric bagger. The arm is adapted to reciprocate between the volumetric bagger and the bag-closing machine. A barb for engaging a filled bag is disposed proximate the second end of the arm. The arm moves away from the volumtric bagger, towards the bag-closing machine, and as the arm moves in this manner, the barb engages the filled bag and the bag is carried from the bagger to the bag-closing machine. As the arm moves back from the bag-closing machine to the bagger, the barb disengages from the bag, which is then released onto the conveyor belt of the bag-closing machine.