Abstract: A screw anchor adjustable density control device is provided for use with a bagging machine for bagging material into bags having a closed end and an open mouth. The bagging machine comprises a wheeled frame having a tunnel thereon which includes an intake end for receiving the material to be bagged and an output end adapted to receive the open mouth of the bag. A selectively rotatable screw anchor is secured to the wheeled frame within the tunnel and extends rearwardly therefrom into the material being packed within the bag. The rotational rate of the screw anchor is selectively varied for varying the density of the material within the bag. Preferably, the screw anchor is selectively movable between retracted and extended positions.

Abstract: A ground-conforming portable truck scale which may be positioned on uneven ground for weighing a truck comprising a pair of longitudinally extending side truss members having a center cross-beam pivotally secured thereto and extending therebetween, a plurality of cross-beams loosely connected to the side truss member and extending therebetween, a front ramp pivotally secured to the forward ends of the side frame members, and a rear ramp pivotally secured to the rearward ends of the side truss members. Weigh cells are provided between the ends of the side truss members and the front and rear ramps.

Abstract: A rotor for a bagging machine comprising an elongated, cylindrical body having a horizontally disposed rotational axis. A plurality of sockets are provided on the cylindrical body in a spaced-apart relationship with respect to each other. A rotor tooth is selectively removably received by each of the sockets.

Abstract: An agricultural bagging machine is disclosed which includes a plurality of density control bars positioned within the tunnel of the machine. The density control bars are selectively pivotally moveable to the path of the silage being compacted in the bag so that the desired density of the silage is achieved.

Abstract: An auxiliary traction wheel is provided so that a dual wheel arrangement may be changed to a three-wheel assembly. A modified wheel is described as are attachment studs which are used to secure the wheels together.

Abstract: An agricultural bagging machine including a feed hopper having a sloped front wall and a sloped back wall with the sloped walls being substantially parallel to one another to reduce or prevent bridging of the material in the hopper.

Abstract: An adjustable anchor wing is provided for an agricultural bagging machine which not only acts as an anchor against premature movement of the machine as the bag is being filled, but also controls the density of the material being packed in an agricultural bag. The adjustable wing is supported by a pair of longitudinally movable cables with the cables being connected to the wing to enable the wing to be moved from a fully retracted position to a fully extended position.

Abstract: An agricultural bagging machine is disclosed which includes a plurality of density control bars positioned within the tunnel of the machine. The density control bars are selectively pivotally moveable to the path of the silage being compacted in the bag so that the desired density of the silage is achieved.

Abstract: An adjustable, beveled press plate is provided on an agricultural bagging machine rearwardly of the rotor thereof. There vertical adjustablity of the press plate enables the machine operator to more precisely control the density of the material being packed in an agricultural bag.

Abstract: A bag pan is provided for an agricultural feed bagging machine wherein the bag pan is supported by a pair of bag pan support arms which are vertically movably mounted in guide track support housings having guide tracks therein. The upper ends of the bag pan support arms have rollers thereon which engage track members in the guide track housings. The upper ends of the support arms are individually connected to a hydraulic cylinder by means of a flexible cable. The individual connection of the bag pan support arms with the hydraulic cylinder enables the bag pan on the support arms to conform to uneven ground conditions beneath the bag pan.

Abstract: A truck-mounted agricultural bagging machine is disclosed comprising a substantially conventional bagging machine mounted on the rear end of a truck. The bagging machine is powered by the truck engine. The truck may quickly and easily transport the bagging machine from one location to another.

Abstract: A density control cable is provided on an agricultural bagging machine for engagement with the material being bagged as the material is forced past the density control means into the bag being filled with agricultural material. A beveled press plate is provided on the bagging machine frame rearwardly of the rotor on the bagging machine for forcing the agricultural material upwardly, rearwardly and outwardly as the material passes thereby. A hydraulic cylinder is operatively connected to the density control cable to enable the width of the loop of the cable to be selectively varied.

Abstract: A density control cable is provided on an agricultural bagging machine for engagement with the material being bagged as the material is forced past the density control means into the bag being filled with agricultural material. A beveled press plate is provided on the bagging machine frame rearwardly of the rotor on the bagging machine for forcing the agricultural material upwardly, rearwardly and outwardly as the material passes thereby. A hydraulic cylinder is operatively connected to the density control cable to enable the width of the loop of the cable to be selectively varied.

Abstract: An improved agricultural feed bagging machine for bagging feed materials in a bag including a rearwardly extending tunnel having elongated and arcuate spaced-apart ridges provided on the inside surfaces of the side walls of the tunnel to create turbulence in the flow of feed, thereby resulting in a greater compaction of the feedstuffs in the bag.

Abstract: An agricultural bagging machine including density control cables positioned in the tunnel of the machine and including means for anchoring the opposite ends of the density control cables. The machine also includes a cable rewind spool which is mounted on one end of the rotor of the machine to enable each of the density control cables to be pulled from the tunnel after the bag has been filled.

Abstract: An improved agricultural feed bagging machine for bagging feed materials in a bag including a rearwardly extending tunnel having elongated and arcuate spaced-apart ridges provided on the inside surfaces of the side walls of the tunnel to create turbulence in the flow of feed, thereby resulting in a greater compaction of the feedstuffs in the bag.

Abstract: A compost bagging machine is described including a wheeled frame having a tunnel mounted thereon which is adapted to receive the opened mouth of a clear and transparent bag. The inside surface of the tunnel is provided with a plurality of spaced-apart flutes which create air channels in the material within the bag. An elongated perforated pipe is also positioned within the material in the bag and the bagging machine moves relative to the bag during the bagging operation. The presence of air in the channels created by the flutes and the air present in the perforated pipe ensures that sufficient air will be present in the mass to achieve complete decomposition of the material. The method of composting material within the clear and transparent bag is also disclosed.

Abstract: A compost bagging machine is described including a wheeled frame having a tunnel mounted thereon which is adapted to receive the opened mouth of a bag. The inside surface of the tunnel is provided with a plurality of spaced-apart flutes which create air channels in the material within the bag. An elongated perforated pipe is also positioned within the material in the bag and the bagging machine moves relative to the bag during the bagging operation. The presence of air in the channels created by the flutes and the air present in the perforated pipe ensures that sufficient air will be present in the mass to achieve complete decomposition of the material.

Abstract: An agricultural feed bagging machine comprising a pair of criss-crossed cables positioned in the tunnel of the machine. One of the cables is stationary while the other of the cables is adjustable so that the width of the adjustable cable may be varied to increase or decease the resistance of the cable to the feedstuffs passing through the tunnel.

Abstract: An agricultural bagging machine including a wheeled frame having an upstanding face panel to which multiple size tunnels may be attached.