Of Charging Or Discharging Self-loading Or Unloading Vehicle Patents (Class 414/812)
  • Patent number: 5842823
    Abstract: A bale-accumulating trailer is connectable to a baler for forming round bales of agricultural crop material. The trailer includes a fixed frame having a set of ground-engaging wheels, and a dumping frame pivotably mounted to the fixed frame for movement between a bale accumulating position and a bale dumping position in response to operation of a dumping cylinder assembly. A bale transfer mechanism functions to receive bales discharged from the baler and to place the formed bales onto the dumping frame. The bale transfer mechanism includes a carriage movable between a forward position and a rearward position in response to operation of a cylinder assembly. A bale receiver is mounted to the carriage, and is movable between a bale receiving position and an upright position in response to operation of a pair of cylinder assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1998
    Assignee: Gehl Company
    Inventors: Richard Kohnen, Eric St-Denis, Patrick Provost