Du-al Manufacturing Company

Gary L Erlenbusch

Richard H Mott

An improved gate for a bale accumulator which prevents bouncing of the latching mechanisms so that the gate passes by and is unlocked. Automatic bale accumulators accumulate bales of hay and release them when the accumulator is filled; and after all of the bales have passed out of the accumulator, the rear gate closes and is latched. The present invention assures positive latching such that the gate does not move the latching mechanism to a position so that the gate fails to latch.

Automatic gate for a bale accumulator

A bale handling device, more particularly a bale pick-up device, includes a plurality of squared C-shaped hooks which are individually pivotally mounted between pairs of elongate support members and pivotally mounted to actuating members for pivoting into a raised position out of engagement with the bales and a lowered position into engagement with the bales. Forces are applied via the actuating members to raise and lower the hooks by a pair of operating members which connect the actuating members to the piston end and the free end of a hydraulic cylinder. The cylinder is not fixed, but is free to float, effecting force equalization and preventing damage to the mechanism if an obstruction is encountered.

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Sioux Falls, SD, United States of America

Gary L Erlenbusch