Vermeer Manufacturing Company, Inc.

Forage Innovations Bv

Vermeer Manufactruing Company

Kent L Thompson

Rustin V Bentzinger

Shane A Bollinger

Kent M Recker

Nathan D Dockter

Curt Graham

Darin Dux

Stuart Gene Van Donselaar

Scott Alan Rempe

Martin Koorn

Gary J Burns

Michael S Kindley

Michael R Vaske

Karl D Maasdam

Justin D Olmstead

Rustin Van Bentzinger

Jake Fevold

Darin L Dux

Edmond Dupont

Kristopher Kozak

Curt T Graham

Kristopher Charles Kozak

James L O'Halloran

Lisle J Dunham

Calvin Meinders

Jerry E Bandstra

Tyler G Schiferl

Kent P Thoreson

Jacob Limke

Derek DeMott

Madison M Delaney

Jeffrey T Knapp

Michael Yaske

Kent Van Kooten

Daniel J Little

John Tibbe Bremeir Bouwers

Grant Hoppes

Derek Demott

Scott A Rempe

Dan Little

Graham T Curt

A transfer device includes an arm that has a first end and a second end. The transfer device includes a pivot positioned at the first end of the arm. The pivot is configured to be secured to a baling machine. The transfer device includes a lifting device positioned on the arm. The lifting device is configured to be attached to a bale wrap material supply roll.

Wrap material transfer device

Bale mover

Self-propelled vehicles for supporting and operating a device are disclosed. Example devices include agricultural devices. The vehicle includes mounting arms that allow the device to be extended forward or rearward of the vehicle. In some embodiments, the device is releasably coupleable to the vehicle. In some embodiments, the vehicle includes rear drive wheels and front caster wheels.

Modular balers for base vehicles and methods of connecting same

A self-propelled baling vehicle for forming a bale of material includes a drive system for propelling the baling vehicle, a baling system for forming the bale, and a control system coupled to the drive system and the baling system. The control system includes a controller configured to determine a proposed location for ejection of the bale, operate the drive system to maneuver the baling vehicle from a first position to a second position for ejection of the bale at the proposed location, operate the baling system to eject the bale at the proposed location, and operate the drive system to maneuver the baling vehicle back to the first position.

Baling vehicle with automated round bale ejection

Self-propelled vehicles for forming bales of crop or forage material are disclosed. The self-propelled baling vehicles include independently driven real wheels and front caster wheels that allow the baling vehicle to turn with a counter-steer profile. In some embodiments, the center of mass of the formed bale is toward the rear of the vehicle to improve the weight distribution of the vehicle.

Self-propelled baling vehicle

An apparatus comprises a sensor comprising a left camera and a right camera. A processor is coupled to the sensor. The processor is configured to produce an image and disparity data for the image, and search for a vertical object within the image using the disparity data. The processor is also configured to determine whether the vertical object is a bale of material using the image, and compute an orientation of the bale relative to the sensor using the disparity data. The sensor and processor can be mounted for use on an autonomous bale mover comprising an integral power system, a ground-drive system, a bale loading system, and a bale carrying system.

Bale detection and classification using stereo cameras

Steered caster wheel systems that include a disengagement system to enable a caster wheel steering mode and non-caster wheel steering mode are disclosed. In some embodiments, the caster wheels are mounted to a subframe that may be independently suspended from the chassis of a vehicle such as a self-propelled vehicle.

Steered caster wheel systems

Self-propelled vehicles with extendable devices

Self-propelled vehicles that include swiveling caster wheels and independent drive wheels are disclosed. The self-propelled vehicles are selectively steered in a caster wheel steering mode or a drive wheel steering mode. The vehicle includes a differential system that may include a differential valve that allows hydraulic fluid to be transferred between the left and right drive systems. The differential system may be operable during the caster wheel steering mode such as when the vehicle is driven for transport between sites.

Self-propelled vehicles including a differential system

Self-propelled vehicles that include swiveling caster wheels and independent drive wheels are disclosed. The self-propelled vehicles are selectively steered in a caster wheel steering mode or a drive wheel steering mode. The vehicle includes a steering position sensor to measure the position of the steering system. A control unit varies the rotational speed of first and second drive wheels based at least in part of the signal from the steering position sensor.

Self-propelled vehicles having a steering position sensor

An adjustable raking apparatus for gathering crop material into a windrow is disclosed. The raking apparatus allows the raking width and the windrow width to be independently adjusted. In some embodiments, both the raking width and the windrow width may be adjusted by the operator from the pulling vehicle attached to the raking apparatus.

Raking apparatus with independently adjustable raking width and windrow width

Two-point hitch mount systems for connecting an implement to a tow vehicle having two hitch arms are disclosed. The hitch mount systems may include a shaft configured to be attached to the two hitch arms of the tow vehicle and a yoke assembly. The yoke assembly includes a first and second shaft slots for removably receiving the shaft.

Two-point hitch mount systems

Chassis arrangement for self-propelled agricultural machine

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Otley, IA, United States of America

Kent L Thompson