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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 1978
Filed:
Mar. 15, 1976
Carmen S Phillips, Memphis, TN (US);
Ralph E Beyer, Memphis, TN (US);
Gerald E Sepich, Memphis, TN (US);
International Harvester Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A baler adapted for towing by a tractor to pick up a windrow of hay and roll the hay into a cylindrical bale of substantial size and weight. The baler includes a front mounted pickup and a bale forming structure directly behind the pickup. The bale forming structure is of the type including an endless lower belt and a plurality of upper belts defining an expansible bale forming zone in conjunction with the lower belt. Suitable bale-density and bale-discharge structures are included. The baler includes a wheeled frame which provides a pivot connection for a draft tongue laterally offset from the baler centerline. The draft tongue extends forwardly for hitching to a tractor which can be disposed in towing relation alongside the windrow. A hydraulic cylinder is mounted between the baler frame and the draft tongue for powered steering of the baler relative to the windrow. This enables the operator to feed the hay into the bale forming structure in a systematic flow to build bales of uniform diameter and density end-to-end.