Portable feed material transferring and bagging apparatus

Abstract

A portable feed material transferring and bagging apparatus includes a transfer conveyor and a bagging unit both mounted on a mobile frame. The transfer conveyor is mounted such that the positions of its opposite inlet and discharge ends can be vertically adjusted to elevations at which the bagging unit would not fit below its inlet end but will fit below its discharge end. The transfer conveyor is operable in a feed material transferring mode of operation to transfer feed material from its inlet to discharge end where it is received in the bagging unit. The bagging unit is mounted such that its position can be vertically adjusted to various elevations to accommodate filling bags of different sizes. The bagging unit is operable in a bag filling mode of operation to fill bags with feed material up to preset weights. A flexible duct couples the discharge end of the conveyor with the bagging unit whereby discharging of feed material from the conveyor into the bagging unit can be accomplished at any combination of respective elevations of the bagging unit and the conveyor inlet and discharge ends within their respective adjustment ranges. An arrangement of electrical and hydraulic components powering the conveyor are controlled directly by a microswitch on the bagging unit for pacing periods of operation of the conveyor in coordination with periods of operation of the bagging unit.