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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 1992
Filed:
Jul. 13, 1990
Ivyl D Kopecky, Ypsilanti, ND (US);
Ruben D Morlock, Jamestown, ND (US);
Haybuster Manufacturing Inc., Jamestown, ND (US);
Abstract
A bale shredder is provided with a loading fork along a side of the shredder that will lift a first bale from the ground and move it into the shredder. The loading fork includes a support platform portion that is used for lifting and supporting a second bale with a first bale remaining in the bale shredding chamber, so that both bales can be transported to a location for shredding. The fork is operated by a single hydraulic cylinder that will tilt the bale into a position on a main support platform, and which has a slide plate that moves the bale closer to the chamber when the fork is tilted upwardly a sufficient amount. Further upward tilting causes the bale to tumble into the bale chamber for shredding.