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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 1998
Filed:
Jan. 17, 1996
Glenn A Davina, Klamath Falls, OR (US);
Sunny D Manufacturing, Inc., Klamath Falls, OR (US);
Abstract
A bale handling and transporting apparatus has a bale handler on a trailer or body which can be positioned to pick up bales located on either side of the body. The bale handler may have an upright boom, a boom arm, and a bale gripper. The boom is pivoted to move the boom arm and the bale gripper to either side of the body. The boom may be adjusted in length and lowered to place a bale within jaws of the bale gripper. A stabilizer supports the body during the bale lifting operation. The boom and boom arm are operated to lift the bale onto the trailer or body. A conveyor belt shifts bales along the length of the trailer in either direction. The belt is keyed to the trailer to prevent sideways shifting of the belt relative to the trailer body, such as when the trailer is on a hillside. The body may be articulated with first and second bed sections. When empty, one of the bed sections may be pivoted or otherwise positioned to overlie the other bed section to reduce the overall length of the trailer. The rear end of the rearmost bed section may be lowered and a tailgate dropped to facilitate bale unloading.