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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 18, 1996
J Dale Anderson, Canton, KS (US);
LaVern Roy Goossen, Newton, KS (US);
Hay & Forage Industries, Hesston, KS (US);
Abstract
The belt-type round baler has a drive roll for reducing trash and crop material accumulation thereon, with a longitudinal central body and a plurality of belt-engaging portions projecting radially from the central body at points spaced along the length of the body such that each portion underlies a corresponding belt. Each portion has a top surface that engages the corresponding belt and cooperates with the central body to define a portion height. The top surfaces are narrower than the corresponding belts so that the sides of the belt each overhang the portion. The portion height is at least 1.25 times the corresponding belt thickness, while each of the sides of the belt overhangs the sleeve by a distance that is no less than 2.0 times the belt thickness.