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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2007
Filed:
May. 17, 2005
Jerry E. Bandstra, Pella, IA (US);
Bradley D. Nelson, Monroe, IA (US);
Jerry E. Bandstra, Pella, IA (US);
Bradley D. Nelson, Monroe, IA (US);
Vermeer Manufacturing Company, Pella, IA (US);
Abstract
When harvesting forage in the form of a large round bale, for instance, there are times in which a windrow of forage material lies outside the side boundaries of the bale-forming chamber. This may be due to the windrow being made wide by machinery having driven through it, or by wind, or because of the need to turn the forage harvesting equipment tightly. A wide pickup, notably wider than the width of the bale-forming chamber, provides a solution to this common problem. Dual augers at each end of the wide pickup provide the force to direct the forage into a narrower path, to enter the bale-forming chamber. The orientation and size of the augers permits the pickup header to reside in the same location it would if it was not wider than the baler. Tines or teeth of various rigidities and shapes are provided in the pickup for more effective pickup of the forage.