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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2010
Patrick D. Bennett, Jamestown, ND (US);
Patrick D. Bennett, Jamestown, ND (US);
Duratech Industries International Inc., Jamestown, ND (US);
Abstract
A bale shredder is mounted on a frame and has a flail that will shred material, such as hay, straw and silage, and an auger receives the shredded material and moves it toward a first end of the auger. The first end of the auger is surrounded by a chamber that has a first opening in an axial direction of the auger that opens into a fan or blower so that material going through the first opening is blown out of a discharge chute. An endless conveyor is mounted adjacent a second opening of the chamber, laterally of the auger, and is positioned to receive material from the second opening. Panels are provided for selectively blocking the first opening when the endless conveyor is to be moving material from the chamber, and for blocking the second opening when the fan is to be used for discharging material. The two different conveyors are selectively used for delivery of shredded material from the bale shredder.