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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6935827 | Round bale trailer A trailer for transporting cylindrical bales comprises a pair of rails and a conveyor chain located between and below the rails such that a bale is maintained in position on the conveyor chain by the rails. The load engaging face of the conveyor chain comprises a pl... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6840729 | Round bale transporter A trailer for transporting round bales has two bale support cradles one on each side and pivotal about an axis along the side between a first lifting position in which the cradle extends outwardly and a second transport position in which the cradle is located on the... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6431815 | Foldable retractable loading ramp assembly The present invention is a loading ramp assembly for loading objects onto a floor of a vehicle. The loading ramp assembly includes a multi-sectioned, foldable ramp capable of being stored in a compact enclosure located under the vehicle floor. The loading... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6048160 | Bale loading device An apparatus for loading and transporting bales of hay or straw. The apparatus includes a chassis, at least one bale receiving table, a bale loader pivotally mounted to the chassis and having an inwardly disposed longitudinal arm and an outwardly disposed... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5846046 | Lifter/loader for rectangular bales The invention provides apparatus for lifting a large parallelepiped bale of hay or straw from the ground and then loading the bale on a transport vehicle such as a flat bed trailer or truck. The apparatus includes a transport frame pivotally connected to ... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5700124 | Apparatus for collecting and transporting bales and for feeding a bale wrapping machine The invention concerns an agricultural device able to be moved by a tractor and provided with a hydraulic apparatus for collecting and transporting manufactured bales with the aid of a baling press and for continuously feeding a banding machine with the b... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5249903 | Round bale handling equipment Apparatus for collecting grassland bales comprises a pair of open-ended cradle structures (42, 44) each of which is pivotally mounted on each of two opposite sides of a trailer (10). The cradles can be lowered from an inboard stowed position into an inver... | 10/05/1993 |
| 4909694 | Round bale trailer A round bale trailer includes a trailer that travels in a hay field in the same direction that the field is normally worked to approach round hay bales in a direction perpendicular to the bales' axes. A U-shaped fork on the round bale trailer engages thre... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4718806 | Cylindrical bale loading and transport apparatus A cylindrical bale loading and transport apparatus for being towed by a conventional tractor or the like having a hydraulic system. The apparatus (10) includes a frame (12) which carries wheels (14) to facilitate movement of the apparatus (10) over a supp... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4630986 | Bale handler A bale handler includes a body with ground wheels and a bed for supporting two or more round bales end-to-end rotatably supported for rearward tilting movement about a horizontal axis to unload the bales as a vertical stack. A secondary support is provide... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4549840 | Self-loading carriage for round bales A self-loading cylindrical bale carriage having at least one frame member including a center frame member extending along the longitudinal center line thereof. The frame member provides a supporting sliding surface for bales loaded on the carriage by mean... | 10/29/1985 |
| 4459075 | Roll bale loader A loading device for the loading and ultimate transport of rolled bales. The unit is particularly designed for the loading of rolled bales onto a trailer unit such that the same may be transported from one location to another location. The bale loader is ... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4360167 | Apparatus for the reduction of big cylindrical bales of hay, straw and the like and for the distribution thereof An apparatus for the unrolling or reduction of cylindrical bales of hay, straw or like material and for the measured distribution of such materials directly to the place of use, comprising, a trolley or trailer capable of being attached to the rear of a t... | 11/23/1982 |
| 4261676 | Bale carrier The bale carrier functions as a bale loading, transporting and unloading apparatus. It comprises an elongated base framework mounted on wheels, an elongated bale supporting bed aligned over and supported by the base framework, a power operated bale loader... | 04/14/1981 |
| 4027773 | Baled hay loading and transport device A hay carrying pivotal arm is pivotally connected to a frame carried on the lift arms and stabilizer arm of a tractor having a three-point hitch. A lifting lever arm is connected to the hay-carrying arm and extends in the opposite direction with an anchor... | 06/07/1977 |
| 3952881 | Bale loader A bale loader comprising an elongated grab essembly along one side of a towed platform. As the platform moves forward, the grab assembly moves over a row of bales and is eventually actuated to grab a number of bales in a single operation. The overall leng... | 04/27/1976 |