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A machine for grinding large bales of forage material is provided with a cradle pivotably mounted on a frame. The cradle is movable to a lowered position in which lifting members can engage a bale of crop material lying on the ground. The cradle can be pivoted to a working position in which gravity

A machine for grinding large bales of forage material is provided with a cradle pivotably mounted on a frame. The cradle is movable to a lowered position in which lifting members can engage a bale of crop material lying on the ground. The cradle can be pivoted to a working position in which gravity directs the bale against a grinder. The discharge of the comminuted forage material from the grinder is controlled by an adjustable deflector. A conveyor urges the bale toward the grinder, and tends to rotate the bale to evenly grind or chop away the outer periphery of the bale.

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A machine for grinding large bales of forage material comprising a support frame; bale support means mounted on said frame and positioned so that a bale supported on said bale support means is urged under gravity to a first location on the bale support means said bale support including a movable con

A machine for grinding large bales of forage material comprising a support frame; bale support means mounted on said frame and positioned so that a bale supported on said bale support means is urged under gravity to a first location on the bale support means said bale support including a movable conveyor moving in a direction tending to rotate the bale supported on said movable conveyor; rotary bale grinding means mounted on the frame in position generally below the bale support means and positioned to engage a bale supported in the first location; said bale support means including means on a lateral side of the bale grinding means and overlying the bale grinding means and inclining upwardly from a low point above the axis of the bale grinding means for guiding and supporting a bale in position on the bale support means to have the periphery of such bale engaged by the bale grinding means, and means on said frame adjacent said rotary bale grinding means providing a guide wall extending around and below the rotary bale grinding means for guiding ground material ground by the bale grinding means to form a laterally facing outlet opening positioned below the level of the bale support means and extending along substantially the entire length of said bale grinding means to eject material laterally of the support frame in a direction generally perpendicular to the axis of the bale grinding means.