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A round bale loading device is provided that can be stowed in flush mounted relationship with the working surface of a flat bed vehicle. The apparatus includes a pair of cooperating bale gripper arms that are received in grooves in the flat bed surface for stowage, an extensible piston and cylinder

A round bale loading device is provided that can be stowed in flush mounted relationship with the working surface of a flat bed vehicle. The apparatus includes a pair of cooperating bale gripper arms that are received in grooves in the flat bed surface for stowage, an extensible piston and cylinder assembly coupled to and depending from the underside of the flat bed, and linkage coupling the piston and cylinder with the gripping arms for shifting of the arms from their stowed position to an operation position wherein the arms extend outwardly in bale gripping alignment from the vehicle. The invention provides a conventional flat bed vehicle with the ability to pick up and transport round bales without detracting from the vehicle\s ability to transport general purpose loads.

대표청구항 ▼

Crop bale handling apparatus comprising: a platform adapted for attachment to a vehicle above the ground as a load-carrying bed thereof, said platform having a normally upper, flat surface; a bale lift associated with said platform for loading bales onto and off of said upper surface when the platfo

Crop bale handling apparatus comprising: a platform adapted for attachment to a vehicle above the ground as a load-carrying bed thereof, said platform having a normally upper, flat surface; a bale lift associated with said platform for loading bales onto and off of said upper surface when the platform is attached to the vehicle and having a pair of elongated, laterally spaced arms; and mechanism coupled with said lift for moving the same between an unfolded, operating position in which the lift projects outwardly from the platform, and a folded up, stored position in which the lift at least generally falls within the confines of the platform, said mechanism including a power device located below said upper surface of the platform, and said platform having clearance slots in said upper surface which receive said arms into an at least generally flush condition with the upper surface when the lift is in said storage position, whereby to render said upper surface unobstructed by said power device and the arms when the lift is in its storage position.