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Bale handling and hay distributing apparatus comprises a round-bale holder equipped with a device for rotating the bale around its central axis and a hay shredding unit. The bale holder is supported by a lift mechanism having a pair of vertically movable, projecting arms at the end of which the hold

Bale handling and hay distributing apparatus comprises a round-bale holder equipped with a device for rotating the bale around its central axis and a hay shredding unit. The bale holder is supported by a lift mechanism having a pair of vertically movable, projecting arms at the end of which the holder is pivotally connected. A device for rotating the bale holder with respect to the supporting lift mechanism is provided, so that the holder can be positioned in a hay dispensing position and in two different bale loading positions respectively rotated of an angle of 90°and 180°with respect to the hay dispensing position. Hooks projecting from the longitudinal sides of the holder are provided having a cooperating jaw-movement for grasping the bale during loading operation.

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Apparatus for handling round-bales of hay or the like and for distributing said hay material, said bales being formed of at least one layer of the hay spirally wound about a central axis, comprising: a round-bale holder of elongated generally U-shaped cross-section for supporting therewithin a round

Apparatus for handling round-bales of hay or the like and for distributing said hay material, said bales being formed of at least one layer of the hay spirally wound about a central axis, comprising: a round-bale holder of elongated generally U-shaped cross-section for supporting therewithin a round bale of hay; vertically movable fork-lift means having a pair of parallel elongated arms for supporting said bale holder, said bale holder being pivotally supported by said pair of arms at a pivot axis approximately mid-length of said bale holder; means for rotating the bale around its central axis within said holder, when said holder is in a hay dispensing position, said bale rotating means comprising two endless conveyors arranged in end-to-end relation, inclined and converging; a shredding unit for said hay within said holder, and means to activate said shredding unit when said bale is rotated about its central axis within said holder while in the dispensing position, said shredding unit comprising a rotating shaft and a plurality of shredding blades radially extending therefrom and located between said endless conveyors; the central axis of the bale, the length of said holder and said parallel elongated arms of said lift means all being generally parallel to one another in said dispensing postion; and means for rotating said bale holder with respect to said lift means about said pivot axis from said dispensing position 90°to a first bale loading position wherein said holder is generally vertically disposed to pick up vertically disposed bales, and to a second bale loading position disposed 180°from said dispensing position.