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A bale handling apparatus for receiving, transporting, discharging, and feeding of large round bales of hay is provided. The apparatus includes an upwardly open semi-cylindrical cradle rotatably supported above a trailer frame on a scissor device attached to the trailer frame and an undercarriage sl

A bale handling apparatus for receiving, transporting, discharging, and feeding of large round bales of hay is provided. The apparatus includes an upwardly open semi-cylindrical cradle rotatably supported above a trailer frame on a scissor device attached to the trailer frame and an undercarriage slideably mounted on the trailer frame. A restraining bail is pivotally mounted to the top of the cradle for restraining the bale of hay as the cradle is rotated. A hitch mechanism is attached to the trailer for connecting the apparatus to a towing vehicle. As the invention moves in a rearward or forward direction the undercarriage slides along the frame causing the scissor to open and close, and thereby raising or lowering the cradle into engagement or disengagement with the underlying surface, causing rotation of the cradle for receiving, transporting, and discharging the bale of hay.

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Bale handling apparatus for receiving, loading, transporting, delivering and discharging a round bale of hay or other appropriate commodity, comprising: a trailer frame having a pair of longitudinally extending load bearing beams, a transverse cross beam attached to one end of the load bearing beams

Bale handling apparatus for receiving, loading, transporting, delivering and discharging a round bale of hay or other appropriate commodity, comprising: a trailer frame having a pair of longitudinally extending load bearing beams, a transverse cross beam attached to one end of the load bearing beams, and a tongue member with hitch attached to the cross beam; a cradle having an upright position for supporting the bale and a rotated position to enclose and surround the circumference of the bale during receiving, loading and discharging; means for rotatably supporting the cradle on the trailer frame, said means for rotatably supporting comprising: a pair of struts each pivotally attached at one end to the top of the cradle and pivotally mounted at the other end to the undercarriage; and a pair of arms each pivotally mounted at one end to the trailer frame at a point slightly aft of the front edge of the trailer frame and pivotally attached at the other end to the respective strut at the point of attachment of the strut to the top of the cradle; means mounted to the cradle for restraining the bale within the cradle as the cradle is rotated from the rotated position to the upright position; and an undercarriage mounted to the load bearing beams of the trailer frame to slide between a rearward position and a forward position, and attached to said means for rotatably supporting the cradle so that the cradle rotates between the upright position and the rotated position in response to the sliding motion of the undercarriage along the load bearing beams between the rearward position and the forward position.