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A large bale loading, transporting and unloading method and apparatus including a wheeled vehicle having a flatbed with a longitudinal conveyor and a cross-bed conveyor for unloading bales laterally from the side of the flatbed. A tine carrying frame or bed is movable to a vertical position against

A large bale loading, transporting and unloading method and apparatus including a wheeled vehicle having a flatbed with a longitudinal conveyor and a cross-bed conveyor for unloading bales laterally from the side of the flatbed. A tine carrying frame or bed is movable to a vertical position against a bale stack and bale engaging tines are actuated to hold the bales against the frame. The frame is returned to the horizontal position for either transport or lateral unloading. In one embodiment the longitudinal and cross-bed conveyors and the tine structures are carried on a flatbed beneath the surface thereof. In a second embodiment the longitudinal conveyor and tine structures are mounted on top of the bed. Apparatus is disclosed for selectively cuffing off flakes or segments of the bale as it is discharged laterally.

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[ What is claimed is:] [22.]22. Apparatus for use with a transport vehicle to load, transfer, and unload bales, said vehicle including a vehicle support frame, said apparatus comprising;a longitudinally extending conveyor system supported on said frame for moving bales longitudinally on said vehicle

[ What is claimed is:] [22.]22. Apparatus for use with a transport vehicle to load, transfer, and unload bales, said vehicle including a vehicle support frame, said apparatus comprising;a longitudinally extending conveyor system supported on said frame for moving bales longitudinally on said vehicle,a bale engaging structure supported on said frame and located along the extent of said longitudinally extending conveyor system on both sides thereof,each said bale engaging structure being movable between a retracted position and a bale engaging position,means for selectively moving said bale engaging structures between a horizontal position on said vehicle support frame and a vertical bale stack engaging position, andmeans for selectively moving each said bale engaging structure between the retracted position, and the bale engaging position,whereby said bale engaging structures may be moved to a substantially vertical position against a stack of bales, said bale engaging structures then moved into engagement with the bales to secure the bales, the bales then moved to a horizontal position and the bale engaging structures retracted, allowing said bales to be conveyed longitudinally by said longitudinally extending conveyor system.