An L-shaped platform (11) having a vertical bale gripping frame (12) and a horizontal bale support deck (13) is mounted on a transport vehicle for rotation through 90째 from a transport position to a bale pick-up position. In the pick-up position, tines (17) on the gripping frame (12) engage the top
An L-shaped platform (11) having a vertical bale gripping frame (12) and a horizontal bale support deck (13) is mounted on a transport vehicle for rotation through 90째 from a transport position to a bale pick-up position. In the pick-up position, tines (17) on the gripping frame (12) engage the top of the bale (B) and hold the bale (B) with the support deck (13) in contact with an adjacent side surface. The platform (11) is rotated to return to the transport position with the bale (B) being supported by the support deck (13). The support deck (13) includes a cross conveyor (21) for discharging the bale (B) laterally for stock feeding.
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What is claimed is: 1. Transport vehicle mounted apparatus for handling bales of bulk material, comprising; a base support structure, mounting means for mounting said base support structure on a transport vehicle, an L-shaped platform including a bale gripping frame and a bale support deck extendin
What is claimed is: 1. Transport vehicle mounted apparatus for handling bales of bulk material, comprising; a base support structure, mounting means for mounting said base support structure on a transport vehicle, an L-shaped platform including a bale gripping frame and a bale support deck extending at substantially right angles thereto, said gripping frame including a plurality of tine structures, each said tine structures including a rotatable tine support shaft with bale engaging tines spaced therealong and moveable between a retracted position and a bale engaging position upon rotation of said shafts, motor means for selectively rotating said tine supporting shafts, said L-shaped platform being mounted for pivotal movement on said base structure through approximately 90째 between a transport position with said bale gripping frame extending substantially vertical and a bale pick-up position with the bale gripping frame extending substantially horizontal, and platform positioning means for moving said L-shaped platform between said transport position and said bale pick-up position, whereby said platform is moved to the bale pick-up position with the gripping frame in the horizontal position to engage a top surface of a bale and with the bale support deck in contact with an adjacent side thereof, said platform is then moved through approximately 90째 to the transport position with the bale being supported by the bale support deck. 2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said tine structures are spaced along the length of said bale engaging frame such that said tines are positioned to engage both the ends and top surface of a bale to be picked-up. 3. Transport vehicle mounted apparatus for handling bales of bulk material, comprising; a base support structure, mounting means for mounting said base support structure on a transport vehicle, an L-shaped platform including a bale gripping frame and a bale support deck extending at substantially right angles thereto, said L-shaped platform being mounted for pivotal movement on said base structure through approximately 90째 between a transport position with said bale gripping frame extending substantially vertical and a bale pick-up position with the bale gripping frame extending substantially horizontal, platform positioning means for moving said L-shaped platform between said transport position and said bale pick-up position, said bale support deck including a material conveyor extending transversely of the direction of travel of said transport vehicle, and selectively operable drive means for discharging a bale supported by said conveyor from the support deck, whereby said platform is moved to the bale pick-up position with the gripping means in the horizontal position to engage a top surface of a bale and with the bale support deck in contact with an adjacent side thereof, said platform is then moved through approximately 90째 to the transport position with the bale being supported by the bale support deck. 4. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said bale support deck includes a material conveyor extending transversely of the direction of travel of said transport vehicle, and selectively operable drive means for discharging a bale supported by said conveyor from the support deck. 5. The apparatus of claim 4 wherein said base support structure comprises; a base frame including a horizontal section providing a pivotal connection for said L-shaped platform and a vertical mast section, said mast section and said horizontal section providing connection points for the three-point hitch system of a tractor vehicle, and said platform positioning means includes ram means acting between said horizontal frame section and said L-shaped platform for pivoting the platform between the transport position and the bale pick-up position. 6. The apparatus of claim 5 including; support wheels connected to said bale support deck, said support deck including a top side for mounting said material conveyor and a bottom side for connection to the support wheels, said support wheels being so positioned as to bear at least a portion of the weight of a bale carried on said deck in the transport position. 7. The apparatus of claim 4 wherein said base support structure comprises; an elongated base frame member, means to secure said base frame to a horizontal surface of a transport vehicle, and said platform positioning means includes ram means acting between said elongated base frame member and said L-shaped platform for pivoting the platform between the transport position and the bale pick-up position. 8. The apparatus of claim 4 wherein said base support structure comprises a pivotally mounted working unit carried by the front end loader apparatus of a tractor and having a portion thereof oriented for movement through at least 90째 from the vertical to the horizontal, said L-shaped platform being rigidly connected to said working unit for pivotal movement between the transport position and the bale pick-up position. 9. The apparatus of claim 4, including: bale cut-off mechanism carried by said L-shaped platform adjacent the discharge end of said material conveyor, said cut-off mechanism having a separator for contacting a bale being discharged to ensure incremental separation thereof during discharge, and motor means for selectively actuating said cut-off mechanism to form spaced piles as the transport vehicle moves forward. 10. A method for loading and transporting a bale of bulk material, comprising; mounting an L-shaped bale support and pick-up platform on a transport vehicle in a transport position with a bale gripping frame thereon oriented generally vertical and a bale support deck thereon oriented generally horizontal, rotating said platform to a bale pick-up position in a first direction through 90째 to engage the gripping frame with a bale and the support deck in contact with a side surface thereof, actuating said gripping frame to secure the bale thereto, rotating said platform in the opposite direction 90째 to the transport position, releasing said bale gripping frame from the bale, and supporting said bale on said bale support deck for transport. 11. The method of claim 10 including the steps of; engaging said gripping frame on opposite ends and the top surface of the bale, and contacting the support deck with a surface of the bale adjacent the top surface thereof. 12. The method of claim 11 wherein said bale support deck includes a bale conveyor, said method including the step of; operating said bale conveyor to discharge the bale from said platform in a lateral direction relative to the direction of travel of the vehicle during forward travel. 13. The method of claim 12 further including the step of; separating the bale into discrete units during discharge from the conveyor to distribute the material during travel of the vehicle. 14. The method of claim 13 wherein said bale is separated during discharge by contacting the bale with a cut-off device mounted on said platform adjacent said bale conveyor.
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