CA2152295A1 - Bale bagger - Google Patents
Bale baggerInfo
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01F—PROCESSING OF HARVESTED PRODUCE; HAY OR STRAW PRESSES; DEVICES FOR STORING AGRICULTURAL OR HORTICULTURAL PRODUCE
- A01F25/00—Storing agricultural or horticultural produce; Hanging-up harvested fruit
- A01F25/14—Containers specially adapted for storing
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01D—HARVESTING; MOWING
- A01D90/00—Vehicles for carrying harvested crops with means for selfloading or unloading
- A01D90/02—Loading means
- A01D90/08—Loading means with bale-forming means additionally used for loading; with means for picking-up bales and transporting them into the vehicle
- A01D90/083—Round-bale trailers
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01F—PROCESSING OF HARVESTED PRODUCE; HAY OR STRAW PRESSES; DEVICES FOR STORING AGRICULTURAL OR HORTICULTURAL PRODUCE
- A01F25/00—Storing agricultural or horticultural produce; Hanging-up harvested fruit
- A01F25/14—Containers specially adapted for storing
- A01F2025/142—Machinery for making sausage-like groups of bales by wrapping or bagging
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Abstract
A bale bagger is mounted on the end of an end-dumping bale carrier to bag bales as they are unloaded from the carrier. The system also includes an extension for the usual pusher of the bale carrier. This is used to push the final bale of a load through the bagging drum. The drum itself is a segmented drum that can be collapsed for the installation of bags and then expanded to a size nominally the same as that of the bagging tube. This allows the bagging of larger bales into a tube of the same size, thus significantly improving the storage capacity of the bag and also excluding extraneous air.
Description
2ls229s BALE BAGGER
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to the bagging of bales, especially baled silage, in tubes of plastic film.
BACKGROUND
Bales have been bagged in plastic tubes using stand-alone bagging drums that usually require a complex, multi-step handling of the bales to load them through the drums into the bags. Apart from being time consuming, this can be detrimental to the bale integrity.
SUMMARY
According to one aspect of the present invention there is provided a bale bagger for use with a bale carrier of the type having a bale supporting bed for supporting bales aligned in a row, means for tipping the supporting bed to lower a trailing end of the bed and bale advancing means for advancing the bales along the bed to the trailing end of the bed, said bagger comprising:
a drum for carrying a gathered tube of bagging material; and mounting means for mounting the drum on the bale carrier with the drum aligned with the bale supporting bed.
This arrangement allows the bales to be bagged directly from the bale carrier. This direct bagging of the bales from the carrier involves minimal handling of the bales. Where a bale pickup cradle is used by the carrier, there is no spiking of the bales and consequent damage to the bale structure is minimized.
This aspect of the present invention also provides a method of bagging bales comprising:
positioning the bales end to end on a bale carrier;
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providing a bagging drum on a trailing end of the bale carrier, aligned with the bales;
installing a tube of plastic film in a gathered condition on the drum;
closing an end of the tube; and pushing the bales along the carrier and through the drum while advancing the carrier and drum on the ground.
Another problem with the known baggers is the bag size. For example, on a 54-inch diameter drum, it is necessary to use a 58-inch diameter tube in order to be able to install the tube on the drum in the gathered state. This means that the plastic bagging tube must be significantly larger than the bales, allowing the inclusion of excess air in thebagging tube.
According to another aspect of the present invention there is provided a bale bagger having a drum for supporting a gathered tube of plastic material, the drum comprising plural arcuate segments hinged together to move between a use position with the segments arranged as a cylinder and a contracted bag installing position with at least two of the segments pivoted inwardly to provide a reduced circumference.
The drum may be collapsed to install the bagging tube, and then expanded to hold the tube in place. The tube can then be nominally the same size as the drum, with the expanding drum stretching the bag to its full size. With a 58-inch diameter bagging tube this provides a potential of 11 cubic feet of greater capacity per bale because larger bales can be passed through the larger drum. This amounts to 220 cubic feet in 100 feet of tube. This equates to approximately three additional 70 cubic foot bales in the same length of tube. Over all, there is a significant saving in time and 215229~
cost. In addition, the tighter fitting tube does a better job of excluding air.
The contracting drum can also be used to accommodate smaller bagging tubes where desired.
In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate an exemplary embodiment of the present invention:
Figure 1 is a side view of a bagger according to the present invention mounted on a bale carrier;
Figure 2 is a view like Figure 1 with the carrier in a tipped, unloading position;
Figure 3 is a plan view of the carrier with the bagger;
Figure 4 is a trailing end view of the bagger;
Figure 5 is a view like Figure 3 with the drum in a contracted, bag-installing condition;
Figure 6 is a plan view of the bagger;
Figure 7 is a side view of the bagger skid;
Figure 8 is a detail view showing the engagement of the skid hook with the skid;
Figure 9 is a detail view showing the engagement of the skid with the locking plate;
Figure 10 is a side view of a pusher extension;
Figure 11 is an end view of the pusher extension; and Figure 12 is a plan view of the pusher extension.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
Referring to the accompanying drawings, and especially to Figures 1, 2 and 3, there is illustrated a bale bagger 10 having a bagging drum 12 mounted on a skid type base 14. The bagger is mounted on the traiiing end of a bale carrier 16 supported on ground wheels 17.
The bale carrier has a bale supporting bed 18 extending the length of the carrier. This includes two spaced apart rails 20 to support the 5 bales. A carrier also includes a pusher 22 that is mounted on the carrier to travel from end to end of the carrier, pushing bales along the carrier to the trailing end. For unloading, the trailing end of the carrier is tipped down to the ground and the pusher is advanced from the front end of the bed to the rear, pushing the bales off the supporting bed.
To use the carrier with the bale bagger 10, certain additions are made to the carrier. These include a locking plate 24 that is bolted onto the cross member 25 that is the second cross member from the trailing end of the bed 18. At their trailing ends, the rails 20 are equipped with drag hooks 26 (Figure 9). The drag hooks and the locking plate serve to engage the bagger 10 and support it on the carrier.
In addition to the locking plate and the drag hooks, the carrier is equipped with a pusher extension 28 that is illustrated most particularly in Figures 10, 11 and 12.
The pusher extension 28 has a mounting unit including two channels 30 and 32 that slide down over the outer sides of the pusher 22.
Extending across the front sides of the channels is a cross member 34. This is an angle section that carries two bushings 36 and 38 that are aligned on a horizontal axis. A second lock pin bushing 40 is mounted on the front side of the channel 30 above the bushing 36.
The pusher extension includes a pivoting component 42 that includes two arms 44 and 46 joined by a cross member 48 at outer ends of the arms and a second cross member 50 between the ends of the arms. At 21~Z295 the inner ends of the arms, they carry bushings 52 and 54 that align with the bushings 36 and 38 respectively. The adjacent bushings are linked by pivot pins (not shown).
A lock plate 56 on arm 46 has a pin aperture 58 that aligns 5 with the lock pin bushing 40 when the arms 44 and 46 are upright, in order to retain the pivoting extension portion in the upright position.
The cross member 48 carries angle brackets 60 that are used for securing to the face of the cross member a wooden bolster 62.
The unit as thus far described simply slips over the existing 10 carrier pusher. To retain it in place, a locking plate 64 is positioned beneath a cross member of the pusher and is bolted to the cross member 34 to prevent the pusher extension from lifting off the pusher.
The skid base of the bagger 10 includes two skid runners 66.
Each has a front section 68 that slopes upwardly to the front where the 15 runners are joined by a cross member 70. Lugs 72 project downwardly from the respective ends of the cross member 70. A rear cross member 74 is connected to the two runners through two vertical spacers 76. The rear cross member carries a stop plate 78 projecting upwardly from the front face of the cross member. Each of the runners carries a pair of vertical 20 gussets 80 between the rear cross member 74 and the front section 68 of the runners. A top gusset 82 extends across the tops of the two bottom gussets 80 on each runner. The front of the top gusset is connected to the top of the skid runner partway along the front section, while at the back the top gusset extends beyond the gusset 80. A guide plate 84 slopes 25 upwardly and outwardly from the outer edge of each top gusset 82. An inside face plate 86 extends along the inside of the skid runner to cover the inner faces of the bottom gussets 80.
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The drum 12 includes a drum support ring 88 mounted on two brackets 90 which are in turn fastened to lugs 91 on the ends of the rear cross member 74. The drum proper has a cylindrical rear section 92 and a flared front section 94 that extends around the sides and top of the drum and is connected at its lower ends to the guide plates 84. The drum, including the cylindrical section 92 and the flared section 94 is formed from three segments, a fixed bottom segment 96 secured to the drum support ring 88 and two upper segments 98 and 100 that are connected to the opposite edges of the bottom segment 96 by piano hinges 102 and 104.
The segment 98 is somewhat longer than the segment 100 and is overlapped by a terminal section 108 of the segment 100 where the two segments meet.
The drum support ring 88 carries a winch bracket 110 on which a manual winch 112 is mounted. An inverted, L-shaped pulley bracket 114 is mounted on the top of the drum support ring 88. The arm projects rearwardly from the ring over the drum. A pulley 116 is mounted on the end of the horizontal arm of the pulley bracket. A cable 118 wound on the winch 112 extends around the pulley 116 and is connected to an eye 120 fixed to the upper segment 98 of the drum. With this arrangement, when the cable is paid out from the winch, the upper segment 98 will pivot down around its hinge towards the center of the drum. The segment 100 will follow the segment 94. This will contract the drum to a smaller circumferential size. Oppositely, reeling in on the cable will raise the drum segments 98 and 100 to the fully extended condition.
Extending around the trailing end of the drum is an outer rib 122 that serves as a back retainer. Two braces 124 join the lugs 72 to the flared front section 94 of the drum immediately in front of the support ring 21~2~9~
88.
The bale bagger is mounted on the bale carrier by backing the bale carrier up to the bagger and lowering the trailing end of the carrier.
The carrier rails 20 engage between the guide plates 84 and the drag hooks 5 hook onto the back ends of the top gussets 82. The front cross member 70 of the skid engages between the rails and the locking plate 24. The baler is locked in place using a pin linking the front cross member 70 and the locking plate 24.
The pusher extension assembly slides over the pusher on the 10 carrier and is locked in place using the pusher locking plate 56, which engages under a cross member on the pusher. The normal position of the pusher extension is upright, held in place with a lock pin joining the locking plate 64 to the lock pin bushing 40.
To bag bales, the upper sections of the drum are lowered by 15 using the hand winch. The plastic tube is then installed on the drum. The bag is normally folded or otherwise gathered for this purpose. The holding drum is then expanded using the hand winch until the plastic tube is snug.
The end of the bagging tube is then pulled off the drum and tied off. When the carrier is loaded, the pusher extension is released. It will drop 20 automatically to rest on the forwardmost bale in the row on the carrier.
When the carrier is located where the bales are to be deposited, the bed of the carrier is tilted to bring the skid of the bagger onto the ground. The pusher is operated to drive the bales along the carrier while simultaneously moving the carrier forward. When the pusher has reached a short distance 25 in front of the bagger, it is pulled back towards the front of the carrier until the extension drops into place in front of the last bale. The pusher is then used to drive the last bale through the drum into the tube. At this point the 21~229~
tube may be tied off and cut. Alternatively, the bagger may be released from the carrier and the carrier reloaded, either in the field or in a bale yard.
The carrier is then re-engaged with the bagger and bagging continues into the same tube.
With damp bales, it may be desirable to reduce friction on the carrier rails. This can be done by installing supplementary slide rails with stainless steel or low friction plastic glide caps on the rails 20.
While one particular embodiment of the present invention has been described in the foregoing, it is to be understood that other embodiments are possible within the scope of the invention. The invention is to be considered limited solely by the scope of the appended claims.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to the bagging of bales, especially baled silage, in tubes of plastic film.
BACKGROUND
Bales have been bagged in plastic tubes using stand-alone bagging drums that usually require a complex, multi-step handling of the bales to load them through the drums into the bags. Apart from being time consuming, this can be detrimental to the bale integrity.
SUMMARY
According to one aspect of the present invention there is provided a bale bagger for use with a bale carrier of the type having a bale supporting bed for supporting bales aligned in a row, means for tipping the supporting bed to lower a trailing end of the bed and bale advancing means for advancing the bales along the bed to the trailing end of the bed, said bagger comprising:
a drum for carrying a gathered tube of bagging material; and mounting means for mounting the drum on the bale carrier with the drum aligned with the bale supporting bed.
This arrangement allows the bales to be bagged directly from the bale carrier. This direct bagging of the bales from the carrier involves minimal handling of the bales. Where a bale pickup cradle is used by the carrier, there is no spiking of the bales and consequent damage to the bale structure is minimized.
This aspect of the present invention also provides a method of bagging bales comprising:
positioning the bales end to end on a bale carrier;
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providing a bagging drum on a trailing end of the bale carrier, aligned with the bales;
installing a tube of plastic film in a gathered condition on the drum;
closing an end of the tube; and pushing the bales along the carrier and through the drum while advancing the carrier and drum on the ground.
Another problem with the known baggers is the bag size. For example, on a 54-inch diameter drum, it is necessary to use a 58-inch diameter tube in order to be able to install the tube on the drum in the gathered state. This means that the plastic bagging tube must be significantly larger than the bales, allowing the inclusion of excess air in thebagging tube.
According to another aspect of the present invention there is provided a bale bagger having a drum for supporting a gathered tube of plastic material, the drum comprising plural arcuate segments hinged together to move between a use position with the segments arranged as a cylinder and a contracted bag installing position with at least two of the segments pivoted inwardly to provide a reduced circumference.
The drum may be collapsed to install the bagging tube, and then expanded to hold the tube in place. The tube can then be nominally the same size as the drum, with the expanding drum stretching the bag to its full size. With a 58-inch diameter bagging tube this provides a potential of 11 cubic feet of greater capacity per bale because larger bales can be passed through the larger drum. This amounts to 220 cubic feet in 100 feet of tube. This equates to approximately three additional 70 cubic foot bales in the same length of tube. Over all, there is a significant saving in time and 215229~
cost. In addition, the tighter fitting tube does a better job of excluding air.
The contracting drum can also be used to accommodate smaller bagging tubes where desired.
In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate an exemplary embodiment of the present invention:
Figure 1 is a side view of a bagger according to the present invention mounted on a bale carrier;
Figure 2 is a view like Figure 1 with the carrier in a tipped, unloading position;
Figure 3 is a plan view of the carrier with the bagger;
Figure 4 is a trailing end view of the bagger;
Figure 5 is a view like Figure 3 with the drum in a contracted, bag-installing condition;
Figure 6 is a plan view of the bagger;
Figure 7 is a side view of the bagger skid;
Figure 8 is a detail view showing the engagement of the skid hook with the skid;
Figure 9 is a detail view showing the engagement of the skid with the locking plate;
Figure 10 is a side view of a pusher extension;
Figure 11 is an end view of the pusher extension; and Figure 12 is a plan view of the pusher extension.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
Referring to the accompanying drawings, and especially to Figures 1, 2 and 3, there is illustrated a bale bagger 10 having a bagging drum 12 mounted on a skid type base 14. The bagger is mounted on the traiiing end of a bale carrier 16 supported on ground wheels 17.
The bale carrier has a bale supporting bed 18 extending the length of the carrier. This includes two spaced apart rails 20 to support the 5 bales. A carrier also includes a pusher 22 that is mounted on the carrier to travel from end to end of the carrier, pushing bales along the carrier to the trailing end. For unloading, the trailing end of the carrier is tipped down to the ground and the pusher is advanced from the front end of the bed to the rear, pushing the bales off the supporting bed.
To use the carrier with the bale bagger 10, certain additions are made to the carrier. These include a locking plate 24 that is bolted onto the cross member 25 that is the second cross member from the trailing end of the bed 18. At their trailing ends, the rails 20 are equipped with drag hooks 26 (Figure 9). The drag hooks and the locking plate serve to engage the bagger 10 and support it on the carrier.
In addition to the locking plate and the drag hooks, the carrier is equipped with a pusher extension 28 that is illustrated most particularly in Figures 10, 11 and 12.
The pusher extension 28 has a mounting unit including two channels 30 and 32 that slide down over the outer sides of the pusher 22.
Extending across the front sides of the channels is a cross member 34. This is an angle section that carries two bushings 36 and 38 that are aligned on a horizontal axis. A second lock pin bushing 40 is mounted on the front side of the channel 30 above the bushing 36.
The pusher extension includes a pivoting component 42 that includes two arms 44 and 46 joined by a cross member 48 at outer ends of the arms and a second cross member 50 between the ends of the arms. At 21~Z295 the inner ends of the arms, they carry bushings 52 and 54 that align with the bushings 36 and 38 respectively. The adjacent bushings are linked by pivot pins (not shown).
A lock plate 56 on arm 46 has a pin aperture 58 that aligns 5 with the lock pin bushing 40 when the arms 44 and 46 are upright, in order to retain the pivoting extension portion in the upright position.
The cross member 48 carries angle brackets 60 that are used for securing to the face of the cross member a wooden bolster 62.
The unit as thus far described simply slips over the existing 10 carrier pusher. To retain it in place, a locking plate 64 is positioned beneath a cross member of the pusher and is bolted to the cross member 34 to prevent the pusher extension from lifting off the pusher.
The skid base of the bagger 10 includes two skid runners 66.
Each has a front section 68 that slopes upwardly to the front where the 15 runners are joined by a cross member 70. Lugs 72 project downwardly from the respective ends of the cross member 70. A rear cross member 74 is connected to the two runners through two vertical spacers 76. The rear cross member carries a stop plate 78 projecting upwardly from the front face of the cross member. Each of the runners carries a pair of vertical 20 gussets 80 between the rear cross member 74 and the front section 68 of the runners. A top gusset 82 extends across the tops of the two bottom gussets 80 on each runner. The front of the top gusset is connected to the top of the skid runner partway along the front section, while at the back the top gusset extends beyond the gusset 80. A guide plate 84 slopes 25 upwardly and outwardly from the outer edge of each top gusset 82. An inside face plate 86 extends along the inside of the skid runner to cover the inner faces of the bottom gussets 80.
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The drum 12 includes a drum support ring 88 mounted on two brackets 90 which are in turn fastened to lugs 91 on the ends of the rear cross member 74. The drum proper has a cylindrical rear section 92 and a flared front section 94 that extends around the sides and top of the drum and is connected at its lower ends to the guide plates 84. The drum, including the cylindrical section 92 and the flared section 94 is formed from three segments, a fixed bottom segment 96 secured to the drum support ring 88 and two upper segments 98 and 100 that are connected to the opposite edges of the bottom segment 96 by piano hinges 102 and 104.
The segment 98 is somewhat longer than the segment 100 and is overlapped by a terminal section 108 of the segment 100 where the two segments meet.
The drum support ring 88 carries a winch bracket 110 on which a manual winch 112 is mounted. An inverted, L-shaped pulley bracket 114 is mounted on the top of the drum support ring 88. The arm projects rearwardly from the ring over the drum. A pulley 116 is mounted on the end of the horizontal arm of the pulley bracket. A cable 118 wound on the winch 112 extends around the pulley 116 and is connected to an eye 120 fixed to the upper segment 98 of the drum. With this arrangement, when the cable is paid out from the winch, the upper segment 98 will pivot down around its hinge towards the center of the drum. The segment 100 will follow the segment 94. This will contract the drum to a smaller circumferential size. Oppositely, reeling in on the cable will raise the drum segments 98 and 100 to the fully extended condition.
Extending around the trailing end of the drum is an outer rib 122 that serves as a back retainer. Two braces 124 join the lugs 72 to the flared front section 94 of the drum immediately in front of the support ring 21~2~9~
88.
The bale bagger is mounted on the bale carrier by backing the bale carrier up to the bagger and lowering the trailing end of the carrier.
The carrier rails 20 engage between the guide plates 84 and the drag hooks 5 hook onto the back ends of the top gussets 82. The front cross member 70 of the skid engages between the rails and the locking plate 24. The baler is locked in place using a pin linking the front cross member 70 and the locking plate 24.
The pusher extension assembly slides over the pusher on the 10 carrier and is locked in place using the pusher locking plate 56, which engages under a cross member on the pusher. The normal position of the pusher extension is upright, held in place with a lock pin joining the locking plate 64 to the lock pin bushing 40.
To bag bales, the upper sections of the drum are lowered by 15 using the hand winch. The plastic tube is then installed on the drum. The bag is normally folded or otherwise gathered for this purpose. The holding drum is then expanded using the hand winch until the plastic tube is snug.
The end of the bagging tube is then pulled off the drum and tied off. When the carrier is loaded, the pusher extension is released. It will drop 20 automatically to rest on the forwardmost bale in the row on the carrier.
When the carrier is located where the bales are to be deposited, the bed of the carrier is tilted to bring the skid of the bagger onto the ground. The pusher is operated to drive the bales along the carrier while simultaneously moving the carrier forward. When the pusher has reached a short distance 25 in front of the bagger, it is pulled back towards the front of the carrier until the extension drops into place in front of the last bale. The pusher is then used to drive the last bale through the drum into the tube. At this point the 21~229~
tube may be tied off and cut. Alternatively, the bagger may be released from the carrier and the carrier reloaded, either in the field or in a bale yard.
The carrier is then re-engaged with the bagger and bagging continues into the same tube.
With damp bales, it may be desirable to reduce friction on the carrier rails. This can be done by installing supplementary slide rails with stainless steel or low friction plastic glide caps on the rails 20.
While one particular embodiment of the present invention has been described in the foregoing, it is to be understood that other embodiments are possible within the scope of the invention. The invention is to be considered limited solely by the scope of the appended claims.
Claims (11)
1. A bale bagger for use with a bale carrier of the type having a bale supporting bed for supporting bales aligned in a row, means for tipping the supporting bed to lower a trailing end of the bed and bale advancing means for advancing the bales along the bed to the trailing end of the bed, said bagger comprising:
a drum for carrying a gathered tube of bagging material; and mounting means for mounting the drum on the bale carrier with the drum aligned with the bale supporting bed.
a drum for carrying a gathered tube of bagging material; and mounting means for mounting the drum on the bale carrier with the drum aligned with the bale supporting bed.
2. A bale bagger according to claim 1 including ground engaging means mounted on the drum for supporting the drum on a ground surface.
3. A bale bagger according to claim 2 wherein the ground engaging means comprise a skid.
4. A bale bagger according to claim 1, 2 or 3 wherein the mounting means comprise coupling means engageable in response to movement of the trailing end of the carrier into engagement with the bagger.
5. A bale bagging apparatus comprising:
a bale carrier having:
wheels for supporting the bale carrier on a ground surface;
a bale supporting bed for supporting a plurality of bales aligned in a row;
tipping means for inclining the supporting bed to lower a trailing end of the bed towards the ground surface; and bale advancing means for advancing the bales along the bed towards the trailing end of the bed; and a bale bagger including:
a drum for carrying a gathered tube of bagging material;
and mounting means for mounting the drum on the bale carrier with the drum aligned with the bale supporting bed.
a bale carrier having:
wheels for supporting the bale carrier on a ground surface;
a bale supporting bed for supporting a plurality of bales aligned in a row;
tipping means for inclining the supporting bed to lower a trailing end of the bed towards the ground surface; and bale advancing means for advancing the bales along the bed towards the trailing end of the bed; and a bale bagger including:
a drum for carrying a gathered tube of bagging material;
and mounting means for mounting the drum on the bale carrier with the drum aligned with the bale supporting bed.
6. Apparatus according to claim 5 wherein the bale advancing means comprise a pusher movable along the bed and including a pusher extension means and means for mounting the pusher extension means on the pusher for movement between an upright, stored position and an in-use position extending along the bed from the pusher towards the trailing end of the carrier.
7. A bale bagger having a drum for supporting a gathered tube of plastic material, the drum comprising plural arcuate segments hinged together to move between a use position with the segments arranged as a cylinder and a contracted bag installing position with at least two of the segments pivoted inwardly to provide a reduced circumference.
8. A bagger according to claim 8 including means for moving the drum segments between the contracted bag installing position and the use position.
9. A bagger according to claim 7 or 8 wherein the drum includes a rib around the trailing end of the drum.
10. A method of bagging bales comprising:
positioning the bales end to end on a bale carrier;
providing a bagging drum on a trailing end of the bale carrier, aligned with the bales;
installing a tube of plastic film in a gathered condition on the drum;
closing an end of the tube; and pushing the bales along the carrier and through the drum while advancing the carrier and drum on the ground in opposite directions.
positioning the bales end to end on a bale carrier;
providing a bagging drum on a trailing end of the bale carrier, aligned with the bales;
installing a tube of plastic film in a gathered condition on the drum;
closing an end of the tube; and pushing the bales along the carrier and through the drum while advancing the carrier and drum on the ground in opposite directions.
11. A method according to claim 10 including the step of tilting the bale carrier to bring the drum to a position adjacent the ground.
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