| 摘要 |
The invention relates to a device for turning and lifting a cylindrical bale of hay as it is elevated from a field and thereafter placed on a transport machine. The device includes a pair of clamping arms which can move relative to each other to clamp a bale therebetween and to release the bale therefrom. The clamping arms are part of a component that is pivotally connected to a frame for rotation through 90.degree.. In one embodiment, the frame itself is mounted to the transport machine for rotation about a horizontal axis. The clamping arms grasp the bale as it rests on the field with its axis across the direction of equipment travel and the as the frame is elevated the bale is rotated so that its axis lies along the direction of travel. The bale is then released to the transport machine. In another embodiment the frame is attached to an articulated arm that raises the bale and deposits it at a desired position on the transport machine. By using this device the equipment does not have to cross furrows, ridges, windrows or irrigation ditches as the bales are retrieved, making for a smoother, safer and less wearing operation.
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