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18 An apparatus for loading bales of agricultural products into a protective sheath. The apparatus includes a mobile framework adaptable at one end for connection with a vehicle. A detachable bale bagger is received at an end opposite the vehicle and supports a corrugation of protective sheath. In an attached mode, the apparatus is adaptable to retrieve, transport, handle and sheath bales of agricultural products. A lifting unit is adapted to retrieve bales from a location and mount them in an end-to-end fashion along parallel rails of the mobile framework. As bales are individually retrieved and loaded, a bale moving device movably connected to the mobile framework, rearwardly displaces the incoming bales a distance along parallel rails so as to make space for the next bale. Once the mobile framework is loaded with bales, the apparatus is transported to a location suitable for storage. Located at a storage site, a bale bagger is oriented in a stationary engaging position for connection with the mobile framework and includes an open-ended drum supporting a corrugation of protective sheath. The mobile framework, containing a plurality of bales, approaches the stationary bale bagger in a reverse orientation such that a first and a second attachment unit respectively located thereon, are aligned for connection. In the attached mode, the bale moving device is adapted to move the plurality of bales rearwardly along the mobile framework and through the open-ended drum of the bale bagger. Simultaneous with the rearward displacement of the bales, the vehicle pulls the apparatus forwardly such that the corrugation of protective sheath can be extended a distance to receive the incoming bale as it is passed through the open-ended drum. The bale bagger is attachable to the mobile framework such that it can be secured in an upright position and safely transported a distance when the framework is in operable connection with a vehicle.
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