摘要 |
A device for baling pinestraw including a compressive chamber with a gate at one end of the chamber, a compressive arm, and a compressive plate adapted for motion along the longitudinal dimension of the compressive chamber. Pinestraw is loaded at the gate end of the compressive chamber and the compressive plate and compressive arm are moved from the opposite end of the compressive chamber toward the gated end of the compressive chamber compressing the pinestraw contained in the compressive chamber. The compressive motion of the compressive plate and compressive arm is stopped when the pinestraw is compressed to the desired size. The compressed pinestraw is tied off into a bale through slots in the compressive chamber, the gate, and the compressive plate. Once the compressed pinestraw is tied off into a bale, the gate at one end of the compressive chamber is opened. The compressive plate and compressive arm are extended further to force the now baled pinestraw out of the end of the pinestraw baler, so that the process of loading pinestraw and compression into a bale can begin again. The device is equipped with wheels. A power source is provided for powered motion of the compressive arm and for powered motion of the device.
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