| 摘要 |
<p>A baling machine for forming large cylindrical bales of hay has a gate (34) which can be raised to enable a completed bale to pass under it for discharge. The bale initially rests on a horizontal support (74) which is connected by a cable (90) and link (102) to the gate (34). On the gate (34) being raised, the moving gate (34) pulls the support (74) via the cable (90) and link (102) so that it swings downwardly in a rearward direction to form a discharge ramp along which the bale rolls onto the ground without fouling the gate. The arrangement is such, however, that in hilly terrain the gate (34) can be opened initially to an intermediate position corresponding to an intermediate swinging position of the support so that the bale runs down the support (74) onto the ground but then lodges against the gate (34) and is stopped from rolling. The gate (34) is raised further and the machine driven away from the bale which therefore does not have unwanted momentum derived from rolling down the support which would increase the tendency of the bale to roll too far over the sloping ground.</p> |
