摘要 |
<p>A machine to form compact rolls of hay of substantial size by picking up a swath or windrow of hay and the like from a field, engage it by cooperating upper and lower endless flexible aprons driven in suitable directions to coil the hay into a compact roll while supported upon floor means mounted stationarily in the bottom of the machine to effect baling of all the hay without loss upon the ground. When the roll type bale of hay reaches a predetermined diameter, an upper frame which supports the upper apron raises to carry the upper apron with it and cause clutch means to function and stop driving the upper apron and provide an exit for the formed roll at the rear end of the machine, whereby the lower apron continues to move rearwardly to assist in ejecting the bale onto the ground, or the machine can transport it to a desired location for discharge, if desired.</p> |