Method and apparatus for forming bales
CA 1269884 C · Owner: Massey-Ferguson Industries Limited · Inventors: Crawford, Alexander
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Method and apparatus for forming bales. The baler which performs the method includes a bale chamber having a forward inlet end. Mounted forwardly of the bale chamber are conveying means which may include a crop pickup. Feeding means are disposed between the conveying means and the inlet end of the bale chamber the feeding means simultaneously engaging opposed surfaces of a rearwardly conveyed mat of crop material while alternately feeding opposed surfaces of the mat in a rearward direction to a location adjacent the inlet end of the bale chamber. Moving means are provided to move the fed mat of crop material back and forth across the inlet end of the bale chamber to form successive layers …
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- Granted June 5, 1990. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended June 5, 2007.
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