Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Publications
Title
Campus Units
Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
11-1969
Journal or Book Title
Agricultural Engineering
Volume
50
First Page
683
Research Focus Area(s)
Advanced Machinery Engineering and Manufacturing Systems
Abstract
Our goal in this project is a completely mechanized hay handling system in which one machine can build and transport a giant package that needs little or no protection from the weather. This would be accomplished by a machine that could form bales up to 6 ft in diameter and 7 1/2 ft long by picking up a windrow of hay and wrapping it on powered spindles. Bale density would be controlled by the pressure and resulting friction between the bale and bale chamber. Bales could be unloaded when completed, then reloaded later by lifting them with the spindle-arm combination. They could then be transported to the storage area. Perhaps to feed the bales, they could even be rotated in reverse in the Bale chamber and the hay stripped from the bales with a feeder attachment.
Copyright Owner
American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers
Copyright Date
1969
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Haverdink, Virgil and Buchele, Wesley F., "To Form a Bigger Bale" (1969). Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Publications. 991.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/abe_eng_pubs/991
Comments
This article is published as Haverdink, Virgil and Wesley F. Buchele. "To Form a Bigger Bale," Agricultural Engineering 50 (1969): 683. Posted with permission.