Hay bale lifting and transport apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US11632910B1

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-25

    申请号:US17557866

    申请日:2021-12-21

    申请人: Graham Johnson

    发明人: Graham Johnson

    IPC分类号: A01D90/08 A01D87/12

    摘要: A hay bale lifting and transport device is mounted on a transport vehicle having a cab and having a rear bed area located behind the cab which defines a generally rectangular shaped, exposed top planar surface. The lifting apparatus includes a pair of elongate hay bale spikes affixed to a mounting assembly so that the spikes are spaced apart a fixed distance and are arranged in a plane parallel to one another. The spikes and mounting assembly are received in an opening formed in the rear planar bed of the transport vehicle when the spikes are in a first, fully retracted position, the central axis of each of the spikes being located below the plane of the rear bed. An actuating mechanism acts upon the mounting assembly for moving the pair of spikes around a pivot axis between the fully retracted position and an extended position in which the spikes are arranged to engage a bale of hay.