DENNIS R BUCKMASTER
Engineers in Spring Mills, PA
License number
Pennsylvania PE042395E
Category
Engineers
Type
Professional Engineer
Address
Address
Spring Mills, PA 16875
Professional information
Large Forage Bale Slicer
US Patent:
5957025, Sep 28, 1999
Filed:
Oct 31, 1996
Appl. No.:
8/741841
Inventors:
Dennis R. Buckmaster - Spring Mills PA
Kevin M. Smith - Meyerstown PA
Kevin M. Smith - Meyerstown PA
Assignee:
The Penn State Research Foundation - University Park PA
International Classification:
B27B 1100
US Classification:
83776
Abstract:
The present invention provides a bale slicer that processes large forage bales into a form useable by TMR mixing systems. The bale slicer is simple to operate, reduces the power required to process a bale as compared to other bale processors and processes forage bales into a size suitable for use as feed. The bale slicer includes a main frame, bale chamber, platforms, a cutting mechanism, and power mechanism. The bale slicer utilizes a slicing motion by the cutting mechanism to process the large forage bales. The forage bale to be processed remains stationary and is held in its compressed form by the bale chamber during slicing. The cutting mechanism passes by the bale chamber in order to slice the bale. At the end of each slice made by the cutting mechanism, the forage falls to the floor and the bale drops down in the bale chamber in preparation for the return pass by the cutting mechanism. The fallen forage is then ready to be transported to a TMR mixer.