A bale spreader having a chassis, one or more feed conveyors mounted to the chassis and a spreader rotor mounted to the chassis. The feed conveyor(s) are configured to transport material from a bale along a feed path. During spreading, the spreader rotor receives the material from the feed path and the axis of the spreader rotor is higher than the feed path. The spreader rotor can be movable between a first position in the feed path and second position not in the feed path. The spreader rotor can be driven by a belt. The feed conveyor(s) may be a plurality of feed drums. One of the feed drums can have teeth that extend between flails of the spreader rotor in use. The flails can rotate with their broad sides forwards. The spreader can also have a conveyor platform for round bales and another platform for square bales that can be placed over the conveyor platform.

A bale spreader having a chassis, one or more feed conveyors mounted to the chassis and a spreader rotor mounted to the chassis. The feed conveyor(s) are configured to transport material from a bale along a feed path. During spreading, the spreader rotor receives the material from the feed path and the axis of the spreader rotor is higher than the feed path. The spreader rotor can be movable between a first position in the feed path and second position not in the feed path. The spreader rotor can be driven by a belt. The feed conveyor(s) may be a plurality of feed drums. One of the feed drums can have teeth that extend between flails of the spreader rotor in use. The flails can rotate with their broad sides forwards. The spreader can also have a conveyor platform for round bales and another platform for square bales that can be placed over the conveyor platform.

A chopper system for a sugarcane harvester comprises a chopper and a wear indicator. The chopper comprises a first chopper drum, a second chopper drum, and a timer. The timer has an operational configuration in which a first timer portion and a second timer portion are operatively connected to one another to coordinate rotation of the first and second chopper drums and a timing-adjustment configuration in which the first and second timer portions are operatively disconnected from one another allowing relative movement between the first and second timer portions and corresponding relative rotation between the first and second chopper drums to adjust a timing of operation between blades of the first and second chopper drums. The wear indicator indicates an extent of blade wear of the chopper upon adjustment of the timing of operation via the timer in the timing-adjustment configuration.

A chopper system for a sugarcane harvester comprises a chopper and a wear indicator. The chopper comprises a first chopper drum, a second chopper drum, and a timer. The timer has an operational configuration in which a first timer portion and a second timer portion are operatively connected to one another to coordinate rotation of the first and second chopper drums and a timing-adjustment configuration in which the first and second timer portions are operatively disconnected from one another allowing relative movement between the first and second timer portions and corresponding relative rotation between the first and second chopper drums to adjust a timing of operation between blades of the first and second chopper drums. The wear indicator indicates an extent of blade wear of the chopper upon adjustment of the timing of operation via the timer in the timing-adjustment configuration.

The present invention concerns an apparatus for loosening fiber material packed in bales, comprising a conveyor region for conveying the fiber material along a conveyor direction. The conveyor region includes a feed portion, a buffer portion and a discharge portion. A first roller arrangement is arranged in the transitional region between the feed portion and the buffer portion and a second roller arrangement is arranged in the transitional region between the buffer portion and the discharge portion.

The present invention concerns an apparatus for loosening fiber material packed in bales, comprising a conveyor region for conveying the fiber material along a conveyor direction. The conveyor region includes a feed portion, a buffer portion and a discharge portion. A first roller arrangement is arranged in the transitional region between the feed portion and the buffer portion and a second roller arrangement is arranged in the transitional region between the buffer portion and the discharge portion.

A trailed straw biomass granulator includes a first drive device and a forming device. The forming device includes a driving gear and a forming gear. The driving gear is evenly distributed with involute drive teeth along a circumference. A storage groove is formed between every two adjacent drive teeth. The driving gear includes an output hole in an axial direction, and an auger is arranged inside the output hole. A forming hole is defined between two adjacent drive teeth, and the forming hole penetrates into the output hole and the storage groove. The forming gear includes a base body, multiple involute sliding teeth and multiple reset springs, and the sliding teeth are evenly distributed on the peripheral side of the base body in a circumferential direction. The base body includes multiple sliding grooves in one-to-one correspondence with the sliding teeth, which are integrally formed with a slide block.

A bale processing apparatus include a frame, a bale hopper defining a bale chamber for receiving a bale, a bale shredding assembly including a shredding rotor rotatable in a rotor chamber, and a bale movement assembly configured to move a bale in the bale chamber toward the bale feed opening and the shredding rotor. In embodiments, the apparatus may be mountable on support arms of a loader such that the bale processing apparatus is liftable off of the ground surface, and may include a rotor operating assembly may be mounted on the frame and configured to rotate the shredding rotor, and the operating assembly may include an engine fully mounted on the frame such that the frame and the engine may be removed as a unit from the loader. Other embodiments are also disclosed.

An apparatus has a trailer with one or more wheels and a connector that connects the trailer to an automotive machine that mobilizes the trailer from a first position to a second position within a field of one or more plants. Further, the apparatus has a branch trimming device operably positioned on the trailer. Additionally, the apparatus has a conveyer belt operably positioned on the trailer. The conveyer belt receives a trimmed plant that has one or more branches trimmed off by the branch trimming device. The apparatus also has one more cutting devices. Finally, the apparatus has a tumbler that receives the trimmed plant from the conveyer belt and rotates with respect to the one or more cutting devices to cut the trimmed plant into the one or more buds. A bottom portion of the tumbler is positioned in proximity to the one or more cutting devices.

An apparatus has a trailer with one or more wheels and a connector that connects the trailer to an automotive machine that mobilizes the trailer from a first position to a second position within a field of one or more plants. Further, the apparatus has a branch trimming device operably positioned on the trailer. Additionally, the apparatus has a conveyer belt operably positioned on the trailer. The conveyer belt receives a trimmed plant that has one or more branches trimmed off by the branch trimming device. The apparatus also has one more cutting devices. Finally, the apparatus has a tumbler that receives the trimmed plant from the conveyer belt and rotates with respect to the one or more cutting devices to cut the trimmed plant into the one or more buds. A bottom portion of the tumbler is positioned in proximity to the one or more cutting devices.