Hay baler trailer

Abstract

A trailer for hay bales includes a center longitudinally extending frame member supported on a single axle having wheels at its opposite ends. The trailer is pivotal about the axis of the axle. Forwardly and rearwardly of the axle on opposite sides of the frame member are bale supports cantilevered to the main frame and extending laterally outwardly therefrom for supporting a total of four large round bales. The width of the supports is such that a pair of fork lift fingers can straddle the hay supports when a bale of hay is being transferred onto the support. A pair of center spacer telescopic posts are provided on the main frame between the bale supports.

I claim: .[.1. A hay bale trailer comprising, 
     
        support..].  6.  The structure of claim .[.5.]. .Iadd.11 .Iaddend.wherein said bale supports are further defined as being cantilivered to said frame 
     
     
        member. 7.  The structure of claim 6 wherein one end of said trailer is provided with tongue and the other end is provided with a hitch plate for 
     
     
        connecting another trailer thereto. 8.  The structure of claim .[.5.]. .Iadd.11.Iaddend.wherein said trailer is supported only by said wheels on said axle such that said trailer is pivotable about an axis through said axle. .Iadd.9. The structure of claim 8 and a second pair of bale supports extend laterally in opposite directions outwardly from said frame on opposite sides thereof, and said first and second pair of supports are positioned on opposite sides of said axle..Iaddend. .Iadd.10. A hay bale trailer comprising, an elongated longitudinally extending frame member,   an axle having wheels at opposite ends supportingly engaging said frame member intermediate its ends,   a pair of bale supports extending laterally in opposite direction outwardly from said frame on opposite sides thereof, each of said bale supports including two finger members in spaced apart parallel relationship extending laterally from said frame member, and   a telescopic upstanding post on said frame member between each of said pair of supports to separate bales of hay on said supports, said upstanding posts are telescopic to vary the height thereof..Iaddend..Iadd.11. A hay bale trailer comprising,   an elongated longitudinally extending frame member,   an axle having wheels at opposite ends supportingly engaging said frame member intermediate its ends, and   a pair of bale supports extending laterally in opposite direction outwardly from said frame on opposite sides thereof, each of said bale supports including two finger members in spaced apart parallel relationship extending laterally from said frame member, said two finger members being spaced apart such that a pair of lift fork fingers can straddle said bale support while unloading bales onto said bale supports by lowering of the bale into the support while the lift fork fingers move below the bale support..Iaddend. .Iadd.12. A hay bale trailer comprising,   an elongated longitudinally extending frame member having forward and rearward ends,   an axle having wheels at opposite ends supportingly engaging said frame member intermediate its ends,   a pair of bale supports extending laterally in opposite directions outwardly from said frame on opposite sides thereof and longitudinally spaced from said axle and wheels, each of said supports having longitudinally spaced forward and rear hay support members extending transversely of said frame and each of said members having a transversely extending open area adjacent one side and extending substantially the length thereof whereby a fork having a pair of spaced apart teeth may register with said support members in side-by-side relationship therewith and move vertically above and below the plane of said support members without engaging an obstruction when loading or unloading hay onto each of said supports, and   an upstanding stop means on said frame member between the bale supports of said pair of supports to separate bales of hay on said supports..Iaddend..Iadd.13. The structure of claim 12 wherein said open areas are on the outer rear and forwardmost sides of said support   
     
     
        members..Iaddend..Iadd.14.  The structure of claim 12 wherein said support members are connected at their inner ends to said frame member and interconnected at their outer ends by a longitudinally extending frame 
     
     
        portion..Iaddend..Iadd.15.  The structure of claim 14 wherein said upstanding posts are telescopic to vary the height thereof..Iaddend..Iadd.16. The structure of claim 15 wherein said bale supports are further defined as being cantilivered to said frame member..Iaddend..Iadd.17. The structure of claim 12 wherein one end of said trailer is provided with tongue and the other end is provided with a hitch plate for connecting another trailer thereto..Iaddend..Iadd.18. The structure of claim 12 wherein said trailer is supported only by said wheels on said axle such that said trailer is pivotable about an axis through said axle..Iaddend..Iadd.19. The structure of claim 12 wherein said frame includes a second pair of bale supports extending laterally in opposite directions outwardly from said frame on opposite sides thereof..Iaddend..Iadd.20. The structure of claim 19 wherein one of said pairs of supports are positioned forwardly of said wheels and the other pair of bale supports are positioned rearwardly thereof..Iaddend.