of the transport track 80 whereby a one step bale transport occurs that corresponds to the length of one fiber bale as viewed in the feed direction a as a result the previously second fiber bale 1 appears as the new initial fiber bale 1a 39 in the end position of the transport track 80 the spiked boards 85 are again moved into their operational position in which they press against the new initial fiber bale 1a 39 the transfer belt 89 further moves the initial fiber bale 1a until a free space appears between the fiber bales 1a and 1a 39 thereafter the inclination of the bale 1a that is the angle u03b1 which is the angle of inclination of the support wall 88 to the horizontal is set for the conveyance by the transfer carriage 81 on the rails 82 fig7 a 7b and 7c illustrate the setting of the fiber bales 1 onto the conveyor belt 14 from the transfer carriage 81 after the transfer carriage 81 has been moved into its end position in alignment with the conveyor belt 14 which at that time is free of fiber bales while maintaining the negative angle u03b1 of approximately 15 u00b0 the first fiber bale is by means of the transfer belt 89 while supported by the rear wall 88 moved onto the conveyor belt 14 the conveyor belt in turn moves through one cycle that is through a distance which corresponds to one bale length measured parallel to the.