A round baler having a mobile chassis, a bale-forming chamber supported on the chassis and including a tailgate that can be raised for discharging a bale from the chamber and a bale discharge ramp. A combination pivot and spring assembly attaches the ramp to the chassis below the chamber for movement of the ramp from a raised, standby position to a lowered, unloading position for guiding a bale down to the ground as the bale leaves the chamber. The combination pivot and spring assembly includes an internal spring for yieldably maintaining the ramp in its raised position until a bale exiting the chamber engages the ramp and overcomes the force of the spring to swing the ramp down to its lowered position.
