A carriage assembly (28), an agricultural baler (14) with such and method for moving a bale (23) on a bale carriage (29) is disclosed. The carriage assembly (28) is used on a crop accumulator (20) for coupling to an agricultural baler mechanism (18) of a baler. The carriage assembly (28) comprises a bale carriage (29) and a bale sliding mechanism (54) operable along the bale carriage (29) in a direction generally normal to the direction of travel, the bale sliding mechanism (54) comprising: a pusher (58) and a plurality of movement devices (60, 62) drivingly coupled to the pusher (58), the plurality of movement devices (60, 62) being coupled to the bale carriage (29), the plurality of movement devices (60, 62) comprising a first movement device (60) and a second movement device (62), the first and second movement devices (60, 62) operating in opposite directions to each other as the pusher (58) is moved.