A carriage assembly (28) for coupling to an agricultural baler mechanism (18) of an agricultural baler (14) having a direction of travel, the carriage assembly (28) comprising: a bale carriage (29) coupled to the baler mechanism (18)； and a platform (56) coupled to at least one of the baler mechanism (18) and the bale carriage (29), the platform (56) configured to move a bale (23) from the baler mechanism (18) to the bale carriage (29) and remain tilted until the bale(23) is moved onto the bale carriage (29) at least substantially out of contact with the platform (56). Further a baler (14) and a method for moving a bale (23) from an agricultural baler (14) to a carriage assembly (28) is disclosed.
