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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7188461 | Conditioning roller drive A forage conditioner for conditioning cut crop material from a forage harvester includes a fixed bottom fluted roller carried in end housings and a top fluted roller which is pivotally mounted on the housings by a linkage pivotal relative to the housing about an axi... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7159687 | Tractor with reversible operator position for operation and transport A tractor has hydraulically driven wheels at a cab end and castor wheels at an engine end. It can be driven cab forward in a working mode with a header on the forward end. It is rotated to engine forward in the transport position for more stable higher speed travel.... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7131253 | Crop harvesting header with crop divider members carried on the reel A crop harvesting header includes a cutter bar arranged across a forward edge, a draper or auger transport arrangement for transporting the cut crop, and a reel mounted on reel arms having a plurality of reel bats at spaced positions around the reel axis each reel b... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7077220 | Tractor with rear castor wheels A hydrostatic agricultural tractor has front ground wheels mounted on the frame at fixed angles parallel to each other and parallel to a center line of the frame and rear ground wheels mounted on a respective castor, with each of the front ground wheels being driven... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6865871 | Crop feed arrangement for the header of a combine harvester A draper header for a combine harvester includes two side drapers each running from an outer end guide roller at a first end of the header to an inner end guide roller adjacent the discharge location of the header and a central feed draper located at the discharge l... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6675568 | Multi-section header with flexible crop cutting knife A crop harvesting header for mounting on a propulsion vehicle such as a swather tractor or combine harvester includes a main frame structure supporting a crop receiving table with a cutter bar across a front of the table and side drapers on the table for ... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6591598 | Crop harvesting header with cam controlled movement of the reel fingers A crop harvesting header includes a cutter bar arranged across a forward edge of a header frame structure, a draper or auger transport arrangement for transporting the cut crop for further processing, and a reel mounted on reel arms for controlling moveme... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6543211 | Crop harvesting header with angle adjustment of the knife guards Crop harvesting headers include a sickle knife having a cutter bar defining a flange projecting forwardly from the header frame structure and extending across the header frame structure with a plurality of knife guards mounted on the cutter bar at spaced ... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6502379 | Crop harvesting header with cam controlled movement of the reel fingers A crop harvesting header includes a cutter bar and a reel for controlling movement of the crop in the area over the cutter bar. The reel is rotatable about an axis generally parallel to the cutter bar and has a plurality of reel bats each having reel fing... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6442918 | Adjustment of a pickup reel of a crop harvesting header A crop harvesting header includes a reel mounted on a pair of forwardly and downwardly extending arms carried on a header frame above a table and cutting knife. The reel is rotatable about a longitudinal axis and includes angularly bats. The arms can be r... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6351931 | Crop header with draper canvas A header includes a generally C-shaped cutter bar supporting the sickle knife assembly across a front edge of the header. A draper assembly is carried behind the cutter bar and includes a pair of rollers at right angles to the beam carrying a continuous d... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6282876 | Crop divider for the wheel of an agricultural vehicle A crop divider is mounted in front of a ground wheel of an agricultural vehicle to divide the crop to pass on either side of the wheel. The divided includes two diverging divider sheets with two trailing side sheets. Each divider sheet carries a free roll... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6195972 | Fore and AFT movement of a pickup reel of a crop harvesting header A crop harvesting header includes a reel mounted on a pair of forwardly extending arms carried on a header frame above a table and cutting knife. The reel is rotatable about a longitudinal axis and includes bats with fingers which pivot each about a respe... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6029429 | Header for a crop harvesting machine with adjustment of a longitudinal shape of the cutter bar A header includes a substantially rigid header frame having a main longitudinal rear tube and a plurality of beams extending downwardly and forwardly from the main tube to a cutter bar which is maintained substantially straight and parallel to the main tu... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5992759 | Material spreader attachment for mounting on a tractor A sprayer attachment is designed for mounting upon a swather tractor and includes a central frame with a tank which can be carried upon the front arms of the swather tractor. Two masts each carry a respective one of a pair of booms, each for extending out... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5927606 | Agricultural boom with a retractable tip portion A sprayer attachment is designed for mounting upon a swather tractor and includes a central frame with a tank which can be carried upon the front arms of the swather tractor. Two masts each carry a respective one of a pair of booms, each for extending out... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5791128 | Reversible hydraulic drive apparatus A hydraulic drive apparatus for example for driving the header of a combine harvester includes a pump, at least one motor driven by the pump, a reservoir in which the hydraulic fluid is cooled and degasified and a hydraulic circuit connecting the elements... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5678398 | Mounting of the bats of a reel on a crop harvesting header A reel of a header comprises a tube which is mounted on arms at ends of the tube for rotation about a longitudinal axis of the tube. At axially spaced positions along the length of the tube is provided a plurality of support members each lying in a radial... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5473872 | Angled drive for an agriculural header assembly A header is mounted on a separate tractor and takes drive from a PTO shaft of the tractor and communicates the drive to a main drive shaft of the header longitudinal of the main beam of the header. The angle drive necessary to communicate this power is fo... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5459986 | Draper header with canvas to cutter bar seal A header includes a cutter bar with a generally C-shaped beam supporting the sickle knife assembly across a front edge of the assembly. A draper assembly is carried on the cutter bar beam and includes a pair of rollers at right angles to the beam carrying... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5435239 | Conditioning roller assembly A chain drive system is provided for communicating rotation from the bottom roller of a hay conditioner to the top roller of the hay conditioner. The top and bottom rollers include longitudinally extending flutes which intermesh as the rollers rotate. The... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5261290 | Control lever system for a hydraulic pump A control lever system for actuating the hydraulic pump of a hydrostatic transmission system of an agricultural vehicle includes a lever having a hand grip portion for actuation by the operator. The lever passes through an elongate slot in a console surfa... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5157905 | Support linkage for mounting a header on a support frame The header support linkage of a swather header on a support frame of a swather comprises a substantially vertical beam, an upper cross arm formed from a channel and a lower support cradle arm projecting outwardly from the bottom of the beam. A lower link ... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5086613 | Check-relief valve for a hydraulic circuit A check-relief valve for use in a hydraulic circuit comprises a channel through a valve body which is divided by a central annular restriction into two portions. On each side of the restrictor is provided a valve seat which cooperates with a spherical bal... | 02/11/1992 |
| 5005343 | Header for a combine harvesting machine A flexible header for a combine or swather includes a pair of wing sections which can flex relative to a central section. Each wing section carries a draper canvas for transporting a cut crop inwardly toward the central section. Beneath the inner ends of ... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4956966 | Header for a combine harvesting machine A header frame for a combine includes a mounting frame which is attached to the front end of the feeder housing of the combine and a header frame. The header frame is mounted on the mounting frame by suitable linkage so that it can lift in a vertical dire... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4776155 | Reel for a harvesting machine A reel for a harvesting machine comprises a plurality of bats arranged for rotation around an axis defined by a shaft. The bats are pivotal about a bat axis parallel to the shaft and are driven in pivoting movement by an eccentric ring member interconnect... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4751809 | Reel for a harvesting machine A reel for a harvesting machine comprises a plurality of bats arranged for rotation around an axis defined by a shaft. The bats are pivotal about a bat axis parallel to the shaft and are driven in pivoting movement by an eccentric ring member interconnect... | 06/21/1988 |
| 4660361 | Mower with two sickle bars A mowing device with two sickle bars provides an effective cutting action of the sickle bars at the center where they cooperate in their reciprocation. The knife guards of one sickle bar are mounted at a higher level than those of the other so that one ov... | 04/28/1987 |
