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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4248248 | Interrupted infeed flight means for combine rotor A rotor for an axial flow combine which is adapted to coact with conventional grate means in said combine, said rotor having on the forward end thereof interrupted infeed flight means which are spiral segments spaced both axially and circumferentially fro... | 02/03/1981 |
| 4227845 | Rolling rack control for automatic bale wagon A hydraulic control system for the rolling rack of a three table bale wagon wherein the rolling rack is movable along the third table for supporting tiers of bales deposited on the third table by the second table, the control system including a single act... | 10/14/1980 |
| 4218866 | Automatic bale ejection drive In a crop roll forming machine having a reversibly rotatable bale forming means there is provided an improved drive means with tensioning means movably affixed to the frame for cooperative interaction with the drive means and the bale forming means to sel... | 08/26/1980 |
| 4215527 | Multi-row crop header with feed assist roller A multi-row crop header for a forage harvester having a plurality of forwardly extending dividers to provide crop passageways therebetween, the inner ends of said dividers being adjustably connected to a transverse frame member to vary the spacings betwee... | 08/05/1980 |
| 4208858 | Isolated pneumatic cleaning system In a harvesting and threshing machine utilizing at least one cooperative cylinder and rotatable rotor to achieve axial flow threshing and separation of grain bearing crop material there is provided an improved grain collection means underlying the auxilia... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4208862 | Automatic bale ejection drive In a crop roll forming machine having a reversibly rotatable bale forming means and a drive means there is provided a control means affixed to the frame movable between at least a first position and a second position for cooperative interaction with the d... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4209137 | Forage harvester cutterhead with baffle means A rotatable cutterhead for a forage harvester having a plurality of parallel support members within plans perpendicular to a central shaft and spaced axially therealong. A plurality of similar chopping blades are affixed in circumferentially spaced relati... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4206587 | Discharge means In a crop roll forming machine adapted to be towed across a field, a kicker means is fastened to the opposing sides of the frame and extends at least partially therebetween adjacent the conveying means and the rear end so that upon completion of the forma... | 06/10/1980 |
| 4205511 | Seal for pivotable feeder housing The disclosure is directed to a combine with a unique sealing arrangement between the pivotable feeder housing and the inlet opening. The feeder housing includes axially aligned pivot arms which extend away therefrom to engage a pair of support yokes whic... | 06/03/1980 |
| 4205792 | Endcap and support for the front edge of the wooden floor of a manure spreader An improved support for the forward end portion of the wooden floor of a manure spreader is disclosed. The forward edge of the floor is enclosed by a channel-shaped cap portion which is in turn supported by an elongated brace member affixed at its ends to... | 06/03/1980 |
| 4204792 | Bale alignment mechanism actuating device A bale row forming table of a three table type bale wagon has an actuating lever which cooperates in detecting the length of a bale row and in repositioning the last bale of the row when a short row is detected. The actuating lever manipulates an electric... | 05/27/1980 |
| 4204791 | Bale alignment device The bale row forming table of a three table type bale wagon has a bale alignment device cooperating therewith which acts to insure bale tiers of uniform dimensions by establishing bale rows of equal length, an effect achieved by monitoring the length of a... | 05/27/1980 |
| 4203695 | Automatic bale wagon control system This invention relates generally to automatic bale wagons of the type adapted to pick up crop material bales in the field and automatically form stacks of these bales utilizing a variety of selected tier configurations for forming a stable, interlocked st... | 05/20/1980 |
| 4202422 | Safety lock for agricultural windrower or the like A safety lock for an agricultural windrower and/or conditioner comprising a self-propelled machine having a pair of drive wheels respectively powered by individual hydraulic motors each powered by separate hydraulic pumps driven by a fuel powered motor, t... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4202154 | Crop header for a crop harvesting machine having a crop consolidating component which detachably mounts a plurality of interchangeable crop gathering components A crop harvesting header has a transversely extending crop consolidating component that detachably mounts either one of a plurality of interchangeable crop gathering components, such as a crop windrow-pickup or a row-crop. The lower front portion of the c... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4197693 | Feeder housing seal The disclosure is directed to a combine with a unique sealing arrangement between the pivotable feeder housing and the inlet opening. The rearward portion of the feeder housing, extending into the inlet opening, includes spaced apart arcuate smooth edge p... | 04/15/1980 |
| 4193248 | Vehicle protective system The invention relates to crop harvesting machines fitted with detector means for detecting the presence of undesirable objects such as metallic objects. The invention seeks to solve the problem of known machines in which some form of slipping clutch is pr... | 03/18/1980 |
| 4190392 | Stack side evener A bale wagon employing a stack side evener comprising, in its most simple form, a plurality of fixed, spaced apart parallel fins which passively direct a moving bale toward a predetermined position. Generally, the type of bale wagon given consideration in... | 02/26/1980 |
| 4190391 | Bale retainer means on a bale wagon A bale retainer finger structure located on a bale wagon along a first table thereof has a pointed tip which will embed into a bale and restrain it from being dislocated toward a bale-receiving end of the first table during the transfer of the bale to a s... | 02/26/1980 |
| 4187941 | Bale restrictive flap An improved quarter-turn hay bale chute which prevents skewing and bounce of the bale as it hits the ground. An adjustable flap is set to narrow the lowest portion of the bale "drop window" so that the fully turned bale is restricted in its lateral moveme... | 02/12/1980 |
| 4187667 | Collection and recycling apparatus for crop particles in a roll forming machine Apparatus in a crop roll forming machine for collecting particles of crop material lost from either the crop package or loose crop material during the roll formation process consisting of a collection pan, a horizontal collecting auger, an elevated delive... | 02/12/1980 |
| 4187666 | Baler pickup counter balancing means A baler having an improved pickup counterbalance mechanism is disclosed. The improved mechanism includes biased pivot cranks connected to each end of the pickup and a variable length connector slideably fixed between the biasing means to provide a single ... | 02/12/1980 |
| 4187664 | Agricultural machine structure The present invention relates to a harvesting machine such as a mower-conditioner and comprises a header with a subframe, the subframe comprising a transverse upperbeam, opposed downwardly-extending legs connected thereto, and a lower transverse beam inte... | 02/12/1980 |
| 4187988 | Manure spreader paddle attachment A manure spreader paddle attachment is disclosed wherein a flexible extension is attached to the trailing face of the manure spreader paddle. This extension covers the outer peripheral toothed edge of the paddle to provide a capability for the paddle to s... | 02/12/1980 |
| 4186753 | Material flow retarders In a crop harvesting and threshing machine of the type utilizing axial flow threshing and separation there is provided about the upper portions of the rotor casing axial flow inhibiting elements rearwardly of axial flow facilitating elements. The inhibiti... | 02/05/1980 |
| 4182196 | Throttle control mechanism A mechanical throttle control mechanism is provided for the remote control of an internal combustion engine. The mechanism comprises a speed selector arm movable between first and second limit positions, a friction lock operably associated with the speed ... | 01/08/1980 |
| 4177820 | Combine with offset rotor A combine having a single rotor extending longitudinally for axial feed and discharge having a concave directly beneath the rotor and a separation grate along one side of the rotor adjacent the peripheral path thereof for discharge into a space at one sid... | 12/11/1979 |
| 4177625 | Pull-type agricultural machine The present invention relates to pull-type harvesting machines such as mower-conditioners and comprises a main frame fitted with ground-engaging wheels, a header adjustably mounted on and forwardly of the main frame and comprising drum type mower units, l... | 12/11/1979 |
| 4175568 | Material flow retarders In a crop harvesting and threshing machine of the type utilizing axial flow threshing and separation there is provided about the upper portions of the rotor casing axial flow inhibiting members rearwardly of axial flow facilitating members. The inhibiting... | 11/27/1979 |
| 4174602 | Header suspension and stabilization means A crop harvesting machine has a crop harvesting header, a mobile frame and improved header stabilizing system. The frame is adapted to move across a field in a forward direction and includes upper frame structure extending transversely to the forward dire... | 11/20/1979 |
| 4174603 | Telescoping lateral limit link A crop harvesting machine has a crop harvesting header, a mobile frame and improved header stabilizing system. The frame is adapted to move across a field in a forward direction and includes upper frame structure extending transversely to the forward dire... | 11/20/1979 |
| 4174072 | Overload protective device In a crop feed grinding and mixing apparatus having a mixing means mounted to a mobile frame, a grinding means fixed to the frame, material transfer means extending at least between the grinding means and the mixing means, material infeed means in materia... | 11/13/1979 |
| 4172353 | Harvesting machine A mower-conditioner for agricultural use employing one or more rotatably mounted drum type cutter units, each of which supports at least one cutter blade for cutting standing crop by impact under conditions where the drums are rotated about generally upri... | 10/30/1979 |
| 4172355 | Upper apron assembly In a crop roll forming machine there is provided bale forming means having endless flexible movable means fastened to opposing sides of the frame of the machine, the movable means being interconnected by a plurality of transverse connecting means having i... | 10/30/1979 |
| 4171180 | Fast acting clutching and de-clutching mechanism A fast acting clutching and de-clutching mechanism in combination with a safety apparatus for a forage wagon is disclosed. Two interconnected alternative input drive shafts, one of the unloading from the front of the wagon and the other for the unloading ... | 10/16/1979 |
| 4169410 | Independently controlled twine knives In a crop roll forming machine of the type having a bale forming region defined by bale forming means movably mounted on a mobile frame and wrapping means to bind a formed roll of crop material with a binding material there is provided a plurality of inde... | 10/02/1979 |
| 4167844 | Automatic twine wrapping apparatus In a crop roll forming machine having cooperating upper and lower bale forming means there is provided an improved automatic twine wrapping mechanism for binding a completed crop roll with binding material. The automatic twine wrapping mechanism is trigge... | 09/18/1979 |
| 4165751 | Beater grate for combine This invention pertains to a combine of the axial flow type in which rotor means extend longitudinally within the combine in association with concaves, the rotor having in axial alignment, a threshing portion and a separating portion rearward thereof and ... | 08/28/1979 |
| 4162725 | Bale thrower An improved bale thrower for use with a hay baler is disclosed. The thrower affixes to the discharge end of the bale case of the baler and can be selectively pivoted vertically about at least one horizontal axis between a first operative position for dire... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162135 | Quarter bale turning apparatus Apparatus functioning in combination with a crop bale forming machine to receive an ejected bale of crop material moving along a predetermined path of travel from a bale outlet in a crop bale forming machine and, via conveying means, turn it a predetermin... | 07/24/1979 |
