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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4871044 | Service override for loader interlock A loader having an engine operably startable in conjunction with the closing of an associated electrical circuit, hydraulically operated boom and bucket mechanisms controllable from the operator seat, and an interlock mechanism requiring a proper sequenci... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4870812 | Round baler with variable bale chamber A round baler includes an apron having an expandable inner course which cooperates with a sledge assembly to define a bale starting chamber when the sledge assembly is in a bale starting position. The sledge assembly is movable between the bale starting p... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4862681 | Counterweight for reciprocating conditioning roll A counterweight mechanism for use in conjunction with a conditioning apparatus having a reciprocating conditioning roll is disclosed wherein the counterweight is mounted within the hollow core of the reciprocating conditioning roll and connected to an oci... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4862684 | Variable feeder duct for balers An agricultural baler comprises a bale case having an inlet opening in one side wall thereof; a plunger mounted for reciprocation within the bale case and back-and-forth across the inlet opening; a feeder duct communicating at one end with the inlet openi... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4863415 | Combine harvester cleaning apparatus A combine harvester, having threshing and separating means for threshing and separating crop material and a cleaning apparatus disposed to receive threshed and separated grain from said treshing and separating means and being operable to clean unwanted re... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4860528 | Reciprocating conditioning rolls A conditioning mechanism utilizing a pair of counterrotating conditioning rolls for use in a hay harvesting machine is disclosed wherein at least one of the conditioning rolls is mounted for transverse reciprocating movement relative to the other conditio... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4856612 | Method of controlling the operation of a loader A method of controlling the operation of a loader to encourage the use of an operator restraint mechanism is disclosed wherein a first signal is generated by a seat sensor to indicate the presence of the operator in the operator seat and a second signal i... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4846198 | Modular combine harvester A combine harvester is disclosed wherein the operative components thereof are built according to a modular concept. The combine harvester includes a threshing module, a separating module and a cleaning module, all of which are supported by a frame and ope... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4844196 | Seat belt interlock for loaders A loader having hydraulically operated boom and bucket mechanisms controllable from the operator seat is disclosed wherein switches sense the presence of the operator in the seat and the buckling of the seat belt. An electronic controller is operably asso... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4838014 | Disc cutter rotor assembly An improved disc cutter rotor assembly for use in a disc cutterbar of the type utilizing a plurality of intermeshed gears to transfer rotational power is disclosed wherein the rotor assembly provides a low profile to facilitate the flow of crop material o... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4835953 | Drive neutralizing means for header reel for agricultural machine A header for an agricultural machine having a cutterbar, an auger and a rotatable reel, the reel having a main axis of rotation around which the reel is rotated in one direction, crop-engaging members being rotatably mounted on the reel around respective ... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4834303 | Sharpening apparatus for forage harvester knives A forage harvester having an automatic grinding mechanism for the knives of the cutterhead, the grinding mechanism comprising a carriage carrying grinding means and being reciprocated back and forth across the cutterhead in the griding mode by endless dri... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4831814 | Pull type swather A pull type swather having double swath and enhanced operating to transport mode change capabilities. A subframe is mounted forwardly of a rear frame and the two are pivotally connected. The table of the swather includes a pair of draper decks operable to... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4825495 | Leaf loading machine with cooperating shroud and housing A leaf loading machine has a rotary beater and a rotary broom extending transversely of a mobile frame. The broom is disposed rearwardly of and in tandem relation to the beater. The beater and the broom have lower sides thereof disposed adjacent the groun... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4822962 | Hydrostatic hitch control A control system for positioning an implement used on a tractor. A control system selects the direction and speed of a hydrostatically powered tractor. A first switch allows the implement to be raised or lowered and is located on the control lever. A seco... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4819880 | Manure spreader drive system In a manure spreader for handling slurry material, an auger is mounted in the bottom of a tank and an expeller is disposed at an opening in the tank to discharge material therefrom. A drive system is provided to rotate the auger and the expeller in differ... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4818980 | Operator control panel In one embodiment, an operator control panel includes an enclosure in which a liquid crystal display and a pair of lamps are disposed. A first reflective surface is located inside the enclosure, and a second reflective surface is located outside the enclo... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4815262 | Disc cutterbar construction An improved disc cutterbar construction is disclosed wherein the cutterbar casing is provided with a rearwardly extending flange and a plurality of forwardly projecting mounting tabs. A wear plate is connected underneath the casing by fasteners extending ... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4815372 | Bale length control for agricultural balers A baler comprises means for securing a completed bale of material and metering means for triggering the operation of the securing means. The metering means includes a pinion drivingly connectable with a trip arm. Relative driving movement between the trip... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4809380 | Leaf loading machine with counterrotating beater and broom A leaf loading machine has a rotary beater and a rotary broom on a mobile frame, both of which extend transversely of the frame. The broom is disposed rearwardly of and in tandem relation to the beater. Both the beater and the broom are disposed adjacent ... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4805391 | Twine tail collector system for agricultural balers A system for collecting twine tails on an agricultural baler includes a suction fan connected by hoses to mouth devices which partially envelop the knotters on the baler. Another hose connects the suction fan to a container. During operation, the suction ... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4804145 | Compost spreader A spreader adapted for spreading compost includes a container in which an apron conveyor is disposed to move compost toward a cylindrical brush rotatably mounted at one end of the container for discharging compost therefrom. An adjustable flow gate contro... | 02/14/1989 |
| 4802395 | Knife assembly for net dispensing apparatus A knife assembly for a net dispensing apparatus used on a round baler is disclosed wherein the knife assembly is moved into a cutting position engageable with the netting material without imparting impact energy into the netting material. The knife assemb... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4800711 | Header for harvesting machine A header for a harvesting machine having a frame, a cutterbar operable to a cut standing crop and mounted on the front of the frame, and a reel also mounted on the frame and operable to sweep crop material towards and over the cutterbar, the cutterbar bei... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4793125 | Frame for windrow inverter A frame for a machine operable to invert and laterally displace a windrow of crop material is disclosed wherein the frame includes a support portion having a windrow pickup mechanism and a windrow inversion mechanism mounted thereon and being mobilely sup... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4793129 | Inversion chute for windrow turner An inversion chute for use on a windrow turner having a pickup mechanism for elevating a windrow of crop material off the ground and a cross conveyor for receiving the elevated windrow and conveying the windrow laterally of the direction of travel is disc... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4791865 | Bale discharge mechanism for plunger type agricultural balers An agricultural baler comprising a bale case and a plunger reciprocable in the bale case for, in use of the baler, forming crop material into bales and moving bales along the bale case towards the discharge end thereof for ultimate discharge therefrom. A ... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4790125 | Feed rollers for round baler net dispenser A net dispensing mechanism for a round baler is disclosed wherein a pair of pinch rollers are cooperable with a driven feed roller to feed netting material from a source of supply into the bale forming mechanism of the round baler so that the finished rou... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4787196 | Self-cleaning rotor assembly A mechanism for removing dirt and debris from the interior of a divider member mounted on the end disc of a disc cutterbar used in a disc mower-conditioner is disclosed wherein the dividers are provided with air inlet openings to permit the introduction o... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4781291 | Netting for wrapping round bales Netting in the form of an extruded plastic mesh is provided for wrapping round bales of crop material. The netting includes longitudinal strands and tranverse strands fused together at intersecting joints to define rectangularly shaped openings in the net... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4776442 | Flywheel slip clutch A flywheel slip clutch is provided for use with implements such as agricultural balers. The flywheel slip clutch includes a plate mounted on a hub which is fixed to rotate with the input drive shaft of an implement. The plate is connected to the PTO drive... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4771504 | Leaf loading machine A leaf harvesting machine has an auxiliary rotary beater and main rotary pickup broom on a mobile frame which both extend transversely of the direction of travel of the frame. The main pickup broom is disposed rearwardly of and in tandem relation to the b... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4771595 | Round baler with rollers and belts A round baler utilizes a combination of rollers and belts arranged to define a generally D-shaped bale starting chamber. An inner course of the belts forms the rear wall of the bale starting chamber while the rollers form the front wall of the bale starti... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4768431 | Net dispenser drive for round balers A drive mechanism for a net dispensing apparatus used on a round baler wherein a resilient feed roller is operably driven by a drive belt powered from the main drive train for the round baler. A tensioning pulley is connected to a pivot arm pivotally moun... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4766803 | Variable stroke hydraulic cylinder control linkage A control linkage for varying the length of stroke of a hydraulic cylinder is disclosed wherein a slide member is telescopically received within a bracket member, one of these members being connected to the extension end of the hydraulic cylinder while th... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4765237 | Round baler with expandable bale chamber A round baler is provided which comprises a bale chamber which is expandable between a bale start position and a full bale position and which comprises a first of bale-forming means disposed generally circumferentially around a portion of the full size ba... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4765238 | Round baler with expanding bale chamber A round baler is provided which comprises a bale chamber which is expandable between a bale start position and a full bale position and which comprises a first bale-forming means disposed generally circumferentially around a portion of the full size bale ... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4765190 | Flow metering device In a combine harvester having a clean grain conveyor, a clean grain weight rate metering device is provided generally at the discharge end of said conveyor. The weight rate metering device includes a sensor member disposed to be acted upon by the clean gr... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4751810 | Baler feeder mechanism An agricultural baler comprises a bale case having an inlet opening for charges of crop material to be transferred thereto from a feeder duct, a plunger reciprocable within the bale case to compress successive charges of crop material from the feeder duct... | 06/21/1988 |
| 4750418 | Hydraulic baler density control with hydraulic sensors A baler comprises a bale chamber having at least one wall movable generally laterally of the bale chamber to vary the cross-sectional area thereof and hydraulic actuator means operable to move the laterally movable bale chamber wall. The baler further com... | 06/14/1988 |
