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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7380393 | Windrower for plant matter with three raking wheels A haymaking machine, particularly a windrower for plant matter lying on the ground, comprising a frame bearing three raking wheels having soil resting wheels and raking forks, driven in rotation about support axes in a work position, which raking wheels are connecte... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7210538 | Center pivot wing flotation method and apparatus A method and apparatus for proving a flotation for the wings of a foldable wing of an agricultural seeder that are centrally suspended from the main frame such that individual wings are pivotable centrally of the longitudinal axis therefore to better follow the cont... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7100351 | Foldable hay rake A foldable hay rake has two rake arms comprised of two or more arm members with rake wheels thereon. The hay rake arms are pivotally secured together to a pivot assembly to pivot in a vertical plane. The pivot assembly is pivotally secured for pivoting in a horizont... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7043889 | Machine for harvesting stalk crops A harvesting machine for harvesting stalk crops, such as maize or the like, has at least two cutting and intake units which have a series of drum-like cutting and intake elements which can be rotated about essentially vertical axes and are fastened to supporting ele... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7040079 | Rake with four-wheel stabilizing system A rake has two side members attached perpendicularly to the rake so as to form an H-shaped frame system. A swivelable wheel is mounted at each corner of the frame. The frame fully stabilizes the rake in a position approximately level with a ground surface as the rak... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7028459 | Triple windrowing method and apparatus A harvester suitable for triple windrowing operations has a cross-conveyor located behind the harvesting header for intercepting a stream of severed materials projected rearwardly from the header as the machine moves through the field. The cross-conveyor may be main... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7024844 | Agricultural bi-mower with cantilever beam suspension A mower has a pair of cutter heads which are pivotally supported by respective cantilever beams. The cantilever beams are pivotally coupled with a hitch assembly, which in turn is coupled with a traction unit via two lower lift arms and a floatable top link. The flo... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6978592 | Rake wheel A rake wheel includes a hub and a plurality of tines connected to the hub and extending outwardly therefrom to an annular rim concentric with the hub. Each tine is journaled through a first plurality of apertures formed in the rim and projects outwardly from the rim... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6959531 | Adjustable tracked side-delivery hay rake An adjustable tracked side-delivery hay rake for use in agriculture for collecting the hay in tidy haycoks, is provided with adjustable wheels movable between a raised and narrow position, suitable for transport and based on the presence—on the arms supporting the... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6951253 | Animal bedding groomer A grooming apparatus, for sloping, aerating and fluffing bedding material in livestock free stalls, is attached to a vehicle such as a skid steer. The grooming apparatus includes a rotary arm, having grooming members, and connected to the vehicle by a boom. The rota... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6865873 | Pull type V-shaped hay rake A hay rake includes a crosswise member having a right section and a left section. A first rake arm has a front end and a back end, the first rake arm being pivotably mounted at its back end to the right section of the crosswise member so as to be moveable between an... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6748730 | Haymaking machine with telescopic carrier arms A haymaking machine for windrowing forage includes a frame carrying several rotors connected to carrier arms which are articulated to the frame and which can be moved from a work position into a transport position. The carrier arms are made as two telescopic parts o... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6467249 | Hay making machine comprising at least one raking wheel articulated to a carrying arm A hay making machine, particularly a windrower for plant matter, comprising a structure carrying at least one raking wheel. The latter is connected to the end of a carrying arm in such a way as to be able to pivot about a first axis and a second axis. The... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6330785 | Wheel rake spring assembly A lifting force is applied to a wheel rake arm through a spring assembly wherein a coil spring is placed in compression rather than tension. In the preferred embodiment a rod is connected at one end to a rake wheel arm and the free end of the rod extends ... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6272826 | Method and apparatus for positioning a hay rake An apparatus for positioning a hay rake where the hay rake includes a gearbox with a central nonrotating part, a peripheral rotating part, and rake arms attached to the peripheral rotating part. In one embodiment of the present invention, the apparatus in... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6220008 | Wheel rake spring assembly A lifting force is applied to a wheel rake arm through a spring assembly wherein a coil spring is placed in compression rather than tension. In the preferred embodiment a rod is connected at one end to a rake wheel arm and the free end of the rod extends ... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6164051 | Machine combination, a rake and pick-up and displacing member, as well as a method A racking, pickup and windrowing implement for moving crop lying on the ground laterally which includes a first machine comprising rake wheels that rotate about substantially vertical axes and move the crop inwardly where it is picked up by a pick-up impl... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6125622 | Windrow turner A windrow turner is described in which a wheeled frame is provided including a forward and a rearward end. A windrow pick-up on the frame adjacent the forward end, and a substantially upright helical auger flight is situated rearwardly adjacent the windro... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6109012 | Hay-making machine A hay-making machine comprising motor-driven working members which rotate about upwardly orientated shafts. The working members are divided into three groups arranged in rows extending transversely to the direction of travel of the machine. A central grou... | 08/29/2000 |
| 5960620 | Rake arm assembly A rake arm assembly for supporting a finger wheel on a side delivery rake such as a V-rake. The rake arm assembly has a shaft journaled under a support frame for the finger wheels. One end of the shaft is attached to a rake arm and the other end to a cran... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5956934 | Folding finger wheel V-rake A folding finger wheel V-rake with right and left movable heads independently rotatable on a carrier between operating and upside down position for transport, the same mechanism facilitating intermediate lifting of the finger wheels out of contact with th... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5953894 | Haymaking machine A haymaking machine having a chassis which is composed of a central section and several lateral sections which are articulated together and carry rotors. On each side of the central section four lateral sections are provided which are articulated together... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5918451 | Dual lifting system for rotary hay raking machine A hay raking machine of the present invention for attachment to a tractor with a single point hitch has a lifting mechanism for lifting the hay raking machine above cut hay laying on the ground while keeping the rake arms substantially level to the ground... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5904035 | Hay inverter A hay inverter is provided including a wheeled frame connected to a tractor and a drive assembly. Also included is a pick up unit for picking up hay from a windrow. An auxiliary frame is pivotally coupled to a side edge of the wheeled frame. Next provided... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5862659 | Haymaking machine with at least one windrowing rotor A haymaking machine including at least one windrowing rotor which is articulated to a bearing structure in such a manner that it can pivot about at least one axis which is substantially horizontal and perpendicular to the direction of travel. The at least... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5797253 | Hay making machine A hay making machine includes a rake which is supported on the ground and which includes a prong carrier having a longitudinal axis. A double prong spring element is carried on the prong carrier, the double prong spring element including first and second ... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5791133 | Rotary rake for a hay making machine A rotary rake for a hay making machine has prong brackets rotating about a substantially vertically aligned axis and having prongs at their outer ends and provided with respective eccentrically positioned cam rollers within the gyro casing and with respec... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5784873 | Haymaking machine with a foldable protection device The present invention relates to a haymaking machine including a chassis which carries several tedding and/or windrowing rotors. This chassis has lateral parts which can be folded upward for transport and/or setting down. A protection device which at leas... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5685136 | Haymaking machine A haymaking machine includes at least one swathing rotor supported by a frame which can be attached to a tractor. The rotor is driven during operation by a hydraulic motor which is supplied by hydraulic lines that are connected to the hydraulic motor. The... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5586421 | Haymaking machine A haymaking machine in which fork-bearing arms are mounted in a pivoting fashion on a ring. These fork-bearing arms are controlled so that they can pivot about their respective longitudinal axes during rotation of the ring via a belt driving the ring and ... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5546739 | Radial rake device A turf care implement includes a frame mounted on a pair of opposed wheels. The frame supports a pair of lift arms which are mounted at an angle to the direction of travel of the implement. The lift arms support a plurality of rakes on mounting arms. The ... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5377482 | Hydraulic lift rotary rake A rotary rake is provided with a hydraulic lifting mechanism for raising and lowering the rake. A vertical shaft extending through the center of a rotary gearbox on the rake serves as a hydraulic fluid port. Pressurized hydraulic fluid from a remote sourc... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5193330 | Agricultural reaping or haying machine In a reaping machine (11) having one or more rotatably drivable mowing units (12) which are provided with working implements, the mowing units (12) being held on a support frame (13) held with the tractor, the mowing units (12) are pivotally supported on ... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5163277 | Machine for spreading, turning and gathering of hay, straw and similar material A machine for spreading, turning and raking together hay, straw and similar materials. The machine has rotors (65, 84) which are rotatable around substantially vertical axles and are provided with rake arms (67) which extend radially and substantially hor... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5127216 | Adjustable folding hay raking windrowing apparatus A hay raking and windrowing apparatus having a tool bar adapted to be attached to a prime mover and having a side delivery rake attached to one side thereof for raking hay rearwardly and inwardly and a second side delivery rake on the other side of the to... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5111636 | Haymaking machine having multiple rotors This invention relates to a haymaking machine which includes a frame having a central section and three lateral sections which are connected to one another and which carry rotors rotatably driven during working operation. The lateral sections can be folde... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5060465 | Transportable farm machine for windrowing products A transportable farm machine for windrowing products includes a frame which can be connected to a tractor, a rotor mounted to the frame for rotation about a vertical axis, and a plurality of toolholder arms mounted to the rotor such that the tools mounted... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5024053 | Agricultural machine having at least one rotor for moving products located on the ground An agricultural machine comprises a frame which is adapted to be hooked to a drive tractor and carries at least one rotor equipped with work tools controlled by a central cam to move products such as hay which are on the ground. The rotor is connected to ... | 06/18/1991 |
| 4996833 | Foldable haymaking machine having a plurality of rotors This invention relates to a haymaking machine comprising several tedding and/or windrowing rotors which are connected to a carrying frame having a central section and side sections which are connected to one another. According to the invention, each side ... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4922700 | Haymaking machine A windrowing rotor 1 is driven in rotation and equipped with tools to windrow plants that are on the ground. A cover 26 is jointed on a beam 2 by a hinge pin 33 that is at least approximately horizontal and that is at least approximately perpendicular to ... | 05/08/1990 |
