Abstract:
A forage harvester of the type having a cylindrical type cutterhead rotatively mounted in the frame. A curved crop confining member is mounted within the frame and is closely spaced to the cutterhead, the curved member being provided with a plurality of bars which extend generally parallel to the axis of rotation of the cutterhead and cooperate with the knives of the cutterhead to cut and/or abrade any grain which passes between the cutterhead and the curved member.
Abstract:
Scraping paddles adapted to be placed on the respective ends of unloading and spreading mechanism, used with manure spreaders, to scrape and discharge material positioned adjacent the sidewalls of said spreader. Such paddles are aligned and positioned on the mechanism, in such a way, as to create a leading edge, which moves adjacent the respective sidewall of said manure spreader, and a trailing edge which moves further away from the respective sidewall of the spreader than the leading edge. The leading edge of said scraping paddles are formed so that it is capable of engaging, shearing, discharging and spreading material which may become positioned adjacent the respective sidewalls of said spreader without interfering with the operation of the other paddles of said mechanism.
Abstract:
A machine to form compact rolls of hay of substantial size by picking up a swath or windrow of hay and the like from a field, engage it by cooperating upper and lower endless flexible aprons driven in suitable directions to coil the hay into a compact roll while supported upon floor means mounted stationarily in the bottom of the machine to effect baling of all the hay without loss upon the ground. When the roll type bale of hay reaches a predetermined diameter, the upper apron raises and stops driving the same, this also providing an exit, and the lower apron assists in ejecting the bale onto the ground, or the machine can transport it to a desired location for discharge, if desired. When the bale reaches maximum size, the upper and lower courses of the upper apron extend along curved paths closely adjacent each other but curved guide members at opposite sides of the frame which supports the upper apron have opposite edges which comprises guide means for said courses of said upper apron and maintain them out of engagement with each other.
Abstract:
A machine to form compact rolls of hay of substantial size by picking up a swath or windrow of hay and the like from a field, engage it by cooperating upper and lower endless flexible aprons driven in suitable directions to coil the hay into a compact roll while supported upon floor means mounted stationarily in the bottom of the machine to effect baling of all the hay without loss upon the ground. When the roll type bale of hay reaches a predetermined diameter, the upper apron is raised to provide an exit and the lower apron assists in ejecting the bale onto the ground, or the machine can transport it to a desired location for discharge, if desired. The roll is initiated within a space between the upper and lower aprons which in cross-section is wedge shaped, the lesser distance between the cooperating courses of the aprons being adjacent the forward end of the machine, and results in a relatively soft core for the rolls, whereby when ultimate pressure is formed in the finished roll, the core is not unduly compressed.