Hinge system

A hinge for an agricultural machine, the machine including a center section of the agricultural machine defining a first aperture, a wheel supporting the center section, and a wing section of the agricultural machine coupled to the center section, the wing section defining a second aperture, the hinge comprising:

• a pin having a first end and a second end, the pin configured to extend through the first and second apertures in order to pivotably couple the wing section to the center section;
• a first fastener configured to engage one of the center section and the wing section and further configured to be positioned adjacent the first end of the pin to thereby retain the pin in the first and second apertures, and
• a second fastener configured to engage one of the center section and the wing section and further configured to be positioned adjacent the second end of the pin to thereby retain the pin in the first and second apertures,
• wherein the hinge is configured to be positioned between the center section and the wing section to permit the wing section to pivot about the center section, and
• wherein the first fastener comprises a first bolt, a first nut, and a first bushing, the first bushing positioned adjacent to the first end of the pin.

A method of retaining a pin in a hinge, the method comprising:

• inserting a pin into a first aperture of a first part;
• inserting the pin into a second aperture of a second part;
• inserting a first fastener into the first part adjacent a first end of the pin;
• abutting the first end of the pin with the first fastener;
• retaining the pin in the first aperture with the first fastener;
• inserting a second fastener into the first part adjacent a second end of the pin;
• abutting the second end of the pin with the second fastener;
• retaining the pin in the second aperture with the second fastener;
• coupling the first part to a first section of an agricultural machine and coupling the second part to a second section of the agricultural machine.

A method of retaining a pin in a hinge, the method comprising:

• inserting a pin into a first aperture of a first part;
• inserting the pin into a second aperture of a second part;
• inserting a first fastener into the first part adjacent a first end of the pin;
• abutting the first end of the pin with the first fastener;
• retaining the pin in the first aperture with the first fastener;
• inserting a second fastener into the first part adjacent a second end of the pin;
• abutting the second end of the pin with the second fastener;
• and
• retaining the pin in the second aperture with the second fastener,
• wherein inserting the first fastener includes inserting a first bolt through a first bushing prior to inserting the first bolt into the first part, and further comprising abutting the first bushing against the first part with the first bolt.

A hinge for a machine, the machine including a first section defining a first aperture, and a second section coupled to the first section, the second section defining a second aperture, the hinge comprising:

• a pin having a first end and a second end, the pin configured to extend through the first and second apertures in order to pivotably couple the first section to the second section;
• a first fastener configured to engage one of the first section and the second section and further configured to be positioned adjacent the first end of the pin to thereby retain the pin in the first and second apertures, and
• a second fastener configured to engage one of the first section and the second section and further configured to be positioned adjacent the second end of the pin to thereby retain the pin in the first and second apertures,
• wherein the hinge is configured to be positioned between the center section and the wing section to permit the wing section to pivot about the center section, and
• wherein the first fastener comprises a first bolt and a first bushing, the first bushing positioned adjacent to the first end of the pin.