Harvester reel having adjustable tine bars and method for resetting same

An agricultural harvester header for an agricultural vehicle, said agricultural harvester header comprising:

• a frame;
• a reel attached to the frame and including a plurality of reel tine bars extending widthwise across the reel;
• a cutterbar attached to the frame and positioned beneath the reel, wherein the cutterbar is configured to cut crops as the agricultural vehicle moves forward over a crop field;
• an actuator for moving the reel tine bars between a deployed position, whereby the reel tine bars are positioned proximal to the cutterbar, and a retracted position, whereby the reel tine bars are positioned distal to the cutterbar;
• one or more sensors for sensing a position of the cutterbar or a component of the header that is fixed to the cutterbar;
• and
• a computer configured to (i) receive signals from the one or more sensors as well as send and/or receive signals to/from the actuator, (ii) record a sensed position of the cutterbar, or said component that is fixed to the cutterbar, when the actuator moves the reel tine bars to the retracted position so as to prevent contact between the reel tine bars and the cutterbar, and (iii) activate the actuator to return the reel tine bars to the deployed position as a function of when the cutterbar, or said component that is fixed to the cutterbar, returns to the recorded sensed position.