Windrower implement with merger attachment

A windrower implement comprising:

• a frame extending along a central longitudinal axis between a forward end and a rearward end relative to a direction of travel during operation;
• an implement head attached to the frame proximate the forward end thereof, wherein the implement head is operable to discharge crop material in a rearward direction along the central longitudinal axis;
• a merger attachment coupled to the frame rearward of the implement head, the merger attachment including a support structure rotatably supporting a conveyor, and a lift structure interconnecting the support structure and the frame, wherein the lift structure is moveable between a deployed position for positioning the support structure in a lowered operating position, and a stowed position for positioning the support structure in a raised non-operating position;
• wherein the lift structure includes a link system coupled to the frame and a lift arm, the lift arm having a first end attached to the link system and extending to a distal second end attached to the support structure;
• wherein the lift structure includes a support connection interconnecting the lift arm and the support structure, wherein the support connection maintains a relative position between the lift arm and the support structure during movement of the lift structure between the stowed position and the deployed position;
• wherein the support connection is configured to enable pivotable movement of the support structure relative to the link arm about a substantially vertical swing axis such that the support structure may move relative to the link arm on a substantially horizontal plane for positional for/aft adjustment, while maintaining a fixed positional relationship between the link arm and the support structure on a substantially vertical plane passing through the central longitudinal axis of the frame;
• wherein the lift system includes a strut interconnecting and operatively disposed between the lift arm and the support structure, wherein the strut includes an adjustable length operable to rotate the support structure about the substantially vertical swing axis of the support connection;
• and
• wherein the conveyor includes an upper surface having a forward upper edge and a rearward upper edge, with the forward upper edge of the conveyor positioned vertically above the rearward upper edge of the conveyor along the central longitudinal axis of the frame when the link system is disposed in the stowed position and the support structure disposed in the raised non-operating position.