Peanut digger-shaker-inverter with hydraulic motors in lieu of bevel gears

A digger-shaker-inverter configured to be connected to and pulled by a tractor when harvesting rooted plants, the digger-shaker-inverter including a plurality of row units, each row unit comprising:

• first and second carrying belts spaced to grip opposite sides of vines on the rooted plants;
• a first pulley driving the first carrying belt;
• a second pulley driving the second carrying belt;
• a first hydraulic motor mounted to selectively cause rotation of the first pulley, the first hydraulic motor including a first hydraulic fluid inlet and a first hydraulic fluid outlet, the first hydraulic fluid inlet connected to a supply line for receiving hydraulic fluid from a hydraulic system of the tractor;
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• a second hydraulic motor mounted to selectively cause rotation of the second pulley, the second hydraulic motor including a second hydraulic fluid inlet and a second hydraulic fluid outlet, the second hydraulic fluid inlet connected by a connecting line to the first hydraulic fluid outlet for receiving hydraulic fluid from the first hydraulic motor and the second hydraulic fluid outlet connected to a return line for returning hydraulic fluid that is fluidically coupled to the hydraulic system of the tractor.