Silage cutter
AssigneeTrioliet Mullos B.V.
InventorNicolaas Van Der Plas
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Abstract
A silage cutter comprises a fame consisting of first and second frame members which are adapted to be moved relative to one another about a hinge axle by means of drive mechanisms, said drive mechanisms comprising two hydraulic cylinders. The first frame member has a knife attached thereto. The second frame member has provided thereon gripping devices for gripping the silage. A hydraulic device causes the two cylinders always to have the same length.
Claims30
A silage cutter comprising a frame which consists of a first frame member having attached thereto a knife and a second frame member provided with gripping devices for gripping the silage, said first frame member being supported on said second frame member such that it is rotatable about a hinge axle, and further comprising drive mechanisms for moving said first and second frame members relative to each other, characterized in that the drive mechanisms comprise two hydraulic cylinders (1, 2) which are each articulated on said first and second frame members (35, 37), that a hydraulic device is provided by means of which the same length and synchronous movement, respectively, can be adjusted for both hydraulic cylinders (1, 2), at least for the silage cutting operation, and that the differential distance between the hinge axle (39) and the part of the gripping devices (38) which is most remote from said hinge axle (39) is larger than the distance between the hinge axle (39) and the knife (36).
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