Combine harvester
AssigneeCNH America LLC
InventorsJose Gryspeerdt, Edward H. Priepke
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Abstract
A combine harvester has at its rear end a crop residue chopper and a deflector plate for defining the path followed by the crop residue discharged from the rear end of the combine harvester. The deflector plate has a first position to direct the crop residue into the chopper and a second position to direct the crop residue forward of the chopper. In the invention, the deflector plate also has a third position in which the crop residue is directed to flow over the top and to the rear of the chopper.
Claims3
A combine harvester having at its rear end a crop residue chopper and a deflector plate for defining a path followed by crop residue discharged from the rear end of the combine harvester, the deflector plate having a first position to direct the crop residue into the chopper and a second position to direct the crop residue forward of the chopper, characterized in that the deflector plate has a third position in which the crop residue is directed to flow over the top and to the rear of the chopper.
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