Gathering Auger with Independent Speed
AssigneeAGCO Corporation
InventorsRandy Lohrentz, Robert A. Matousek
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Abstract
A gathering auger of a harvesting header driven independently from the speed of the harvester. In one embodiment, a row unit of the header includes at last one powered snap roll in combination with a stripper plate for removing useable parts from crop stalks. The gathering auger is powered by a first drive means and the powered snap roll is powered by a second drive means such that the gathering auger and the powered snap roll are operated at different speeds.
Claims15
In an attachment for a harvester having a cross auger, a forward-extending first row unit comprising at least one fore-and-aft extending first gathering auger and a first stripper plate, said first stripper plate at least partially defining a first crop passage and said first gathering auger cooperating with said first stripper plate to remove useable parts from crop stalks gathered in said first crop passage and to convey the useable parts rearward into the cross auger, wherein said first gathering auger is independently driven.
A method for harvesting crop with an attachment for an agricultural vehicle, said method comprising the steps of:
- operating a gathering auger to gather crop stalks in a crop passage at a first speed;
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- operating a snap roll for removing useable parts from crop stalks at a second speed independently of said gathering auger.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.