Picker header lubrication system and method thereof

A lubrication system for lubricating a plurality of picker units connected to an agricultural machine, each of the plurality of picker units including a cam track assembly, an idler gear assembly, a drum and drive gear assembly, and a drum assembly, the lubrication system comprising:

• a pump fluidly coupled to a supply of lubricant;
• a primary distributor fluidly coupled between the pump and each of the plurality of picker units;
• a plurality of secondary distributors fluidly coupled to the primary distributor and each of the plurality of secondary distributors fluidly coupled to one of the plurality of picker units, where the primary distributor is configured to distribute an equal amount of lubricant in a sequential order per cycle to each of the plurality of secondary distributors;
• wherein, the idler gear assembly comprises:
• a first idler gear configured to engage with a drum drive gear of the drum and drive gear assembly;
• a second idler gear configured to engage with a spindle drive gear of the drum and drive gear assembly;
• a brush fin coupled to the second idler gear, the brush fin configured to engage with a doffer drive gear of the drum and drive gear assembly;
• and
• a pin shaft defining a rotation axis about which the first idler gear and the second idler gear are rotatably driven about, the pin shaft comprising an internal bore, a first opening coupled to the internal bore, and a second opening coupled to the internal bore but offset from the first opening, the pin shaft being fluidly coupled to one of the plurality of secondary distributors for receiving lubricant.

A lubrication system for lubricating a plurality of picker units connected to an agricultural machine, each of the plurality of picker units including a drum assembly, the lubrication system comprising:

• a pump fluidly coupled to a supply of lubricant;
• a primary distributor fluidly coupled between the pump and each of the plurality of picker units;
• a plurality of secondary distributors fluidly coupled to the primary distributor and each of the plurality of secondary distributors fluidly coupled to one of the plurality of picker units, where the primary distributor is configured to distribute an equal amount of lubricant in a sequential order per cycle to each of the plurality of secondary distributors;
• wherein, the drum assembly comprises:
• a shaft with a defined internal bore, the internal bore including an inlet opening at one end thereof configured to receive lubricant from the corresponding secondary distributor;
• and
• a spider member coupled to the shaft, the spider member defining a cavity for receiving lubricant that flows through the internal bore;
• wherein, the spider member comprises a plurality of fluid outlets formed in the cavity and fluidly coupled to the internal bore via the cavity.