Sunflower header attachment

A sunflower header device for attachment on a combine having a reciprocating sickle bar assembly at a front end thereof and an auger trough positioned rearwardly of the sickle bar assembly, the device comprising:

• a plurality of spaced apart and parallel pans, each pan having a forward end and a rearward end and being secured at its rearward end to the sickle bar assembly to extend forwardly from the combine;
• a plurality of brackets secured to each pan at its forward end;
• a plurality of adjustable pan supports, each pan support having a first end and a second end, the first end of each pan support being selectively secured to one of the brackets, the second end of each pan support being pivotally secured to the auger trough, and the pan supports being extensible and retractable so that the height of the forward end of each pan is adjustable relative to the combine;
• a plurality of elongated snouts, each snout having a front end and a rear end, each snout being pivotally mounted at its rear end on the forward end of each pan, and each snout having a plurality of opposing similar top and bottom smooth sides joined by rounded edges, said edges and sides being tapered to form a rounded tip at the front end of the snout;
• a side divider mounted at each end of the sickle bar assembly on the front end of the combine, and each divider having smooth sides and rounded edges;
• a reel rotatably mounted at its ends adjacent the side dividers to extend over the pans and rotate on a generally horizontal axis for urging sunflowers into the combine;
• and
• means for driving the reel.