Pick-up assembly
OwnerKenneth F. Mewsinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for assisting in the conveying of a crop that has been cut. The apparatus is designed to be installed in front of a conventional pick-up normally mounted on the platform of a combine, baler or the like. Initial engagement of the downed crop is by this auxiliary pick-up. This pick-up is substantially smaller in diameter than the conventional one, it is mounted so that it can be adjusted to handle various types of crops and land conditions, it has a tooth wear adjustment, the teeth are mounted in an outward spiral from the center to throw out rocks and dirt and the teeth are extremely easy to mount.
Claims14
An auxiliary pick-up assembly used in front of and in conjunction with a conventional or main pick-up mounted on a feeder platform of a harvesting machine, said conventional pick-up including supporting end plates mounting it on the platform and carrying drum means with teeth mounted thereon and strippers, for assisting in the conveying of a swathed crop, said auxiliary pick-up assembly comprising pivotably adjustable end plates mounted on the end plates of the conventional pick-up, drum means substantially smaller in diameter than the conventional pick-up drum means and adjustably mounted on the pivotably adjustable end plates, tooth means mounted on the smaller drum means for initial engagement of the crop, and drive means for rotating the smaller drum whereby the crop is picked up by the auxiliary pick-up and transported to the main pick-up and onto the feeder platform of the harvester in a uniform and expiditious manner.
Apparatus for conveying a swathed crop to a harvester platform comprising in combination:
- a first pick-up means for initial gathering of the swath, a second pick-up means to transfer the swath from the first pick-up toward the harvester, and harvester feeder means to receive the swath from the second pick-up for processing in the harvester, said first pick-up being adjustable forwardly and rearwardly relative to said second pick-up means to compensate for tooth wear to ensure continuous rearward crop movement and pivotably adjustable vertically to compensate for crop and land conditions, said first pick-up being mounted on the second pick-up, the second pick-up being pivotably adjustably mounted on the harvester feeder to compensate for crop conditions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.