Mower
OwnerGeorge F. Rautenbachinventor
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Abstract
The invention provides a tractor-drawn mower for use in harvesting a crop. The mower comprises a frame and at least two rotatable cutting elements for cutting the crop mounted rotatably on the frame. The cutting elements have non-overlapping loci of cutting movement and are arranged on the mower to cut in use overlapping swathes of crop material. Preferably, the cutting elements are provided at or towards the periphery of a plurality of cutting discs which are spaced along a substantially common axis on the mower frame.
Claims12
A tractor-drawn mower for use in harvesting a crop comprising a frame, at least two rotatable cutting elements for cutting the crop mounted rotatably on the fame, the cutting elements having non-overlapping loci of cutting movement and being arranged on the mower to cut in use overlapping swathes of crop material, and the mower further comprising at least two cutting discs mounted rotatably on the mower frame with the cutting elements pivotally mounted on the cutting discs at the periphery of the cutting discs so that relative pivotal movement can take place between the cutting elements and the cutting discs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.