Vertical crop cutting apparatus
OwnerMerlin Badryinventor
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Abstract
A cutter is provided for attachment to each end of a horizontally extending agricultural cutting bar. Each cutter includes a rotor having blades mounted about a periphery thereof for rotation about a horizontal rotor axis extending between the cutters. The rotor is driven by a hydraulic motor such that the blades engage the crop at high speed. The cutting apparatus cuts in a vertical direction for use in cutting entangled crops such as canola and peas and preventing the crop from being entangled on the ends of the cutting bar.
Claims20
A cutting apparatus for attachment to an end of a header which includes a generally horizontally extending agricultural cutting mechanism supported on the header for movement across the ground in a forward working direction extending transversely to the cutting mechanism for cutting a crop as the header is displaced in the forward working direction, said apparatus comprising:
- a rotor arranged to be supported on the end of the header for rotation about a substantially horizontal rotor axis which extends transversely to the forward direction;
- a plurality of rotor blades mounted on a periphery of the rotor for engaging the crop as the rotor is rotated;
- a housing arranged to rotatable mount the rotor thereon and support the rotor on the header, the housing having a forward edge which is curved about the rotor axis;
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- a plurality of stationary members extending outwardly from the forward edge of the housing which is curved about the rotor axis, the stationary members being spaced radially from the rotor axis so as to be substantially in alignment with the rotor blades mounted on the rotor such that the crop is cut by the rotor blades as the rotor blades are rotated past the stationary members.
A cutting apparatus for attachment to an end of a header which includes a generally horizontally extending agricultural cutting mechanism supported on the header for movement across the ground in a forward direction extending transversely to the cutting mechanism for cutting a crop as the header is displaced in the forward direction, said apparatus comprising:
- a rotor arranged to be supported on the end of the header for rotation about a substantially horizontal rotor axis which extends transversely to the forward direction;
- a plurality of rotor blades mounted on a periphery of the rotor for engaging the crop as the rotor is rotated;
- a housing arranged to rotatably mount the rotor thereon and support the rotor on the header;
- at least one stationary member extending outwardly from a forward edge of the housing, the stationary member being spaced radially from the rotor axis so as to be substantially in alignment with the rotor blades mounted on the rotor such that the crop is cut by the rotor blades as the rotor blades are rotated past the stationary member;
- a mounting member arranged to mount on one end of the header in a first mounting position and on an opposite end of the header in a second alternative mounting position for supporting the housing thereon;
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- housing mounts arranged to mount the housing on the mounting member in the first mounting position and mount the housing on the mounting member in the second alternative mounting position in which the housing is inverted about the rotor axis in relation to the first mounting position.
A cutting apparatus for attachment to an end of a header which includes a generally horizontally extending agricultural cutting mechanism supported on the header for movement across the ground in a forward direction extending transversely to the cutting mechanism for cutting a crop as the header is displaced in the forward direction, said apparatus comprising:
- a rotor arranged to be supported on the end of the header for rotation about a substantially horizontal rotor axis which extends transversely to the forward direction;
- a plurality of rotor blades mounted on a periphery of the rotor for engaging the crop as the rotor is rotated;
- a housing arranged to rotatably mount the rotor therein and support the rotor on the header;
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- a plurality of stationary members extending outward from a forward edge of the housing, the stationary members being spaced radially from the rotor axis so as to be substantially in alignment with the rotor blades mounted on the rotor such that the crop is cut between the rotor blades and the stationary members as the rotor blades are rotated past the stationary members;
- the stationary members being positioned on one side only of the rotor such that an opposing side of the rotor blades opposite the stationary members remains exposed as the rotor blades are rotated past the stationary members.
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