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AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorsTimothy Arthur Deutsch, Michael Lee Pearson, Virgil Dean Haverdink
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A harvester includes an integral two-section baling device with the section movement designed to provide both a bale discharge function and a transport height reduction function. In one embodiment, one section of the device includes rollers which follow a downwardly sloped ramp as the sections are opened relative to each other. The sloped ramped additionally serves as a portion of a finished bale handler and bale support. In a second embodiment, an additional hydraulic cylinder system controls the downward movement of the opened sections towards the transport position. Existing baler functions are advantageously utilized to provide transport height reduction with a minimal amount of additional hardware, and the operator can switch between transport and operational modes quickly and easily.
A cotton harvester having a main frame and a baler with first and second portions supported on the main frame, the portions connected at an uppermost extremity generally defining a cotton harvester height and movable relative to each other between a harvesting position for receiving and forming a harvested cotton crop into a compact bale and a discharge position for discharging the bale, and height reduction structure including motor structure connected to the baler and operable to move the first and second portions and thereby move the uppermost extremity between a raised operational position for baling harvested cotton and a lowered transport position, wherein in the lowered transport position the cotton harvester height is substantially less than when the first and second portions are in the raised position.
A cotton harvester having a main frame and a baler with first and second portions supported on the main frame, the portions having an uppermost extremity generally defining a cotton harvester height and movable relative to each other between a harvesting position for receiving and forming a harvested cotton crop into a compact bale and a discharge position for discharging the bale, and height reduction structure including motor structure connected to the baler and operable to move the uppermost extremity between a raised operational position and a lowered transport position including a cylinder connected between the frame and the second portion and moving the second portion relative to the first portion between the harvesting and discharge positions, and further comprising securing structure maintaining the first portion in an upright position during discharging of the bale and releasable to permit the first portion to move downwardly from the upright position.
A cotton harvester having a main frame supporting harvesting structure for removing cotton from plants, a module builder supported by the main frame and forming the removed cotton into compact modules, and height reducing structure connected to the module builder and moving the module builder relative to the frame between a raised harvesting position and a lowered transport position, wherein the module builder includes an uppermost extremity generally defining cotton harvester height when the cotton harvester is removing cotton from the plants, the uppermost extremity moving downwardly as the module builder is moved to the lowered transport position.
A cotton harvester having a main frame supporting harvesting structure for removing cotton from plants, a module builder supported by the main frame and forming the removed cotton into compact modules, and height reducing structure connected to the module builder and moving the module builder relative to the frame between a raised harvesting position and a lowered transport position, and further including module handling structure connected to the frame and receiving the formed modules, and wherein the module builder is supported on the module handling structure in the lowered transport position.
A harvester for removing crop from a field and including an integral module forming device for forming the removed crop into a compact bale, the module forming device including first and second pivotally connected sections, a discharge cylinder connected to the second section and operable to pivot the second section relative to the first section between a closed bale forming position and an open bale discharge position, and positioning structure maintaining the first section in an upright position when the sections are in the bale forming position and facilitating movement of the module forming device to a lowered transport position when the discharge cylinder is operated to pivot the second section to reduce transport height of the harvester.
A cotton harvester having a frame supported for forward movement over the ground and including harvesting structure for removing cotton from plants, a baler connected to the frame for forming removed cotton into compact bales, a bale handler supported on the frame adjacent the baler and receiving formed bales from the baler, and wherein the baler includes first and second sections movable relative to each other between a closed bale forming position defining an uppermost harvester extremity and an open position, and positioning structure maintaining the first section in a raised position when the sections are in the bale forming position, the positioning structure facilitating movement of the baler to a lowered transport position wherein the sections are in the open position, and the sections moving downwardly as the baler is moved towards the lowered transport position to thereby lower the uppermost harvester extremity and lower transport height of the harvester.
A cotton harvester comprising:
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