Sugar cane harvester having an arrangement for steering the crop dividers and topper mechanism together with the wheels
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorsMichael Lynn Hinds, Neville Harold Toft
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Abstract
A self-propelled chopper cane harvester is equipped with a front frame section including opposite sides which are each mounted for pivoting about a respective upright pivot axis. Respectively mounted to the opposite sides of the front frame section are front wheels and row dividers. A steering cylinder is mounted for pivoting the frames to opposite sides of a straight ahead position to thereby effect steering of the front wheels. A topper mechanism is mounted so as to pivot or turn in response to the steering of the harvester.
Claims8
In a self-propelled cane harvester, including a main frame supported on a pair of rear drive wheels, a pair of front steerable wheels, a topper mechanism mounted to a forward location of the main frame, and a pair of row dividers respectively mounted to forward ends of opposite sides of said main frame, an improved steering arrangement comprising:
- said main frame including transversely spaced right- and left-hand front frame sections respectively mounted to a remaining section of the main frame for pivoting about right- and left-hand transversely spaced, vertical axes;
- said pair of steerable wheels being mounted one on each of said rightand left-hand front frame sections;
- and a powered device being operatively coupled to said right- and left-hand front frame sections for selectively steering them to opposite sides of a straight ahead position wherein they dispose the wheels for traveling along a straight path.
In a self-propelled cane harvester, including a main frame supported on a pair of rear drive wheels, a pair of front steerable wheels, a powered steering arrangement coupled to said pair of front steerable wheels, a topper mechanism mounted to a forward location of the main frame, and a pair of row dividers respectively mounted to forward ends of opposite sides of said main frame, an improved topper mechanism comprising:
- said topper mechanism including a boom mounted to said main frame for pivoting about a vertical swing axis located centrally between said pair of front steerable wheels;
- and said powered steering arrangement being coupled to said boom for steering it in concert with said steerable wheels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.