Header trailer
OwnerAllan Bergen, Edward Bergeninventors
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Abstract
A trailer apparatus for transporting a harvest header has a main beam on wheels. A bed assembly is pivotally attached to the main beam above the main beam such that when one side of the bed assembly moves up, an opposite side moves down. The bed assembly is supported at a desired tilt angle by adjustable tilt. The bed assembly includes a movable side extension along one side that is movable through a range from an extended position to a retracted position and can be releasably locked in the range. The tilt angle can be adjusted independently of the position of the side extension. A middle portion of the main beam and bed assembly can be laterally offset to form a recess to accommodate lift arms of a self propelled swather when the swather header is loaded on the bed assembly.
Claims7
A trailer apparatus for transporting a harvest header, the apparatus comprising an elongated header bed configured to support a harvest header and supported on wheels for movement in an operating travel direction, the header bed comprising:
- an elongated main beam supported on the wheels, the wheels oriented such that a longitudinal axis of the main beam is substantially aligned with the operating travel direction;
- wherein a middle portion of the main beam is laterally offset in an offset direction from forward and rearward portions of the main beam, such that the main beam defines a lateral main recess;
- a bed assembly configured to support a harvest header, the bed assembly attached to and extending along a length of the main beam, the bed assembly defining a bed recess on a recessed side thereof corresponding to the main recess in the main beam;
- wherein the main recess and bed recess cooperate to form a recess in the header bed configured such that lift arms of a self propelled swather can enter the recess when a header of the swather is being loaded on the header bed.
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