Harvesters – Motorized harvester – With condition-responsive operation
Patent
1995-05-26
2000-08-29
Novosad, Christopher J.
Harvesters
Motorized harvester
With condition-responsive operation
56 164A, 56 164B, 56 168, 56DIG15, A01D 7818
Patent
active
061090085
ABSTRACT:
A method and device for harvesting hay are disclosed. The method includes positioning steam injectors into a windrow of hay and injecting steam into the windrow so as to permeate the windrow with steam and increase the moisture content of the hay. Preferably, the method also includes providing a plurality of injectors and moving the injectors up and down as they passed through the hay so as to evenly distribute steam throughout the windrow. The device includes a dew simulator having a water supply tank and a steam generation mechanism which is connected to a plurality of steam injection spikes. As the dew simulator moves along a windrow, the injector spikes emit steam throughout the windrow so as to achieve a consistent, desired moisture content in the hay.
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