Harvesters – Vegetable gatherer
Patent
1991-05-17
1992-12-01
Melius, Terry Lee
Harvesters
Vegetable gatherer
A01D 4600
Patent
active
051671107
ABSTRACT:
Disclosed is a combination bean cutter-windrower (10) which includes a cross bar (11) being attached to the bottom of windrower (2) and located just behind tine pickup reel (3) under roller (5) and conveyors (6) and (7). A plurality of shanks (12) are attached to cross bar (11) and extend therefrom, mostly forward and slightly downward to points below and ahead of pickup reel (3). The front ends of each shank (11) have a blade (14) extending generally horizontally outward therefrom to cut the plants just prior to the pickup reel (11) lifting them up. A pair of row dividers (15) are provided on the right and left sides of the machine. These dividers are hydraulically rotated to aid in separating the entangled vines without damaging the crop. Each divider (15) rests on a skid plate (19) and is disposed to ride in one of the two outer most furrows to separate the entangled vines of the two drill rows adjacent the furrows.
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Dykas Frank J.
Korfanta Craig M.
Melius Terry Lee
Pedersen Ken J.
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