Abstract: A stalk roll for an agricultural harvester row unit comprising a plurality of longitudinal extending knife edges about its circumference, in which one of the leading and trailing sides of the knife edges is coated with a first wear resistant coating over substantially its entire length, and in which the other of the leading and trailing sides is coated with a second wear resistant coating over at least one of a front portion thereof and a rear portion thereof.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 9, 2009
Date of Patent:
August 9, 2011
Assignee:
Deere & Company
Inventors:
Steven Timothy Rieck, Timothy Franklin Christensen