Abstract: A control system for effecting removal of cotton from an elevationally movable basket of a cotton harvester. The control system includes operational circuitry for allowing removal of stored cotton from the basket after the basket is elevated to a discharge position relative to a frame of the harvester. The control system further includes by-pass circuitry for effecting expeditious removal of stored cotton from the basket of the cotton harvester while the basket remains in a lower cotton receiving position relative to the harvester. A control switch is provided to allow the operator to select which circuitry is enabled to effect the discharge of cotton to allow the cotton harvester.

Abstract: A lubrication system for a cotton harvester having a plurality of harvesting units. The lubrication system comprises a lubricant source for providing pressurized lubricant to each of the harvesting units to facilitate their operation and a control mechanism for measuring cyclic operations of harvesting units operating components during a harvesting procedure. The control mechanism controls operation of the lubricant source such that the amounts of lubricant provided to the harvesting units during a lubrication cycle is correlated to the lubricant usage of the harvesting units during the harvesting procedure. A salient feature of the present invention relates to a display for visually indicating the cyclic operations remaining for the harvesting units before another lubrication cycle is due to be commenced. The display furthermore provides a visual indication relating to the operating performance of the lubrication system.