Abstract: The present invention provides an improved telescopic mast structure for a hydraulically operated lift truck. The mast structure of the present invention has reeved hydraulic hoses which do not obstruct the operators view and a chain connecting the inner and outer telescopic sections so that inner telescopic section moves at twice the speed of the outer telescopic section. This chain is located inside a U shaped channel element that forms the mast mainframe. The U shaped channel that forms the mast mainframe fits around the I shaped elements that support the two telescopic sections and the chain interconnecting the telescopic sections is in front of the I member of the outer telescopic section and alongside of the front part of the I member of the inner telescopic section. The chain interconnecting the telescopic sections is therefore in a protected location and most important it does not add any length to the vehicle.

Abstract: A support system and height control mechanism for a flexible floating cutterbar to be used on a crop harvesting machine. The support system includes counterbalancing shoe support springs that are easily adjustable to regulate the lifting pressure for the cutterbar head by the use of a conventional tool. The height control mechanism is especially useful for the header of a machine having a flexible floating cutterbar mounted on the header where a cutterbar can follow the contour of the land wherein the highest point along the cutterbar is sensed and will control the height adjustment for the header. Sensor fingers along the bar back of the cutterbar are connected through a lost motion connection to a control for adjusting the height of the cutterbar in accordance with the contour of the land being harvested.