Abstract: A hose tensioning device is provided to suitably tension a flexible hydraulic hose used on a lift truck so as to reduce damage that might otherwise occur should the hose become slack. The hose tensioning device serves as a hydraulic connector and its outer component is a protective housing for the biasing spring by which the hose is tensioned.

Abstract: A mobile agricultural harvester has a crop header connected to the harvester main frame for vertical swinging movement by a pair of pivot collars held against a pair of upright posts by releasable fasteners.

Abstract: A self-propelled harvester or combine is provided with a bifolding panel structure at the lateral side thereof on which a bin unloader tube is swingable from an outwardly extending unloading position to a transport position alongside the panel structure. When the unloader tube is in its transport position, the lower part of the panel structure can be pivoted about its pivot connection with the upper part of the panel structure between closed and open positions, but the unloading tube in its transport position prevents opening the upper part of the panel structure. When the unloader tube is raised, the upper part can be moved from its closed to its open position.A linear air spring or actuator biasingly maintains the lower part of the panel structure in whichever of its open and closed positions it is placed, and when the upper part is swung to its open position, it is maintained in that position by the linear actuator.

Abstract: A transmission shift mechanism including a shift selector lever mounted on a spherical bearing and a shifting segment mounted on a transverse axis and having a transverse slot receiving said shift selector lever for allowing said lever to pivot transversely for selecting a speed ratio and pivoting fore and aft for shifting said transmission.

Abstract: A compact single lever control device (26) is provided for a lift truck (11) which permits an operator to operate a carriage raising and lowering control valve spool (77) by lateral movement of a manual control lever (46) and to cause the lift truck to travel in forward and reverse directions by forward and reverse movement of the control lever (46).

Abstract: An electrohydraulic control system for a pair of hydraulically actuated vehicle transmission clutches operable to effect high and low speed ranges. High and low hydraulic clutch valves are pilot operated by a solenoid valve which delivers pressurized fluid to pressure chambers associated with the flow control elements of the clutch valves. The solenoid valve is controlled by a circuit which includes a relay operated switch, a manually operated switch controlling the relay operated switch and a clutch pedal operated switch in series with the manually operated switch. The relay operated switch opens when the clutch pedal is operated thereby causing the transmission to be in a low speed condition when inching the vehicle.

Abstract: A single manually operated control lever is operable to operate a range shift mechanism and a park lock mechanism in a vehicle transmission. The control lever is pivoted to a pivot bracket on a first horizontal axis and the pivot bracket is pivoted to a stationary console on a second horizontal axis lying in a plane normal to the first axis. The control lever selectively and alternatively engages notches in a pair of operating members connected to the range shift and park lock mechanisms. A spring interacting between the pivot bracket and the control lever biases the latter into engagement with the notch on the range shift operating member.

Abstract: An intercooler coolant circuit and an engine coolant circuit in an engine cooling system wherein the engine coolant bypass passage operates continuously as the intercooler coolant return passage.

Abstract: A hinge connection for a wheel supporting, segmented cross shaft of a winged implement permits the wing to be folded to a transport position in any raised or lowered position of the implement. The hinge connection includes a pin carried by a laterally outer end of the main frame segment of the cross shaft which cooperates with a pair of slots in legs extending from the adjacent end of a wing frame segment of the cross shaft.

Abstract: A self-propelled agricultural harvester is provided with an operator's cab which has a combined roof and visor in which environmental components and accessories are mounted.

Abstract: A mobile agricultural harvester has a crop header at its forward end including a plurality of crop dividers. The crop dividers each include a forwardly tapering point portion terminating at its forward end with a tip. Either the tip or the point portion or both are constructed of light emitting material, or are provided with windows covered by light emitting material, so as to provide improved illumination of the crop and field in front of the header during a harvesting operation.

Abstract: An oil ring and coiled expander spring assembly in which the groove for the expander spring is of unique configuration and possesses a unique relationship with the expander spring.

Abstract: An agricultural planter (12) is provided with a hopper (37 or 137) which is adapted to receive a transverse partition wall (71 or 171) for dividing seed and chemical compartments (72, 73 or 205, 207). The chemical compartment (73 or 207) can be further divided into cells (74, 76 or 174', 176') by a longitudinal partition wall (77 or 177) whereby seed and two chemicals, such as a herbicide and an insecticide, can be dispensed from a single hopper (37 or 137) during a planting operation.

Abstract: A combined concave and rock door structure is provided for an agricultural harvester wherein the rock door and the arms supporting the concave are pivotally mounted on the same transverse axis by a pair of pivot support structures. A control mechanism is provided for adjusting the threshing clearance of the concave and the concave is adjustable to maintain concentricity with the threshing rotor.

Abstract: The tailings of a combine harvester may be optionally returned to either the cleaning section or the threshing section through operation of a flapper valve in a bifurcated gravity flow chute receiving the tailings from a tailings elevator. Side wall openings are provided at the front and rear of a foraminous threshing cage through which tailings are optionally returned to either the threshing section or to the cleaning section.

Abstract: The capacity of a harvester grain bin (12 or 120) is increased by foldable extensions (37, 38, 39, 41 or 101, 102, 103, 107) pivoted to the upper lips (27, 28, 29, 31 or 113, 114, 128, 129) by hinges (46, 47, 51, 52 or 111, 112, 130, 135) which permit the extensions to be raised from lowered positions to raised positions in which they are secured by corner pins (81, 82, 83, 84 or 104, 106, 108, 109).

Abstract: An axial flow combine (11) includes a processor (33) at an elevated position in a housing (63) providing adequate space between the processor (33) and the housing walls (64, 66, 62, 67, 68) to insure gravity movement of threshed material exiting the cage (34) to a single distribution auger (37) and to a slot (69) feeding a pair of vertically offset accelerator rolls (41, 42).

Abstract: An axial flow combine (11) includes a processor (13) at an elevated position in a housing (63) providing adequate space between the cage (34) and the front and rear housing walls (64, 66, 62, 67, 68) and to permit steep incline of wall portions 62, 67, 68 to insure gravity movement of threshed material exiting the case (34) to a single distribution auger (37) and to a slot (69) feeding a pair of vertically offset accelerator rolls (41, 42). The beforementioned features and a smooth exterior of the processor cage (34) permit elimination of a cage sweep mechanism previously employed in similar combines.

Abstract: A self-propelled combine (11) includes a drive train driven by the engine (16) which includes a transverse power shaft (47) by which a header (24), a threshing rotor (34), a bin unloading mechanism (88), the change speed transmission (76) and the cleaning mechanism are driven. The power transmitting components of the shaft assembly, including a double electric clutch (44), are carried by the end portions (46, 161) of the transverse shaft (47) at the laterally outer sides of the side walls (51, 52) on which the shaft (47) is supported. The double electric clutch (44) includes air circulating means (101, 102 and 93-98) and is removable from the shaft (47) upon removal of a cap screw (118).

Abstract: A lift truck hydraulic control system designed to conserve energy includes a pair of separately controlled pumps (21, 22). One pump (21) supplies pressure fluid to a valve (12) for a steering cylinder (11) by way of a high priority port (34) of a priority valve (32) with the low priority flow passing to parallel connected lift and tilt valves (19, 18) which control operation of the lift cylinder (15) and tilt cylinders (16, 17), respectively. The capacity of pump (21) is sufficient to provide proper, effective operation of the steering and tilt functions but is not adequate to provide hydraulic fluid flow for high speed expansion of the lift cylinder (15). The other pump (22) is operated to supply additional pressure fluid flow for high speed lift only when the lift valve (19) is shifted to a raise position. In one embodiment, a low speed lift is obtained by using the output of the pump (21) and a high speed lift is obtained by selectively adding the output of the second pump 22.