Abstract: A pull-type mower having a frame and a header movably attached to the frame, the header including; a cutting mechanism; a conditioning mechanism; a lift mechanism comprising one or more hydraulic actuators, the lift mechanism configured to lift the frame relative to a ground surface below the mower; a tilt mechanism comprising one or more hydraulic actuators, the tilt mechanism configured to rotate the header about an axis transverse to a fore-aft axis of the header; and a spring mechanism arranged in parallel to the one or more tilt hydraulic actuators, the spring mechanism configured to apply a biasing force that tilts the header forward when the one or more tilt hydraulic cylinders are depressurized.

Abstract: An agricultural mower includes a chassis, a wheel coupled to the chassis, and a header unit coupled to the chassis. A first actuator is configured to move the header unit between a field position, in which the wheel contacts a ground surface to support the header unit, and to an elevated position in which the header unit is positioned further from the ground as compared with the field position. A first retaining element is mounted to the chassis. A second retaining element is mounted to the header unit. The second retaining element is configured to be releasably engaged to the first retaining element. A second actuator is provided for moving the first retaining element from a first position in which the first retaining element is remote and disengaged from the second retaining element to a second position in which the first retaining element is engaged with the second retaining element.

Abstract: A system includes an agricultural vehicle, a rear-mounted mower coupled to the agricultural vehicle by a rear hitch, a front-mounted mower pivotably coupled to a front hitch of the vehicle by a pivot member and at least one pivot-adjustment mechanism, and a control system configured to control the front-mounted mower. The control system includes processing circuitry configured to obtain a steering angle signal from a sensor, assign a value to the signal, determine if the value exceeds a first threshold, and responsive to determining that the value exceeds the first threshold, transmit a first instruction to adjust the at least one pivot-adjustment mechanism from a first position to a second position.

Abstract: A system including an agricultural vehicle, a rear-mounted mower coupled to the agricultural vehicle by a rear hitch, a front-mounted mower coupled to the agricultural vehicle by a front hitch, and a control system. The control system is configured to control the rear-mounted mower by obtaining a signal from a sensor positioned on the front hitch coupled to the front-mounted mower. Then assigning a value to the signal, determining if the value exceeds a threshold, transmitting an instruction to adjust the rear-mounted mower laterally, and executing the instruction by adjusting the rear-mounted mower laterally to a lateral position.

Abstract: An agricultural crop conditioner comprising: a frame; first and second conditioner rolls with the second conditioner roll being movable towards and away from the first conditioner roll to change a size of a gap between the rolls; a tensioner configured to generate closing force component to bias the second conditioner roll in the closing direction; a conditioner roll drive circuit; and a hydraulic actuator. The conditioner roll drive circuit has a hydraulic pump and motor to drive at least one of the conditioner rolls. The hydraulic actuator is configured to convert pressure from hydraulic fluid in the reverse supply line into an opening force to bias the second conditioner roll away from the first conditioner roll. The opening force is less than the closing force when the pump is operated in a forward direction, and greater than the closing force when the pump is operated in a reverse direction.

Abstract: An agricultural crop conditioner comprising: a frame with a first conditioner roll rotatably mounted to the frame, and a second conditioner roll rotatably and movably mounted to the frame. A tensioner is connected between the frame and the second roll, and configured to generate a first force to bias the second roll towards the first roll. The conditioner has a roll drive circuit comprising a hydraulic pump configured to drive a hydraulic motor. A hydraulic actuator is operatively connected to a forward supply line between the pump and the motor. The hydraulic actuator is configured to change the first force as an inverse function of changes in a pressure of hydraulic fluid in the forward supply line during operation of the hydraulic motor in a forward processing direction.

Abstract: An agricultural vehicle including a control system to control slip of a tractive element. The control system includes processing circuitry configured to obtain an indication of a priority operating parameter from a plurality of operating parameters of the agricultural vehicle. The control system is configured to perform an adjustment to at least one non-priority operating parameter from the plurality of operating parameters of the agricultural vehicle when a first slip value of the tractive element exceeds a threshold. The control system configured to operate the agricultural vehicle according to the adjustment to the at least one non-priority operating parameter. The control system configured to perform an adjustment to the priority operating parameter upon a second slip value of the tractive element exceeding the threshold. The control system configured to operate the agricultural vehicle according to the adjustment to the priority operating parameter.

Abstract: Systems and apparatuses include a cab floor defining a center plane, a seat slide actuator coupled to the cab floor and selectively moveable in a direction transverse to the center plane relative to the cab floor, and a seat supported by the seat slide actuator and moveable therewith.

Abstract: A system for monitoring the operational status of shear pins for ground-engaging assemblies of agricultural implements includes a ground-engaging assembly including an attachment structure pivotably coupling the ground-engaging assembly to a frame of an agricultural implement, a ground-engaging tool pivotably coupled to the attachment structure at a pivot joint, and a shear pin at least partially extending through the attachment structure and the ground-engaging tool to prevent pivoting of the ground-engaging tool about the pivot joint. The system also includes an orientation sensor configured to generate data indicative of an orientation of the attachment structure, and a computing system communicatively coupled to the orientation sensor. The computing system is configured to monitor the orientation of the attachment structure and determine a change in an operational status of the shear pin based on detected changes in the monitored orientation of the attachment structure.

Abstract: An elevator assembly for a harvester may include an elevator housing and an elevator extending within the elevator housing between a proximal end and a distal end. As such, the elevator may be configured to carry harvested crops between its proximal and distal ends. Furthermore, the elevator assembly may include a storage hopper extending from the elevator housing at a location adjacent to the distal end of the elevator. The storage hopper may include a conveyor extending within the storage hopper between a first end and a second end, with the conveyor configured to carry the harvested crops between its first and second ends towards a discharge opening of the storage hopper.

Abstract: A system for controlling the aggressiveness of a tailings processor that re-threshes tailings received from the grain cleaning system in an agricultural harvester is provided with at least one imaging device to image a grain sample. At least a portion of the grain sample has at least once passed through the tailings processor. A controller is connected to the imaging device and to an arrangement to automatically adjust the aggressiveness of the tailings processor. The controller is configured to automatically adjust the aggressiveness of the tailings processor using the arrangement, based on based on the level of broken grain and/or unthreshed grain determined from the image from the at least one imaging device by comparing the level of broken grain and/or unthreshed grain to the desired level.

Abstract: An apparatus for feeding or conveying grain includes (i) a conveyor for moving grain and having an input end and an output end, and (ii) a viscous clutch either directly or indirectly connected to the input end of the conveyor for transmitting torque from an input component to the conveyor in a variable manner. A method of feeding or conveying grain using the conveyor includes operating the viscous clutch to transmit torque from the input component to the conveyor.

Abstract: A header of a harvester includes a first header segment comprising a cutter bar configured to cut crops, and a first portion of a conveyor assembly. The header additionally includes a center section including a second portion of the conveyor assembly. The center section is configured to receive cut crops from the first header segment via the first portion of the conveyor assembly. The header also includes a first ground engaging element configured to at least partially support a weight of the header, and a first sensor configured to output a signal indicative of a distance to ground. The header further includes a first actuator; and a control system comprising a processor configured to receive a sensor signal from the first sensor and to control the first actuator to adjust the first ground engaging element based on the sensor signal.

Abstract: A header of a harvester includes a cutter bar assembly, a side deck, and an airbag. The side deck includes a conveyor and an arm assembly. The cutter bar assembly is configured to cut crops, and the conveyor is configured to transport the crops cut by the cutter bar assembly toward a center of the header. The arm assembly is coupled to the cutter bar assembly and to the at least one airbag. The arm assembly is configured to pivot to enable the cutter bar assembly to flex along a lateral axis of the header. The airbag is configured to apply a substantially constant force to the at least one arm assembly.

Abstract: A steering system includes an arm, a knuckle, a joint, and a steering sensor. The arm defines a first passage. The knuckle has a knuckle arm defining a second passage. The joint has a ball portion and a shaft portion extending. The ball portion is disposed within the first passage and the shaft portion is disposed within the second passage. The ball portion defines a conical recess that has an opening at an upper end of the ball portion and terminates inside the ball portion with a pocket. The steering sensor has a driveshaft extending along a longitudinal axis into the conical recess. The driveshaft includes a head that engages with the pocket. The ball portion is configured to pivot within the first passage relative to the longitudinal axis and the head. The joint and the driveshaft are configured to rotate together about the longitudinal axis as the knuckle is turned.

Abstract: A cooling system for cooling diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) for an off-road vehicle is provided. The system includes a DEF tank configured to hold DEF. The system includes a cooling interface configured to interface with the DEF. The system further includes a thermoelectric device disposed exterior to the DEF tank, wherein a first portion of the thermoelectric device is coupled to the cooling interface. The thermoelectric device is configured to draw heat from the cooling interface to cool the DEF. The system still further includes a heat sink coupled to a second portion of the thermoelectric device opposite the first portion. The heat sink is configured to draw heat away from the thermoelectric device.

Abstract: An agricultural machine includes a trail frame, a wheel arm, a field wheel, a tongue, and a latch mechanism for releasably securing the trail frame to the tongue. The latch mechanism includes a catch mounted on the trail frame for pivoting about a fulcrum, a receiver on the tongue, the catch engageable with the receiver, a spring acting between the catch and trail frame on a first side of the fulcrum for biasing the catch into engagement with the receiver, and a rigid link acting between the wheel arm and the catch on a second side of the fulcrum. Pivoting motion of the wheel arm moving the field wheel away from the trail frame causes movement of the rigid link, and, once a pre-defined lost motion is overcome, continued movement of the rigid link causes pivoting of the catch about the fulcrum and disengagement of the catch from the receiver.

Abstract: A cooler for a work vehicle includes at least one cooler core, a cooling fan associated with the at least one cooler core to produce a stream of air across the at least one cooler core, and a dust removal assembly including a filter associated with the at least one cooler core such that the stream of air passes through at least one collection surface of the filter. The dust removal assembly includes a suction channel placed such that it does not substantially interfere with the stream of air passing across the at least one cooler core, a blower fluidly coupled to the suction channel and configured to produce a suction region in and adjacent to the suction channel, and a filter carrier configured to carry at least a portion of the filter through the suction region such that particles captured by the filter are pulled into the suction channel.

Abstract: A system for cleaning a grille of a work vehicle may include a grille defining an inner side facing towards an interior portion of a work vehicle and an outer side facing towards an exterior of the work vehicle. The system may further include a plurality of nozzles fixed relative to the grille and being directed towards the inner side of the grille. Additionally, the system may include a pressurized fluid source configured to supply pressurized fluid to the plurality of nozzles. The pressurized fluid received by the plurality of nozzles is expelled from the plurality of nozzles and directed through the grille.

Abstract: An agricultural vehicle feeder assembly having: a feeder housing, a shaft mounted to rotate relative to the feeder housing, first and second rotary drives mounted to rotate with the shaft at a first and second axial positions along the shaft, and an anti-wrap cover assembly extending an entire distance from the first rotary drive to the second rotary drive and at least partially surrounding the first rotary drive, the second rotary drive, and the shaft between the first rotary drive and the second rotary drive. The anti-wrap cover assembly is rotatably mounted the first rotary drive, the second rotary drive and/or the shaft. A connector joins the feeder housing to the anti-wrap cover assembly. The connector is configured to allow the anti-wrap cover assembly to move through a predetermined limited range of motion relative to the feeder housing.