Abstract: A mowing apparatus for mowing stalk-like crops independently of rows and conveying the mowed crop to a draw-in-box of a chopper, including two rotating mowing rollers with rigid entrainment fingers, the mowing rollers being arranged laterally in front of the draw-in-box of the chopper, and two rotating wipe-off-rollers provided with wipe-off-fingers and cooperating with the mowing rollers by overlapping of the tip paths of the entrainment fingers and of the wipe-off-fingers, wherein the entrainment fingers are hook-shaped and inclined forward with respect to the radial direction and the wipe-off-fingers having a greater circumference velocity than the entrainment fingers.

Abstract: A press having a tamping tool with a hydraulic drive includes a top clamp bar and a structure which clears a working space accessible from three sides. The structure is asymmetrically stressed during operation. The press includes a table with lower tools carried on the table. At least two lower crossheads are connected and are located at the rear of the table. Upright columns are mounted on the lower crossheads and limit the working space from the rear. Upper crossheads are connected with the upright columns. The upright columns are constructed as tension-compression elements and may include tension rods. The table along with the upper and lower crossheads and possibly the upright columns can be cast of concrete.

Abstract: A self-driven forage harvester including a main vehicle and a trailer opeively joined therewith wherein the trailer includes an upwardly inclined scraper floor and an axle with a pair of drive wheels located below the forward half of the scraper floor. The main vehicle also includes a drive axle and drive wheels with a drive unit for the forage harvester being mounted thereabove. A pair of steering wheels are located forwardly of the main vehicle drive wheels.