Abstract: A positionable work implement with an increased working width. The positionable work implement includes a main frame, and wheel assemblies and implement assemblies mounted on the main frame. The main frame is pivotable about a vertical axis, pivoting between several working positions and a travelling position wherein the effective transverse width of the frame in the travelling position is reduced relative to the effective transverse width of the frame in the various working positions. The implement assemblies may include rotary basket hay rakes with a center idler wheel to increase the effective working width of the hay rake. Also, the rotary basket hay rakes may be mounted in tandem, working together, to increase the effective working width of the raking mechanism. Finally, a self-propelled version of the positionable work implement is contemplated.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 12, 2000
Date of Patent:
March 12, 2002
Assignee:
LMC Bainbridge, LLC
Inventors:
Kenneth M. Jarman, George R. McKemie, Ernest W. Lee, III