Abstract: Grass cutting machine with tip-up box comprising a frame (1) mounted on wheels (2) and supporting a horizontal shaft (3) provided with rotating blades (4) and a box (8), movable from a lower position for collecting the cut grass to an upper position for discharging the cut grass into a dumper. The box (8) is upperly provided with a hinged cover (12) and is connected to the frame (1) by two telescopic guides (13), to the upper end of which it is joined so that it can be tipped up at the end of the lifting stroke and discharge the cut grass into the dumper, through the aperture closed by said cover and directed downwards, following to said tipping.

Abstract: A machine for cutting the tops of plants into predetermined uniform lengths, includes a support structure and moving means for moving the support structure relative to the plants. The machine further includes a first cutter for cutting the plants from the ground at a first length, a second cutter for cutting the plants at an intermediate length, gripper and conveyor for gripping the plants and conveying them from the first cutter to the second cutter so that the plants can be cut at an intermediate length, third cutter for cutting the tops of the plants into the predetermined uniform lengths, and aligner and conveyor for receiving the plants from the gripper and conveyor and aligning the tops thereof and conveying the plants to the third cutter.