Abstract: A combine harvester includes a frame member, an unload tube, a pivotable cradle member and a locking device. The unload tube for expelling clean grain is moveable relative to the clean grain tank and the frame member between a stowed position and a deployed position. The pivotable cradle member is pivotably mounted with respect to the frame member for releasably receiving the unload tube. The pivotable cradle member includes a surface that is shaped for bearing on an exterior surface of the unload tube. The pivotable cradle member is pivotable between a first rotational position when the unload tube is maintained in the stowed position and a second rotational position when the unload tube is maintained in the deployed position. The locking device locks together the unload tube, the frame member and the pivotable cradle member when the unload tube is maintained in the stowed position.

Abstract: An actuator assembly for moving an unload tube of an agricultural vehicle between stowed and deployed positions. The actuator assembly includes a mount that is configured to be fixed to a fixed mounting point on the agricultural vehicle. An actuator of the actuator assembly has a first end that is mounted to the mount and a second end that is mounted to the unload tube for moving the unload tube between the stowed and deployed positions. A tension rod of the actuator assembly has a first end that is pivotably mounted to the mount and a second end that is mounted to a fixed tension rod mounting point located either on or adjacent the unload tube.

Abstract: An unload spout for an agricultural vehicle includes a hollow body having an inlet end for receiving crop material, an outlet end through which the crop material is distributed, and a side wall extending between the inlet end and the outlet end. A plurality of steps are formed on an interior facing side of the side wall for enhancing the structural integrity of the unload spout.

Abstract: A chain guide for a wall of a grain elevator of an agricultural vehicle. The chain guide includes an elongated body. A rib extends from a surface of the elongated body, the rib being configured to engage with a chain of the grain elevator. A mating surface is either formed on or in the body, and the mating surface is configured to be connected to the wall of the grain elevator.

Abstract: An unload tube assembly for an agricultural vehicle includes an inner tube defining a proximal end and a distal end, an outer tube extending about the inner tube, a flange disposed at the proximal end of the inner tube, and a gusset that is connected to the flange and the inner tube for supporting a weight of the unload tube assembly.

Abstract: An embodiment includes a combine including a feeder housing for receiving harvested crop, a separating system for threshing the harvested crop to separate grain from residue, a grain tank for storing the separated grain, a grain tank level sensor for detecting a level of grain in the grain tank, an inclination sensor for detecting inclination of the combine, and a controller that controls the combine. The controller configured to receive the grain tank level from the grain tank level sensor, receive an inclination value from the inclination sensor, adjust the grain tank level based on the inclination value, and alert an operator of the adjusted grain tank level.

Abstract: An embodiment includes a combine including a feeder housing for receiving harvested crop, a separating system for threshing the harvested crop to separate grain from residue, a grain tank for storing the separated grain, a grain tank level sensor for detecting a level of grain in the grain tank, an inclination sensor for detecting inclination of the combine, and a controller that controls the combine. The controller configured to receive the grain tank level from the grain tank level sensor, receive an inclination value from the inclination sensor, adjust the grain tank level based on the inclination value, and alert an operator of the adjusted grain tank level.

Abstract: A deflector for a discharge outlet of a tailings conveyor of a harvesting machine for providing tailings dispersal over a sieve of a cleaning system or other location on the harvesting machine, without significantly interfering with crop material flow from a threshing system of the combine and while also preventing entry of crop material from the threshing system into the conveyor outlet.