Abstract: An agricultural baler pivot assembly having: a tailgate pin extending along a rotation axis and having a tailgate pin bore extending along the rotation axis, a first outer face portion extending along the rotation axis and a second outer face portion extending along the rotation axis; a tailgate bushing configured to receive and rotationally support the outer face of the tailgate pin; an arm pin having a respective first outer face portion extending along the rotation axis and a respective second outer face portion extending along the rotation axis; and an arm pin bushing configured to fit radially between the tailgate pin bore and the first outer face portion of the arm pin and support the arm pin for rotational motion relative to the tailgate pin about the rotation axis. Agricultural balers including a pivot assembly and methods for assembling the pivot assembly are also provided.

Abstract: A mat leveling system for a conveying system of an agricultural harvester includes a first outlet roller configured to support a first belt of a pair of opposing belts. The mat leveling system also includes a second outlet roller configured to support a second belt of the pair of opposing belts. Furthermore, the mat leveling system includes a first mounting assembly configured to enable movement of the first outlet roller relative to the second outlet roller and to urge the first outlet roller toward the second belt to reduce variations in a thickness of a mat of agricultural product, a second mounting assembly configured to enable movement of the second outlet roller relative to the first outlet roller and to urge the second outlet roller toward the first belt to reduce the variations in the thickness of the mat of the agricultural product, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: An agricultural baler includes a bale chamber, a tailgate arranged in a rear section of the bale chamber, and a controller. The tailgate moves between a closed position and an open position to eject a bale from the baler. The controller receives a signal indicating the bale status and, in response to the signal, stops the power take-off (“PTO”) operation of a tractor connected to the baler or restarts the PTO operation.

Abstract: An agricultural baler comprising: a frame; wheels; a gearbox; baler drive components configured to process crop material into bales; and a declutch mechanism. The declutch mechanism includes: an input shaft and an output shaft that both extend along a drive axis that is perpendicular to the baler's travel direction, with the input shaft connected to the gearbox and the output shaft connected to the drive components; a drive coupling positioned along the drive axis between the opposite ends of the input shaft and output shaft end, and an activation coupling assembly. The drive coupling is reconfigurable, by the activation coupling assembly, between an engaged position in which the drive coupling connects the output shaft to rotate with the input shaft about the drive axis, and a disengaged position in which the drive coupling does not connect the output shaft to rotate with the input shaft about the drive axis.

Abstract: An agricultural baler includes: a chassis; a pickup carried by the chassis and including a plurality of rotatable tines configured to pick up crop material; a baling chamber carried by the chassis and configured to form a bale from crop material; and a feeding assembly carried by the chassis and configured to receive picked up crop material from the pickup and supply crop material to the baling chamber. The feeding assembly includes: a rotatable rotor carrying a plurality of projections configured to feed crop material to the baling chamber as the rotor rotates; and a shear bar disposed between the pickup and the rotor and configured to cooperate with the projections carried by the rotor to condition crop material before the crop material is fed to the baling chamber by the projections.

Abstract: A bale chamber of an agricultural round baler. The bale chamber includes a main frame, a plurality of rollers, and at least one belt engaging with at least one roller of the plurality of rollers. The at least one belt and the plurality of rollers are together configured for creating a round circulating chamber. The bale chamber also includes a subframe movably connected to the main frame and at least one follower roller pivotally connected to the subframe at a first pivot axis. The at least one follower roller engages with the at least one belt. The subframe is configured for moving during formation of the bale so that the at least one follower roller moves in between a first position at the empty bale position of the circulating chamber and a second position at the full bale position of the circulating chamber.

Abstract: An agricultural baler includes: a frame; a feeder system coupled with the frame and including: a cutting assembly coupled with the frame and including: at least one knife configured for cutting a crop material; an overload protection mechanism associated with a single one of the at least one knife and including a pivot device including an engagement device including an offset configuration; and a displacement apparatus configured for selectively forcing the at least one knife to occupy a first position and for selectively forcing the at least one knife to occupy a second position, each by way of the engagement device.

Abstract: A frame assembly of an agricultural round baler. The agricultural round baler includes at least one roller and a tail gate. The frame assembly includes a main frame and a pair of frame modules removably connected to the main frame. Each frame module of the pair of frame modules includes at least one roller mount configured for mounting the at least one roller and a tail gate mount configured for mounting the tail gate and defining a pivot axis of the tail gate. The pair of frame modules defines a baler size for producing a correspondingly sized round bale.

Abstract: A feeding assembly includes: a frame; a pickup assembly carried by the frame and including a pickup roll, a plurality of tines carried by the pickup roll, and a pair of end flares, each of the end flares being disposed adjacent to a respective lateral end of the pickup roll and configured to redirect crop material picked up by the tines as the pickup roll rotates; and a windguard assembly including a windguard roll coupled to the frame by a pair of arm assemblies. Each of the arm assemblies includes: a first arm pivotably coupled to the frame; a second arm coupled to the first arm and the windguard roll; and an arm connector coupling the first arm to the second arm such that the second arm is laterally offset relative to the first arm and is positioned laterally between a pair of vertical planes defined by the end flares.

Abstract: A frame assembly of an agricultural round baler. The agricultural round baler includes at least one roller and a tail gate. The frame assembly includes a main frame and a pair of frame modules removably connected to the main frame. Each frame module of the pair of frame modules includes at least one roller mount configured for mounting the at least one roller and a tail gate mount configured for mounting the tail gate and defining a pivot axis of the tail gate. The pair of frame modules defines a baler size for producing a correspondingly sized round bale.

Abstract: A feeding assembly includes: a frame; a pickup assembly carried by the frame and including a pickup roll, a plurality of tines carried by the pickup roll, and a pair of end flares, each of the end flares being disposed adjacent to a respective lateral end of the pickup roll and configured to redirect crop material picked up by the tines as the pickup roll rotates; and a windguard assembly including a windguard roll coupled to the frame by a pair of arm assemblies. Each of the arm assemblies includes: a first arm pivotably coupled to the frame; a second arm coupled to the first arm and the windguard roll; and an arm connector coupling the first arm to the second arm such that the second arm is laterally offset relative to the first arm and is positioned laterally between a pair of vertical planes defined by the end flares.

Abstract: A bale chamber of an agricultural round baler. The bale chamber includes a main frame, a plurality of rollers, and at least one belt engaging with at least one roller of the plurality of rollers. The at least one belt and the plurality of rollers are together configured for creating a round circulating chamber. The bale chamber also includes a subframe movably connected to the main frame and at least one follower roller pivotally connected to the subframe at a first pivot axis. The at least one follower roller engages with the at least one belt. The subframe is configured for moving during formation of the bale so that the at least one follower roller moves in between a first position at the empty bale position of the circulating chamber and a second position at the full bale position of the circulating chamber.