Abstract: A self-propelled harvester, in particular for green fodder, comprises a cutter bar, an auger, a conveyor belt, a first crop conditioning device, a transport belt, a buffer space, a dosing roller, a second crop conditioning device, and a depositing belt for depositing the harvested and conditioned fodder onto the ground in the form of a substantially endless mat. The first conditioning device serves to injure the outer cellulose layer of the crop stems and blades; the second conditioning device serves to press the crop into a mat of substantially uniform thickness and width.

Abstract: An implement hitch for a farm tractor in which a pair of lower draft arms having front and rear parts pivotally interconnected on laterally spaced vertical axes. A pair of cap screws extending through threaded openings in the front parts are engagable with the rear parts to selectively adjust the lateral position of an implement connected to the rear parts of the draft arms. The cap screws can be adjusted to either permit or prevent lateral sway of the rear parts of the draft arms.

Abstract: A gear-shift mechanism for a motor vehicle having a change-speed transmission equipped with a speed-range selection device. The mechanism has a multi-speed gear-shift transmission unit and a range-shift transmission unit. The mechanism incorporates a shift control level whose movement can be transferred via a gear-selector passage and via several gear-shift passages to a gear-shaft which is supported in a rotating manner and can be axially moved inside a housing. The shaft loosely supports gear shifting levers which can be engaged on the shaft and locked in position in a non-revolving manner after an axial movement of the gear-shift shaft caused by the respective gear-selecting operations of the shift-control lever.