Abstract: An apparatus for installing and removing a harvesting combine rotor includes a harvesting combine having a frame portion. A linkage assembly is operatively connected to the frame portion A cab is operatively connected to the linkage assembly to allow the cab to be raised to allow the installation and removal of a combine rotor.

Abstract: A grain harvesting mechanism having a pair of parallel chains running in vertically spaced planes is used to remove the ears of grain from the stalks. The spacing of the planes create a deeper channel for the ears to be carried in, thus preventing some spillage. The chains also run at differing speeds for removal and delivery of the ears.

Abstract: An improved row crop header, suitable for mounting on a harvesting machine, for harvesting crops planted in rows. The improved row crop header has a plurality of row units mounted on a frame of the row crop header such that each row unit has two gatherers placed in corresponding offsetting planes. The adjacent gatherers of two adjacent row units are in offsetting planes to permit the overlap of the adjacent gatherers. This overlap of the adjacent gatherers permits the row units to be arranged closer together allowing the instant row crop header to harvest narrower crop rows than the existing corn heads. Also provided is an improved method for harvesting narrow crop rows by providing a row crop header configured so that the adjacent row units of the row crop header are arranged closer together than in the existing corn heads.

Abstract: An improved row crop header for harvesting crops planted in rows. The improved row crop header has a plurality of row units mounted on a frame such that each row unit has at least one gatherer operating in a gatherer plane that is oblique to a row unit plane that passes through the structure of the row unit. The reduced projected width of the gatherer along the row unit plane reduces the width of a row unit. The adjacent gatherers of two adjacent row units overlap as they operate in offset planes. The overlap permits the row units to be arranged closer together on the frame. The closer arrangement together with the reduced width of the row units allows the row crop header to harvest narrower crop rows than the existing corn heads. A method is also provided that uses the improved row crop header to harvest narrower crop rows than in the past.

Abstract: A row crop header for a harvesting machine includes a frame and a row unit supported by the frame in a row unit plane. The row unit includes a gatherer operating in a gatherer plane oblique to the row unit plane.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a plastic row divider assembly with a frame for a corn head on a combine. The invention consists of several center divider assemblies surrounded by a pair of end divider assemblies. A center divider assembly consists of a narrow island shield supported by a narrow island shield sub-assembly. Pivotially attached to the narrow island shield sub-assembly is a narrow point shield sub-assembly. The narrow island shield sub-assembly is pivotially attached to the row unit frame. Affixed to the narrow point shield sub-assembly is a narrow point shield. An end divider assembly consists of an end island shield supported by an end island shield support sub-assembly. The end island shield support sub-assembly is pivotially affixed to the end frame. An end point shield is supported by an end island shield sub assembly. The sub-assembly is pivotially affixed to the row unit. The end point shield and narrow point shield heights may be altered.

Abstract: A cutting and transporting device for blade agricultural products with stalks has at least one rotatable cutting disk, at least two coaxially arranged transporting disks having a periphery provided with a plurality of transporting prongs and a plurality of curved depressions for partially surrounding received product stalks, the depressions of at least one of the transporting disks being formed so that they have at least two holding chambers.

Abstract: An improved row crop header is provided for an agricultural harvesting machine. The row crop header includes a frame and a plurality of row units mounted to the frame. Each of the row units has a first gatherer and a second gatherer, both of which have an upper surface. The first gatherer includes a continuous belt. The first and second gatherers are mounted to the frame such that the upper surfaces of the first and second gatherers form a trough. This arrangement of the first and second gatherers allows row units to be spaced closer together.

Abstract: The harvesting device for harvesting corn or other grains is embodied as an attachment for a combine and provided with a draw-in device (3) and one picking gap for separating the cobs from the plants (stalks). Furthermore, the harvesting device has one driven picking roller (4) with beater plates per row, as well as a cheek-like guide plate associated with this picking roller (4) and partially enshrouding it, or alternatively, a bracing support extending paraxially to the picking roller and embodied as a driven counter-roller (5). A connection piece (20) acting as a separating and comminuting cutter and stabilizing the distance between the picking roller (4) and the bracing support (5) is disposed in the plant intake (PE) between the picking roller (4) and bracing support (5).

Abstract: The harvesting device consists of a harvesting plate intended to be mounted on a cutter for corn type plants with stalks, instead of one of the conventional corn stripper plates. This harvesting plate comprises a cut out which is offset in relation to the inlet passage in such a way that the stalks can be completely taken over by the movable fingers situated on one side only of the inlet passage.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for harvesting corn or other cereals with a harvester, particularly a combine attachment for a thresher-harvester, in which the ears of corn or other grains are separated from the plants by way of a single-sided draw of the crop through a gap and is characterized in that a mincing of the crop plants is effected simultaneously with the single-sided draw-through operation. The mincing occurs by a movement of the drawn crop plants relative to a stationary comminution device.