Title: Row crop harvesting apparatus

Abstract: A row crop harvesting apparatus adapted to sever forage from a field and deliver it to a crop processing mechanism. The apparatus includes two elongated, laterally opposed conveyor belts which define between them a crop receiving passage. The design of the belts on either side of the crop receiving passage preferably comprises a driving member, a forward idler, and longitudinally spaced intermediate idlers. The idlers are spaced so that idlers of one belt are not laterally aligned with idlers of the other belt. The apparatus includes a rotary cutter mounted and driven by an adjustable forward idler. Means are provided for adjusting the adjustable forward idler. The rotary cutter cooperates with a second cutter element mounted on the means for adjusting the adjustable forward idler, thereby allowing the forward idler to be adjusted without affecting the cutting relationship of the rotary cutter and the second cutter element.

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Inventors: Wallenfang, Jerome A. (Appleton, WI, US)
Witt, Wilmer E. (Appleton, WI, US)

Application Number: 361129
Filing Date: 1973-05-17
Publication_date: 1976-03-02
Assignee: Koehring Company (Milwaukee, WI)
Primary Class(es): 56/98 56/14.5, 56/119
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

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1134451	Apr, 1915	Grove	56/119.
1928868	Oct, 1933	Poen	56/119.
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3090188	May, 1963	Gorham	56/119.
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3338107	Aug, 1967	Kiekhaefer	74/231.
3460326	Aug, 1969	Holm	56/119.
3492797	Feb, 1970	Sears	56/119.
3520120	Jul, 1970	Hardi, Jr.	56/17.
3522693	Aug, 1970	Knapp	56/1.
3803933	Apr, 1974	Huret et al.	74/217.
3854272	Dec, 1974	Lane et al.	56/98.

Other Refs:
Primary Examiner: Chamblee, Hugh R.
Assistant Examiner: Eskovitz, J. N.
Attorney: Beck; Andrew J.