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Bruce Alan Coers

Daniel James Burke

Ryan Patrick Mackin

Benjamin M Lovett

Corwin Marcus Puryk

Aaron Scott Ritter

Benjamin J Schlesser

Glenn Everett Pope

James Kelley Adamson

Roderick James Jensen

Mark Leonard Pearson

Sheldon Joseph Grywacheski

William Flavis Cooper

Shane Marty Anderson

Paul David Marvin

Karl-Heinz Otto Mertins

Mark Michael Chaney

David John Rix

John C Andrios

Alan David Sheidler

Duane M Bomleny

Michael L Vandeven

Mark Charles DePoorter

Janet R Willett

Corwin Marcus Raymond Puryk

Dohn W Pfeiffer

Bryan Ray Yanke

Alex Brimeyer

Joshua R Pierson

Folker Beck

Brian Joseph Gilmore

Joseph Albert Teijido

Gerald Eric Rains

Dennis P Silver

Todd Neil Signer

Klaus Ernst Becker

Justin C Freehill

Ryan Scott Herlyn

Austin Hughes

Jerry Dean Littke

John Anthony Schraeder

Kyle A Meeske

Douglas G Temple

Bradley James Watts

Amy C Berg

Robert W Hawkins

Reed J Turner

Mark Alan Melton

Dustin D Deneault

Mark C Depoorter

Jerry Alan Sandau

Dan Burke

Janos Kis

Terry R Warner

Andrew James Foerderer

Eric Allan Risius

Shane M Anderson

Gregory S Mccunn

Mark Charles Depoorter

Travis Shuji Tsunemori

Eric Allen Risius

Eric Alln Risius

Joseph G Harman

Sheldon J Grywacheski

Corwin M R Puryk

Ryan Scott Heriyn

Jerry Dean Litke

John Victor Peterson

Benjamin Max Lovett

Jerry A Sandau

Austin William Hughes

Benjamin J Schliesser

A harvesting header for traversing a field to perform a harvesting operation includes a first frame assembly adapted to be coupled to a work machine and a second frame assembly suspended forward of the first frame assembly. The second frame assembly may pivot relative to the first frame assembly. A suspension system is coupled to the second frame assembly and provides a suspension force to the second frame assembly. A controller is operably coupled to the suspension system, and a slope detection system is disposed in electrical communication with the controller for communicating a slope of the field to the controller during the harvesting operation. The controller operably controls the suspension system by adjusting the suspension force based on the slope of the field.

Method and apparatus for adjusting a harvesting header float system based on machine pitch or terrain and system thereof

A harvesting head height control circuit () for controlling the height of an articulated harvesting head () that is supported on a combine harvester () during harvesting in an agricultural field includes an ECU () configured to raise and lower the portions of the articulated harvesting head. The ECU () receives signals indicating the magnitude of a rearward force acting upon the articulated harvesting head and automatically changes the commanded operating height of the articulated harvesting head ().

Harvesting head height control circuit

A reciprocating knife assembly of an agricultural implement includes first and second elongate reciprocating knives disposed along a leading edge of an agricultural implement, the reciprocating knives being disposed end to end and extending colinearly for simultaneous reciprocation in opposite directions, the first and second reciprocating knives being supported for sliding movement on the agricultural implement in a lateral direction generally perpendicular to the direction of travel of the agricultural implement as it travels through an agricultural field harvesting crop, a first bell crank coupled to the first reciprocating knife to reciprocate said knife, a second bell crank coupled to the second reciprocating knife to reciprocate the second reciprocating knife, and a common drive coupled to the first and second bell cranks to drive both the first and second bell cranks in opposite directions simultaneously.

Reciprocating knife assembly and reciprocating knife drive assembly

A control system () is provided for an agricultural harvester (), the agricultural harvester () having an agricultural harvesting vehicle () and a harvesting head () mounted thereon, the harvesting head () further comprising a left side endless belt conveyor () driven by a left conveyor motor (), a right side endless belt conveyor () driven by a right conveyor motor () and a center endless belt conveyor () driven by a center conveyor motor (), the control system () comprising an electronic controller () configured to receive an electronic signal indicative of a roll angle of the harvesting head (), and to electronically change a relative speed of at least one of the right conveyor motor () and the left conveyor motor () based at least upon the electronic signal indicative of a roll angle of the harvesting head ().

Side hill compensation for a harvesting head

A ground force control circuit () for an articulated harvesting head is provided that comprises, an ECU (); and a first hydraulic control valve () driven by the ECU (), wherein the first hydraulic control valve () is coupled to at least one actuator () and is configured to maintain a constant pressure in the at least one actuator ().

Articulated harvesting head ground force control circuit

A hinged row crop harvesting head () has two frame sections () coupled together with at least one hinge () that permits the two frame sections () to pivot with respect to each other as the hinged row crop harvesting head () travels through a field harvesting crops.

Hinged row crop harvesting head

An articulated harvesting head load sensor arrangement is provided that includes two harvesting head sections () that are coupled with a first pivot pin () that is a load pin.

Articulated harvesting head load sensor arrangement

A system and method for controlling a load on an agricultural harvester () comprising a first sensor () to sense a first load, a second sensor () to sense a second load, an electronic control unit () coupled to the first sensor and the second sensor, the electronic control unit () being configured to determine a difference between the first load and the second load, and to either (a) raise a harvesting head () or (b) stop the agricultural harvester (), or (c) both, when the difference exceeds a threshold load.

Load control system and method for an agricultural harvester

A method of controlling a multiengine harvester including the steps of operating the harvester in a first mode, operating the harvester in a second mode, and selecting less than all of the power absorbing loads to be driven. In the first mode, the harvester is operated using a first engine and a second engine to drive the plurality of power absorbing loads. In the second mode, the harvester is operated with the second engine being uncoupled from all of the power absorbing loads. In the selecting step, less than all of the power absorbing loads are selected to be driven dependent upon the sensed load on the first engine while operating in the second mode. The first engine is incapable of driving all of the power absorbing loads.

Harvester load control system

A conveyor assembly () includes a first frame () supporting a first conveyor () for feeding material in a first conveying direction. The conveyor assembly () also includes a second frame () supporting a second conveyor () for feeding material in a second conveying direction parallel to the first conveying direction. The second frame () is movable with respect to the first frame () along the second conveying direction between a retracted position and an extended position. A side shield () is connected to a side of the second frame () and shields the second conveyor () laterally. An elongate, flexible seal () is mounted to the side shield (), the flexible seal () bridging a gap between the side shield () and the second frame ().

Extendable conveyor assembly with the seal

A cutting platform for use with an agricultural harvesting machine includes at least one platform section. Each platform section has a cutterbar assembly movable in a localized manner in upwards and downwards directions, an endless belt with a leading edge, and a plurality of skid shoes. Each skid shoe extends rearwardly from the cutterbar assembly and has an upper surface defining a belt support for the leading edge of the endless belt.

Integrated draper belt support and skid shoe in an agricultural harvesting machine

An extendible axle member (or) is provided for a pivoting axle of an agricultural harvester (), the extendible axle member (or) having an elongate telescopic portion () with bearing surfaces for being slidably received in an outer axle member (or), wherein the elongate telescopic portion () is formed integral with and abuts a C-frame for supporting a steering knuckle (or).

Bearing arrangement for a telescopic axle

A draper platform () has a center endless belt conveyor () that is supported on and between first and second adjacent support arms (A,B). The center endless belt conveyor () is releasable from a first support arm (A) of the two adjacent support arms to pivot downward away from the first support arm of the two adjacent support arms a distance sufficient to slidably remove an endless conveyor belt () from the center endless belt conveyor in a direction parallel to the axes of rotation of the rolls () that support the endless conveyor belt.

Draper platform with center conveyor and method of replacing the center conveyor belt

An agricultural work machine for performing harvesting operations. The agricultural work machine includes a support structure. An unloading system is coupled to the support structure and is configured to transport an agricultural product received from a hopper to an off-machine location. The unloading system includes a transfer assembly having a discharge chute. A positioning system is configured to adjust at least one of an elevation, a length and a rotational position of the transfer assembly to position the discharge chute. A control system is configured to automatically locate the discharge chute from a stowed position to a desired unload position of a plurality of preset unload positions upon receiving an operator input via an operator input device.

Agricultural work machine having an unloading system for unloading an agricultural product

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Bruce Alan Coers