Cnh Industrial America LLC

Bruce Allen Hadley

Steven E Gaedy

Kevin Scott Richman

Steven Carson Young

Frank Calvin Dupire

Paula Jean Minuto Meagher

A tractor mounted cotton harvester carries at least one mechanized cotton picking unit removably supported beside at least one side of the tractor in a forward facing orientation, outwardly of the tractor wheels. A cotton receptacle is removably mounted to a hitch of the tractor and is lowerable for unloading. The cotton receptacle can include cotton compacting apparatus. At least one duct connects the at least one picking unit with the cotton receptacle, and a fan provides an air flow through the duct or ducts. The fan can be hydraulic, electric or mechanical powered.

Tractor mounted cotton harvester

A cotton harvester and baler () to be towed by a vehicle (), carries at least one mechanized cotton picking unit (), a mechanized cotton baler () having packing apparatus () for compacting the picked cotton into bales () which are successively discharged. Cotton conveying apparatus () extends between the picking unit or units () and the baler (), for receiving the picked cotton and conveying it to a baling chamber () of the baler () for compaction by the packing apparatus (). The conveying apparatus () can comprise all mechanical, all pneumatic, or a combination of mechanical and pneumatic apparatus. The picking unit or units () can be removed to allow picking up and baling material such as straw or hay.

Pull-type cotton harvester and baler

A harvester includes a crop receiver configured to receive agricultural material. The crop receiver includes a lid to cover a portion of the crop receiver. The harvester also includes a frame assembly coupled to the lid of the crop receiver. The harvester includes an actuator coupled to the frame assembly and configured to be controlled to adjust a vertical height of the lid. The harvester also includes a sensor coupled to the frame assembly and configured to indicate whether the lid is positioned at a first vertical height or a second vertical height. The harvester includes control circuitry coupled to the sensor and configured to instruct the actuator to move the lid of the crop receiver between the first vertical height and the second vertical height based at least partly on an indication from the sensor.

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Ephrata, PA, United States of America

Bruce Allen Hadley