Deere & Company

Daniel A Krieg

Scott David Weber

Jeffrey Scott Wigdahl

Jeffrey Robert Fox

Mark Alan Cracraft

John O Rumohr

Justin E Hummel

Michael S Garton

Nile T Ackerman

Barrett D Reed

Chirag Sheth

Tom R Walmsley

Dan L Heggen

Donald B Brooks

A chassis augmentation assembly for, and an agricultural vehicle with, a chassis having a main frame supporting front and rear axles has longitudinally spaced chassis mounts attached to the vehicle and a beam assembly having at least one structural beam segment vertically spaced from the main frame. The beam assembly has longitudinally spaced ends coupled to the vehicle chassis via the chassis mounts. The beam assembly is configured to transfer longitudinal forces between the chassis mounts through the one or more structural beam segments.

Chassis augmentation for agricultural vehicles

A cotton accumulator system for a cotton harvester. The cotton accumulator system includes a cotton storage structure having an upper inlet and a lower outlet. A paddle shaft is coupleable to the cotton storage structure and configured to rotate about an axis. A plurality of paddles is coupleable to the paddle shaft. The plurality of paddles is configured to rotate with the paddle shaft to disperse cotton substantially evenly in the cotton storage structure.

Cotton accumulator system with paddles and upper inlet vane

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Pleasant Hill, IA, United States of America

Daniel A Krieg