Ford New Holland, Inc.

Eric P Van Quekelberghe

Russell W Strong

An axial flow harvesting machine having at least one generally cylindrical rotor rotatably mounted within a casing and operable, in conjunction with the casing, to thresh and separate grain from straw material, and a plurality of threshing elements provided around the periphery of the rotor is disclosed wherein the threshing elements are staggered along the axis of the rotor and configured for optimum crop flow along the rotor. The threshing elements are also arranged to overlap axially, and preferably also circumferentially, with respect to the associated rotor.

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Damme, Belgium

Eric P Van Quekelberghe