Deere + Company

Jason R Dehnke

Blake C Gettig

Mathew J Zeringue

Brian A Rodrigue

Charles M Verdin

Chad M Webre

Dusk S Mixon

Todd J Rodrigue

Chirag Sheth

Vinodkumar Tangudu

Suyash Sidhaye

A lift apparatus is provided for use with a vehicle comprising a first frame and a second frame. The lift apparatus comprises a spindle, a bearing, a cylinder, a snap ring, and a bearing retainer. The spindle is configured to be attached to the second frame so as to extend therefrom in spaced apart relation to the first frame. The bearing is positioned on the spindle. The cylinder is configured to be attached to the first frame and is attached to the second frame to move the first frame relative to the second frame. The cylinder is positioned on the bearing such that the bearing enables movement between the spindle and the cylinder. The snap ring is attached to the spindle. The bearing retainer is positioned on the spindle between the snap ring, and the bearing retains the bearing on the spindle.

Lift apparatus with bearing retainer

A conveyor guide unit for use in an elevator of a sugarcane harvester comprises a housing, an axle positioned in and supported by the housing, and a rotor mounted to the axle for rotation about a rotation axis and configured to interface with a conveyor of the elevator. The axle and the rotor mounted thereto are selectively repositionable axially along the rotation axis relative to the housing for lateral adjustment of the rotor relative to the conveyor.

Sugarcane harvester elevator conveyor guide unit

An extractor fan for use in a sugarcane harvester is configured to generate a flow of air to separate debris from sugarcane billets produced by the sugarcane harvester. The extractor fan comprises an extractor fan blade configured to contribute to generation of the flow of air. The extractor fan blade comprises a wear indicator configured to indicate wear of the extractor fan blade.

Extractor fan with wear indicator

Scraper push block

Scraper shield

Scraper spill guard

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Thibodaux, LA, United States of America

Jason R Dehnke