Cnh America LLC

Cnh Belgium N.v.

Mark S Epperly

Robert A Matousek

Herbert Max Farley

Craig Elwyn Murray

Wayne Thomas Flickinger

William Lee Cooksey

Orlin Wayne Johnson

Jon E Ricketts

Charles W Linder

Neal R Rosengren

Michael Tomtene

William L Cooksey

Wayne T Flickinger

A method of making a rotor for a threshing system of an agricultural combine, the rotor including a main body segment made from a sheet formed into a tube and including specially shaped interlocking edges forming a serpentine joint routed locations where threshing element mounts attach to the rotor.

Method of making a rotor for a threshing system of an agricultural combine

A cable actuated pin latching mechanism adapted for releasably connecting a header to a feeder of a combine, which automatically maintains predetermined tension conditions on the cable during normal latching and unlatching operation, and when an actuator of the mechanism is held in an unlatch position with the latch pin stuck or restrained, applies and maintains a tension force for releasing the pin, for instance, to enable a user to move to the operator cab to operate lift, tilt and/or other controls, as required for freeing the pin.

Cable actuated pin latching mechanism with automatic cable tension and pin release features

A rotor for a threshing system of an agricultural combine and method for making the same, including a body of simplified, three part press fit construction including an inlet segment, a main body segment having threshing elements therearound, and a bulkhead to be connected to a drive mechanism. The inlet segment, main body segment and bulkhead are configured so as to facilitate press fit assembly thereof concentric about a rotational axis about which the rotor will be rotated during operation, while also minimizing eccentricities of those components. As a result, the manufacture of the rotor is simplified by the elimination of the need for an internal skeleton structure and associated welds and/or fasteners.

Rotor for a threshing system of an agricultural combine and method of making the same

An apparatus for installing and removing a harvesting combine rotor includes a harvesting combine having a frame portion. A linkage assembly is operatively connected to the frame portion A cab is operatively connected to the linkage assembly to allow the cab to be raised to allow the installation and removal of a combine rotor.

Apparatus and method for installing and removing a harvesting combine rotor

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Sherrard, IL, United States of America

Mark S Epperly