New Holland North America, Inc.

Ford New Holland, Inc.

William L Harris

Joe E Shriver

Russell W Strong

A work vehicle including at least one implement lifting arm connected to an implement and a hydraulic implement circuit, the implement circuit having a pump and a fluid reservoir connected to conduits of the implement circuit. The implement circuit further includes at least one implement cylinder, the implement cylinder being connected to the conduits of the implement circuit so as to be powered by the pump; and a latch mechanism comprising a latch valve with integral sequence valve mechanism, wherein the latch valve is connected to receive fluid from the implement cylinder, and a latch cylinder is connected to receive fluid from the latch valve, wherein the latch mechanism operates to securely connect the implement at one end of the at least one lifting arm when the implement cylinder is in a first state and the latch valve is operated to direct fluid to the latch cylinder.

Hydraulic attachment latch mechanism for skid steer loader

An axial flow harvesting machine having at least one rotor operable within a casing to thresh and separate grain from straw material is disclosed wherein the rotor has an infeed portion, an adjacent threshing section, and a rearward separating section. The rasp bars on the threshing section immediately adjacent to the infeed portion are replaced by crop thinning elements cooperable with the casing to thin the straw material before being subjected to the threshing action of the remaining rasp bars in the threshing section.

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Paradise, PA, United States of America

William L Harris