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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2023
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Bryan E. Dugas, Thibodaux, LA (US);
Peter A. Johnson, Sartell, MN (US);
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Abstract
A basecutter assembly for a sugarcane harvester includes a cutting spindle powered by a first power source, and a transport spindle powered by a second power source independent of the cutting spindle. A torque sensor is coupled to the cutting spindle. A harvester controller defines a target cutting torque value for the cutting spindle based on a desired crop cut height and determines a current cutting torque of the cutting spindle while cutting the crop. The harvester controller may then control a height of the cutting spindle relative to a ground surface to maintain the current cutting torque substantially equal to the target cutting torque value to achieve the desired crop cut height.