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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 1988
Filed:
May. 22, 1984
Applicant:
Inventors:
William R Wood, Ames, IA (US);
Ronald L Reichen, Alleman, IA (US);
Joe H Hoeksema, Des Moines, IA (US);
Schlueter, Francis E, Des Moines, IA (US);
Assignee:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D / ; A01D / ; A01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
56 166 ; 56 28 ; 298 / ; 414328 ;
Abstract
In a cotton harvester, a pair of fork assemblies are mounted between the ends of the basket for independently rocking about a fore-and-aft extending pivotal axis. A separate hydraulic cylinder operates each fork assembly to compact the cotton against the side of the basket and to selectively hold a substantial portion of the cotton in the basket during dumping. The cylinders are plumbed in parallel so that uneven loads can be compressed with substantially uniform pressure from the front to rear of the basket.