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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 1993
Filed:
Jul. 01, 1992
Albert F Baril, Ephrata, PA (US);
Cecil R Sudbrack, New Holland, PA (US);
Richard E Jennings, Manheim, PA (US);
Ford New Holland, Inc., New Holland, PA (US);
Abstract
A drive mechanism for a windrow inverter having a crop pick-up mechanism operable to elevate a windrow of crop material from the ground onto a transversely moveable draper conveyor is disclosed wherein the draper conveyor is rotatably driven by a hydraulic motor operable to rotate the draper conveyor in opposing lateral directions. The crop pick-up mechanism is driven by a ground drive mechanism. A power transfer device including a movable power transfer gear provides the option of interconnecting the drive mechanisms for the draper conveyor and the crop pick-up mechanism upon disconnection of one of the drive mechanisms. A second movable transfer gear provides another option of mechanically driving the operation of the draper conveyor, in either lateral direction. A wing draper attachment mounted on the frame of the windrow inverter is drivingly coupled to the draper conveyor for rotatable operation therewith.