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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2005
Ryan Patrick Mackin, Milan, IL (US);
Ryan Scott Herlyn, Port Byron, IL (US);
Ryan Patrick Mackin, Milan, IL (US);
Ryan Scott Herlyn, Port Byron, IL (US);
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Abstract
A system and method for limiting crop loss when harvesting on sloped or rolling ground by adjusting the chaffer and/or sieve, or longitudinal sections thereof, so as to overcompensate for the ground slope so that the chaffer and/or sieve sections are actually inclined away from horizontal opposite the direction of ground slope at a selected angle. Such overcompensation increases crop harvesting efficiencies over systems that simply work to level the chaffer and/or sieve sections, without the high expenses associated with a combine having a pivoting axle.