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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2004
Richard Wayne Hook, West Des Moines, IA (US);
Richard Wayne Hook, West Des Moines, IA (US);
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Abstract
A grain cart or similar device for receiving and moving granular agricultural product from a harvester includes bulk filling structure for directly loading an elongated intermodal container. The cart has a frame supported on wheel structure at generally a constant height relative to the surface of the ground, and a grain tank is fixed to the frame. A lift assembly connected to the cart frame adjacent the tank supports a vertically adjustable high speed filling conveyor above the cart hitch. The filling conveyor is operable at a speed sufficient to throw the material along an arcuate path through a side opening in the intermodal container towards the opposite end of the container. The intermodal container can be filled directly from the grain cart with the end of the filling conveyor located outside of the container.