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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2009
John E. Wanner, Denver, PA (US);
D. Russell Whitenight, Ephrata, PA (US);
John E. Wanner, Denver, PA (US);
D. Russell Whitenight, Ephrata, PA (US);
CNH America LLC, New Holland, PA (US);
Abstract
A mechanism for guiding a windrower while making an initial swath pass in a multi-pass windrow merging operation in a manner to establish the lateral spacing between an end of the header and the adjacent edge of the uncut crop so that the header encounters an optimal width of standing crop in a subsequent swath pass. The mechanism is selectively positionable between deployed (working) and stowed positions to maintain machine maneuverability when not in use. The mechanism further incorporates provisions to prevent damage to the mechanism resulting from inadvertent encounters with obstacles.