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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2015
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
John P. Scrivner, Thibodaux, LA (US);
Eric P. Richard, Thibodaux, LA (US);
Kerry J. Morvant, Thibodaux, LA (US);
Marlin L. Goodnight, Thibodaux, LA (US);
Dusk S. Mixon, Saint Amant, LA (US);
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Abstract
A method and control system are disclosed for orientating base cutters of a sugarcane harvester. A sugarcane harvester may include a crop divider, a rear base cutter, and a front base cutter. An indicator of a position of the crop divider may be determined. A target orientation of the front base cutter may be determined based upon the position indicator. The front base cutter may be adjusted with respect to a chassis of the harvester, in order to place the front base cutter in the target orientation. If adjusting the front base cutter includes moving the front base cutter beyond a predetermined range of motion, the rear base cutter may be adjusted with respect to the ground.