摘要:
A finger (48) for a crop gathering auger (34) of a grain header (24) for an agricultural combine (20), a forage harvester, or the like, the finger (48) including a resilient elastomeric retainer retractor (66/84/96) which spans a failure region (56) of the finger (48) and will retain a free end (54) of the finger (48) in connection with a mounting end (52) thereof when the failure region (56) is broken, and which is configured and operable for automatically retracting the broken off free end (54) into an auger drum (36) and retaining it therein during subsequent rotation of the drum (36) for limiting potential damage from the broken end and preventing entry of the broken end into crop handling equipment of the combine (20) or other machine.
摘要:
A cutting assembly for a header of a plant-cutting machine is disclosed. The cutting assembly includes an elongate blade support bar comprising a first elongate segment that can engage a second elongate segment by interlocking. Overlying the elongate blade support bar is a plurality of blade sections, including (1) a first sub-plurality of blade sections overlying a first lengthwise portion of the first elongate segment, and (2) a second sub-plurality of blade sections overlying a second lengthwise portion of the first elongate segment and a third lengthwise portion of the second elongate segment. An elongate attach bar overlies the first sub-plurality of blade sections, and a spanning bar overlies the second sub-plurality of blade sections.