Abstract:
System and method which automatically updates estimated field and in-transit yield values as a function of estimated vehicle load values and correction values determined from more accurate yield values obtained later, such as at a processing or other receiving facility, thereby providing better estimates of yield values between yield, monitor system calibrations.
Abstract:
A tractor on top cotton harvester, wherein the tractor is supported on an elevated platform or frame above and forward of rear wheels generally bounding a space below the platform, and a basket is carried adjacent to a rear end of the platform. Picker unit support structure is carried in connection with legs carried on the rear wheels, configured for carrying at least one cotton picker unit in the space beneath the tractor, the support structure being optimally configured for lifting and tilting the picker units, while counterbalancing the tractor and cotton receiving basket, to reduce possibility of tipping and rollover, and to provide a good sightline to an inlet region of the picker unit or units.