Hydro-mechanical variable speed feeder/header drive for an agricultural combine
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Dec 23, 2003
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Jun 12, 2003
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Dec 12, 2001
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Dec 12, 2001
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A variable speed, reversible drive for rotating elements of a feeder and a header of an agricultural combine including a first rotatable power input, a second rotatable power input, and a planetary gear arrangement or set including a first rotatable input, a second rotatable input, and a rotatable output, the rotatable elements of the feeder and the header being connected to the rotatable output of the planetary gear arrangement for rotation thereby. The drive includes a forward clutch having a rotatable input and a rotatable output selectably engageable for joint rotation, and a brake or reverse clutch having a rotatable input selectably engageable with a fixed element for limiting rotation thereof, the first rotatable input of the planetary gear arrangement being connected to the rotatable output of the forward clutch and to the brake input for rotation therewith, the input of the forward clutch being connected to the first rotatable power input for rotation therewith, and the second rotatable input of the planetary gear arrangement being connected to the second power input for rotation therewith.
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