US Patent No: 7,370,460
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Drawn cotton picker
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May 13, 2008
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Oct 19, 2006
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11/583,452
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Abstract
One or two conventional picking units are mounted on a two-wheel, high clearance running gear or frame. A two-point hitch is coupled to the draft links of a tractor or an equal-angle hitch is coupled to the tractor drawbar. Hitch and tongue interface on the harvester facilitates sharp turn angles between the implement and the tractor through use of a pivoting member containing the driveline powering the units from the tractor. A center pivot tongue allows offset for appropriate row alignment and provides improved maneuverability and implement steering on headlands and turn rows. A hydraulic cylinder connected to the tongue or a crossed four-bar linkage structure controls tongue angle. A basket is supported at the rear of the frame and the row units are located forwardly of the frame to provide counterbalancing forces about the wheel axis.
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| Patent Info | (Count) | # Cites | Year |
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| 4,255,919 Cotton harvester with an offset head | 9 | 1979 | |
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| 5,203,154 Hay rake and merger | 34 | 1991 | |
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