Patent ID: 11871696
Assignee: CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA LLC
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 13:
14. A method for operating an agricultural harvester, the harvester comprising an elevator assembly including an elevator extending between a proximal end and a distal end, the elevator assembly further including a storage hopper positioned adjacent to the distal end of the elevator, the method comprising:
initially operating the harvester in a discharge harvesting mode such that harvested crops are conveyed from the proximal end of the elevator to the distal end of the elevator and subsequently discharged from the harvester through a discharge opening defined by the storage hopper;
upon receipt of an input associated with operating the harvester in a storage harvesting mode, reducing an operating speed of the elevator and blocking the discharge opening defined by the storage hopper such that harvested crops expelled from the distal end of the elevator are stored within a storage volume of the storage hopper; and
monitoring a crop level of the harvested crops being conveyed between the proximal and distal ends of the elevator relative to a threshold crop level as the elevator as being operated at the reduced operating speed; and
increasing the operating speed of the elevator when it is determined that the monitored crop level has exceeded the threshold crop level.