Patent ID: 9578804
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: A01D

Claim:
1. A header for an operator controlled agricultural harvester, comprising: a plurality of row units; a first drive arrangement comprising a first input drive and a second drive arrangement comprising a second input drive independent in the header from the first input drive, the first input drive for coupling with a base unit of the harvester, and the second input drive for coupling with the base unit of the harvester separately from the first input drive; a plurality of feed/snapping units, each of said plurality of feed/snapping units being associated with a respective one of said plurality of row units and operable by the first drive arrangement at a first operating speed; and a plurality of chopping units, each of said plurality of chopping units being associated with at least one respective one of said plurality of feed/snapping units and operable by the second drive arrangement at a second operating speed, independent of said first operating speed, wherein the second drive arrangement is mechanically configured in a direct drive manner between the second input drive and the plurality of chopping units.