Patent ID: 6659859
Filing Date: 2003-12-09
Classification: A01D,A01F

Abstract:
In combination with a self-propelled harvester including a main frame supported on front and rear pairs of wheels and having a cab located on the frame in an elevated location between the front pair of wheels, a crop gathering device mounted at the front of said frame for delivering crop material to a crop processing arrangement including functional elements mounted to said frame below said cab, a shield for preventing airborne crop particles thrown up by said crop gathering device from landing on and accumulating on housing surfaces covering said crop processing elements, comprising: said shield extending transversely across a zone extending between said cab and an upper rear location of said crop gathering device; and said shield being provided with at least one access element, movable between open and closed positions, at such a location that, when said access element is in its open position, it is possible to gain access to said functional elements without having to remove said shield.