Patent ID: 6581362
Filing Date: 2003-06-24
Classification: A01D

Abstract:
In a crop harvesting platform including opposite, fore-and-aft extending side walls, a transverse rotary cutter bar extending between said side walls and equipped with a plurality of rotary cutting units including at least right- and left-hand end cutting units and right- and left-hand second cutting units respectively located beside said right- and left-hand end cutting units and operating together with said end cutting units for delivering crop to a centrally located discharge zone between said right- and left-hand second cutting units, right- and left-hand outer crop converging drums respectively being mounted for rotation with said right- and left-hand end cutting units, and right- and left-hand second crop converging drums being respectively located inwardly and to the rear from said right- and left-hand outer crop converging drums, the improvement comprising: said second right- and left-hand converging drums being respectively located such that said right- and left-hand end cutting units and right-and left-hand second cutting units pass directly underneath them during cutting operation.