Patent ID: 9137948
Filing Date: 2015-09-22
Classification: A01D

Abstract:
1. A harvester comprising: a crop receiver configured to receive agricultural material, wherein the crop receiver comprises a lid to cover a portion of the crop receiver; a frame assembly coupled to the lid of the crop receiver; an actuator coupled to the frame assembly and configured to be controlled to adjust a vertical height of the lid; a sensor coupled to the frame assembly and configured to indicate whether the lid is positioned at a first vertical height or a second vertical height; and control circuitry coupled to the sensor and configured to instruct the actuator to move the lid of the crop receiver between the first vertical height and the second vertical height based at least partly on an indication from the sensor wherein the frame assembly comprises a plurality of posts and a compactor frame configured to move along the posts, wherein the compactor frame is selectively driven to compact agricultural product received by the crop receiver.