Patent ID: 7665287
Filing Date: 2010-02-23
Classification: A01D,Y02A

Abstract:
1. A pickup reel for a harvester, said pickup reel comprising: a main shaft; a plurality of reel arms which extend from the main shaft; a plurality of bat tubes, each bat tithe being engaged with a plurality of the reel arms, the bat tubes being parallel to each other and parallel to the main shaft; a plurality of tines on each of the bat tubes; and first and second stops configured to contact at least one of the tines thereby defining a range of allowable rotation of each bat tube, said first stop defining a limit of said range of allowable rotation of the bat tube in a first direction, said second stop defining a limit of said range of allowable rotation of the bat tube in a second direction, said first stop being secured to a first side of one of said reel arms, said second stop being secured to a second side of said one of said reel arms, each stop includes a pair of holes configured to receive a fastener, said pair of holes being separated from one another in a manner where said pair of holes are parallel to said bat tubes, said fastener being received through one of said holes when the stop is used on a first end of a bat tube, said fastener being received through the other one of said holes when the stop is used on a second end of a bat tube, wherein said first and second stops span only a portion of a distance between adjacent reel arms.