Patent ID: 6443369
Filing Date: 2002-09-03
Classification: A01D,A01F

Abstract:
A forage preservative applicator system for delivering a biological preservative solution within a crop harvester upon forage prior to processing within said crop harvester, comprising:a support base attachable to an implement frame; a reservoir having a removable cover removably positionable upon said support base, wherein said reservoir is capable of storing a volume of said biological preservative solution; a valve fluidly connected to said reservoir; a pump fluidly connected to said valve, wherein said pump is capable of transferring said biological preservative solution at a low volume rate; and a dispensing tube fluidly connected to said pump for dispensing said biological preservative solution, wherein a distal end of said dispensing tube is positioned at a central point within a header of said crop harvester that combines said crop so that said biological preservative solution is dispensed upon said forage prior to processing.