Patent ID: 6719627
Filing Date: 2004-04-13
Classification: A01F

Abstract:
A crop residue spreader for an agricultural harvesting machine, comprising:a housing at least partially containing a rotor rotatable about a rotational axis, the housing including at least one inlet opening for receiving a flow of crop residue from the harvesting machine and a discharge opening through which the flow will be propelled by the rotor when rotated; and a linkage arrangement movably connecting the housing containing the rotor to the agricultural machine for allowing the housing and rotor to be moved between a first position in relation to the harvesting machine for receiving a flow of crop residue from a threshing mechanism of the machine and a flow of crop residue from a cleaning mechanism of the machine through the at least one inlet opening, a second position for receiving a flow of crop residue from the cleaning mechanism of the harvesting machine through the at least one inlet opening while preventing a flow of crop residue from the threshing mechanism from entering the at least one inlet opening, and a third position spaced from the cleaning mechanism to allow an operator access thereto through the space.