Patent ID: 8132659
Filing Date: 2012-03-13
Classification: A01D

Abstract:
1. A transfer implement for emptying grain from an agricultural harvester, said transfer implement comprising: an agricultural tractor; a conveyor attached to said tractor, said conveyor having a length sufficient to extend from an unloading system of the harvester positioned at one end of the tractor to a receiving vehicle at an opposite end of said tractor, said conveyor being extendable and retractable in an axial direction above a portion of said receiving vehicle, said agricultural tractor being connected to said receiving vehicle, said agricultural tractor being capable of pulling said receiving vehicle, said conveyor, said agricultural tractor and said receiving vehicle being attached in line as an interconnected assembly; and a driving connection between said tractor and said conveyor for operating said conveyor, the transfer implement being configured to position a portion of said conveyor under the unloading system of the harvester as the transfer implement follows the moving agricultural harvester.