Patent ID: 6209297
Filing Date: 2001-04-03
Classification: A01B,Y10S

Abstract:
A header for attachment to a harvester comprising:a main frame forming a structure having an upright rear portion forming a rear side of the header and a bottom portion extending forward from a lower end of the upright rear portion and terminating in a front edge of the header, the main frame extending longitudinally between opposite ends of the header transverse to an operating direction of travel of of the header in which the front edge of the header leads;front and rear ground engaging wheels, each wheel being removably mounted to the header in a transport position in which the wheels are aligned with the longitudinal length of the header for lengthwise towing of the header transverse to the operating direction of travel of the header, each wheel being rotatable upon a spindle and the front wheel being positioned along the front edge of the header and the rear wheel being positioned along the rear side of the header;a front transport wheel spindle receiver for removably mounting the front wheel in the transport position along the front edge of the header and a rear transport wheel spindle receiver for removably mounting the rear wheel in the transport position on the rear side of the header;the front transport wheel spindle receiver being mounted to a distal end of a swing arm that is rotatably coupled to the main frame for movement between a first transport position and a second stowed position, in the transport position, the swing arm locates the spindle receiver along the front edge of the header for mounting of the front wheel thereto; anda brace coupled to the distal end of the swing arm to hold the swing arm in both the first transport position and the second stowed position, the brace being removably coupled to the frame at a first transport location to hold the swing arm in its first transport position and the brace being removably coupled to the frame at a second stowed location to hold the swing arm in its second stowed position whereby the brace and swing arm can be selectively moved between transport and stowed positions.