Patent ID: 9179591
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: A01B,A01D

Abstract:
1. A pull-type crop engaging machine for towed movement by a tractor comprising: a frame mounted on transversely spaced field ground wheels for forward movement during field operation across ground carrying a crop; a crop engaging system mounted in a transverse direction across a front of the frame so that the frame carries the crop engaging system in the forward direction generally at right angles to the transverse direction into the crop; a hitch arm extending from the frame to a forward end of the hitch arm coupling hitch arranged for attachment to a hitch connector of a tractor by which the frame is towed in the forward direction across the ground while running on the ground wheels; a hitch arm extending from the frame to a coupling hitch arranged for attachment to a hitch connector of a tractor by which the frame is towed in the forward direction across the ground while running on the ground wheels; a mounting connecting the hitch arm to the frame, wherein the mounting is operable to cause movement of the hitch arm so that in the field position the hitch arm extends from the frame generally forwardly for towing the machine in the forward direction and in the transport position the hitch arm extends from the frame generally in the transverse direction for towing the machine in the transverse direction; and a transport assembly attached to the frame for transporting the frame and the crop engaging system carried thereon in the transverse direction during transport towed by the tractor through the hitch arm; the transport assembly comprising: