Patent ID: 8435104
Filing Date: 2013-05-07
Classification: A01D,B62D

Abstract:
1. An articulated harvester, which comprises: (a) a forward bogey having a front and a back, an operator's cab, an engine, a grain harvesting assembly located at the front of said forward bogey, a grain transfer assembly located at the back of said forward bogey, a grain separating and cleaning assembly located entirely behind said forward bogey axle, and a centerline running from back to front, said forward bogey being devoid of an on-board grain bin; and (b) a rearward bogey attached by a joint to said forward bogey and having a powered wheel assembly, an on-board grain bin for receiving grain from said forward bogey grain transfer assembly, and a grain off-loading assembly, the improvement for said articulated harvester to have a shorter turning radius which comprises: (c) said grain separating and cleaning assembly comprising: (d) said forward bogey having a transmission that is located ahead of or behind said forward bogey axle and offset laterally opposite of said grain cleaning fan relative to the forward bogey centerline.