Patent ID: 6238286
Filing Date: 2001-05-29
Classification: A01D,A01F

Abstract:
A spreader for a combine harvester having a structure and adapted to move over a field to gather and process an agricultural crop having straw which, after processing, is discharged from a separator as crop residue, the spreader comprising:a pair of rotating disks each having one or more radial ridges, the disks being rotatably carried by a frame at the rear of the combine to receive and disperse the crop residue;the frame being pivotally mounted to the combine structure for rotation about a transverse axis to move the disks between a generally horizontal spreading position and a raised windrowing position in which the crop residue is permitted to drop downward from the combine to the ground without being dispersed by the spreader;a top shroud spaced above a rear portion of the disks to reduce upward dispersal of the crop residue, top shroud being carried by the frame for pivotal movement therewith; andside shrouds extending laterally from the top shroud outward beyond the combine structure and carried by the frame for pivotal movement therewith.