Patent ID: 7207166
Filing Date: 2007-04-24
Classification: A01D

Abstract:
1. In a rotary side-pull mower-conditioner including a carrier frame having a transverse beam and a pair of legs respectively joined to, and projecting downwardly from, opposite ends of said transverse beam, a pair ground wheels respectively mounted to lower regions of said pair of legs by respective ones of a pair of wheel support arms, a crop harvesting header being suspended from said carrier frame by suspension links extending between said carrier frame and a transverse header frame spaced forward of said carrier frame, a pair of wheel control actuators having first ends respectively coupled to said pair of legs, and second ends respectively coupled to said pair of wheel support arms and operable for effecting movement of said header between a raised transport position and a lowered working position, a tongue having a rear end mounted to said carrier frame for swinging about an upright pivot axis, and a gearbox being mounted to said header frame, the improvement comprising: said gear box being mounted to a top, left region of said header frame; and said carrier frame including a tongue support fixed to, and projecting forwardly from, said transverse beam and having a forward end terminating inwardly of said gearbox; said tongue having a rear end coupled to a forward end region of said tongue support for pivoting about said upright pivot axis; a tongue swing cylinder being coupled between said tongue support and said tongue and operable for swinging said tongue between a leftmost working position and a rightmost transport position; and said tongue and said gearbox being so located relative to each other that said tongue does not pass over said gearbox when swinging between said rightmost and leftmost positions.