Patent ID: 8646250
Filing Date: 2014-02-11
Classification: A01D

Abstract:
1. A pair of forward-extending row units wherein a first row unit of said pair of row units comprises a first stripper plate and wherein a second row unit of said pair of row units comprises a second stripper plate, said first and second stripper plates opposing one another to at least partially define a first crop passage for receiving crop stalks and to remove useable parts from the crop stalks gathered in said first crop passage, said first row unit further comprising at least one gathering auger and a powered snap roll and said second row unit further comprising an unpowered idler roll wherein said snap roll and said idler roll oppose one another on opposite sides of said first crop passage, wherein said snap roll and said idler roll urge the crop stalks toward said gathering auger, said snap roll and said idler roll operating at a different speed.