Patent ID: 6050071
Filing Date: 2000-04-18
Classification: A01D

Abstract:
A modular stalkroll for a corn head on a corn harvester, comprising:a. a drive shaft with a drive means, a first tapered region, a milled region and a bolt receptacle;b. a fabricated stalkroll and a plurality of flutes affixed thereon;c. a lower hub affixed to the fabricated stalkroll, said hub having a second tapered region in contact with the first tapered region;d. an upper hub affixed to the fabricated stalkroll, said upper hub having a female receptacle and a drive shaft receptacle, said drive shaft receptacle for receiving the drive shaft;e. a front auger with a male receptacle for insertion into the female receptacle;f. a retaining bolt which is inserted into the bolt receptacleg. said fabricated stalkroll having a gear pull aperature, therein, said upper hub having a gear pull slot, said gear pull slot and gear pull aperature aligned to assist in the removal of said modular stalkroll wherein the front auger has a void therein, said auger also having a pinnacle with a first aperture therein, said aperture connected to the void, said male receptacle having a second aperture therein, said second aperture connected to the void and aligned with the first aperture, whereby the retaining bolt passes through the first aperture, into the void then into the second aperture allowing the stalkroll and drive shaft to be clamped in a vertical manner.