Patent ID: 7950210

Claim:
A draper header for a harvester or combine having a cutter bar drive system comprising: a header frame having a front, a rear and a side, said rear of said header frame having a top and a bottom; a cutter bar mounted on said front; a rear drive shaft mounted on said rear of said header frame; a T gear box mounted on said top of said rear of said header frame and said T gear box being operatively engaged with said rear drive shaft; a side drive shaft, said side drive shaft being mounted on said side of said header frame and said side drive shaft being operatively engaged with a first drive hub of said T gear box; a cutter bar gear box mounted on a front portion of said side of said header frame, said cutter bar gear box being driven by said side drive shaft and said cutter bar gear box driving said cutter bar; and a fly wheel mounted on an opposing drive hub of said T gear box such that said fly wheel is separated from said cutter bar gear box by a length of said side drive shaft and by said T gear box and such that said fly wheel is initially engaged with said cutter bar gear box.