Patent ID: 7040980

Claim:
A combine harvester for harvesting grain and seed crops which includes a grain tank for storing the harvested grain and a double unloading auger system operatively associated with said grain tank for selectively discharging in both directions of travel the harvested grain therefrom externally to either side of said combine harvester to a transport vehicle, said double unloading auger system comprising: a first main unloading auger assembly including a first vertical auger and a first horizontal auger being selectively operable for discharging the harvested grain from a first side of said combine harvester to the transport vehicle; a second main unloading auger assembly including a second vertical auger and a second horizontal auger being selectively operable for discharging the harvested grain from a second side of said combine harvester to the transport vehicle; and a pair of transverse auger located in a bottom wall of said grain tank and being selectively reversibly driven for delivery of the harvested grain from said grain tank to either said first main unloading auger assembly or said second main unloading auger assembly.