Patent ID: 8574048

Claim:
A spreader assembly for a combine harvester comprising: a pair of disks configured to be rotated such that chaff material dropped onto the disks is spread about the combine harvester, wherein each disk is operably connected to its own motor; and a spreader frame assembly comprising: a first side support pivotably connected to a frame of the combine harvester, a second side support pivotably connected to the frame of the combine harvester, and at least a first cross-member laterally positioned between the at least first and second side supports; wherein the pair of disks and the at least one cross member define at least a portion of a path above and below the cross-member the pair of disks comprising a left disk operably connected to a first motor; and a right disk operably connected to a second motor; the at least one support of the spreader frame assembly comprising a left support arm configured to support the left disk and the first motor and a right support arm configured to support the right disk and the second motor; and wherein the left disk is configured to move about the left support arm independently of the right disk, and the right disk is configured to move about the right support arm independently of the left disk.