Patent ID: 7063614

Claim:
In an agricultural harvesting machine including a crop discharging device comprising a spout having an inlet end mounted for swinging about an upright axis, tilted slightly in a rearward direction relative to a forward direction of movement of said harvesting machine, and also for pivoting about a horizontal axis, a first actuator for selectively effecting movement of said spout about said upright axis so as to adjust a height of a discharge end of said spout, and a second actuator for selectively effecting movement of said spout about said horizontal axis, and a control arrangement being coupled to said first actuator and to said second actuator, the improvement comprising: said control arrangement being operable for altering the position of said second actuator as a function of the position of said first actuator such that said discharge end of said spout is maintained at a substantially constant height as said spout is swung about said upright axis by said first actuator.