Patent ID: 7100350

Claim:
A haymaking machine comprising: a frame carrying at least one pair of windrowing rotors configured to be driven in rotation about substantially vertical supporting axes, first and second carrying arms situated in a plane perpendicular to a direction of travel and which have the rotors mounted thereto, the first carrying arm being connected to a first side of said frame and the second carrying arm being connected on a second side of the frame opposite the first side, said first and second carrying arms being articulated on the frame by axes of articulation about which the first and second carrying arms are movable from a working position, in which the first and second carrying arms are substantially horizontal, to a transport position, in which the first and second carrying arms are substantially vertical, and vice-versa, by hydraulic jacks, wherein at least one of the first and second carrying arms comprise a latching mechanism configured to connect the first carrying arm to the second carrying arm and to lock the first and second carrying arms to one another in the transport position.