CA2635859A1 - Powered lift for a swath roller - Google Patents
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- CA2635859A1 CA2635859A1 CA002635859A CA2635859A CA2635859A1 CA 2635859 A1 CA2635859 A1 CA 2635859A1 CA 002635859 A CA002635859 A CA 002635859A CA 2635859 A CA2635859 A CA 2635859A CA 2635859 A1 CA2635859 A1 CA 2635859A1
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01D—HARVESTING; MOWING
- A01D84/00—Haymakers not provided for in a single one of groups A01D76/00 - A01D82/00
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01D—HARVESTING; MOWING
- A01D82/00—Crop conditioners, i.e. machines for crushing or bruising stalks
- A01D82/02—Rollers for crop conditioners
Abstract
A swath roller apparatus comprises a drum adapted to be rotatably attached t o a vehicle for movement along the ground in an operating travel direction such that the drum is oriented substantially horizontal and perpendicular to the operating travel direction. A drum actuator is operative to move the drum up and down with respect to the ground while the vehicle is moving along the ground.
Claims (20)
1. A swath roller apparatus comprising:
a drum adapted to be rotatably attached to a vehicle for movement along the ground in an operating travel direction such that the drum is oriented substantially horizontal and perpendicular to the operating travel direction;
a drum actuator operative to move the drum up and down with respect to the ground while the vehicle is moving along the ground.
a drum adapted to be rotatably attached to a vehicle for movement along the ground in an operating travel direction such that the drum is oriented substantially horizontal and perpendicular to the operating travel direction;
a drum actuator operative to move the drum up and down with respect to the ground while the vehicle is moving along the ground.
2. The apparatus of Claim 1 wherein the drum is rotatably mounted in a drum frame and wherein the drum frame is adapted to be pivotally mounted to the vehicle about a pivot axis oriented substantially horizontal and perpendicular to the operating travel direction, and wherein the drum actuator is connected between rhe drum frame and the vehicle.
3. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein a front end of the drum frame is pivotally mounted to the vehicle and the drum is rotatably mounted to a rear portion of the drum frame.
4. The apparatus of any one of claims 2 and 3 wherein the vehicle is a swather, and the drum actuator comprises a drum hydraulic cylinder adapted to be connected for actuation to a hydraulic system of the swather.
5. The apparatus of claim 4 wherein the hydraulic system of the swather comprises a lift control valve located adjacent to an operator's position and operative to activate the drum hydraulic cylinder.
6. The apparatus of claim 4 wherein the swather includes lift hydraulic cylinders operative to raise and lower a cutting header of the swather, and wherein the drum hydraulic cylinder is adapted to be connected to the hydraulic system of the swather such that the drum moves up and down with the header.
7. The apparatus of any one of claims 4 - 6 comprising a float control operative to selectively allow the drum frame to float up and down with respect to the swather.
8. The apparatus of any one of claims 2 and 3 wherein the vehicle is a trailer adapted to be towed behind a swather, and the actuator comprises a hydraulic cylinder adapted to be connected for actuation to a hydraulic system of the swather through hydraulic conduits from the trailer to the swather.
9. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the hydraulic system of the swather comprises a control valve located adjacent to an operator's position and operative to activate the drum hydraulic cylinder.
10. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the swather includes lift hydraulic cylinders operative to raise and lower a cutting header of the swather, and wherein the drum hydraulic cylinder is adapted to be connected to the hydraulic system of the swather such that the drum moves up and down with the header.
11. The apparatus of any one of claims 1-10 wherein the drum comprises edge compacting end portions extending radially beyond a central portion of the drum.
12. A swather apparatus comprising:
a swather operative to cut standing crop plants and lay cut plants in a swath as the swather moves along the ground in an operating travel direction:
a drum mounted in a drum frame attached to a rear portion of the swather such that the drum is oriented substantially horizontal and perpendicular to the operating travel direction and above the swath;
a drum actuator operative to move the drum frame up and down with respect to the swather while the swather is moving along the ground.
a swather operative to cut standing crop plants and lay cut plants in a swath as the swather moves along the ground in an operating travel direction:
a drum mounted in a drum frame attached to a rear portion of the swather such that the drum is oriented substantially horizontal and perpendicular to the operating travel direction and above the swath;
a drum actuator operative to move the drum frame up and down with respect to the swather while the swather is moving along the ground.
13. The apparatus of Claim 12 wherein the drum frame is pivotally mounted to the swather about a pivot axis oriented substantially horizontal and perpendicular to the operating travel direction.
14. The apparatus of claim 13 wherein a front end of the drum frame is pivotally mounted to the swather and the drum is rotatably mounted to a rear portion of the drum frame, and wherein the drum actuator is connected between the drum frame and the swather.
15. The apparatus of any one of claims 13 and 14 wherein drum actuator comprises a drum hydraulic cylinder connected for actuation to a hydraulic system of the swather.
16. The apparatus of claim 15 wherein the hydraulic system of the swather comprises a lift control valve located adjacent to an operator's position and operative to activate the drum hydraulic cylinder.
17. The apparatus of claim 15 wherein the swather includes lift hydraulic cylinders operative to raise and lower a cutting header of the swather, and wherein the drum hydraulic cylinder is adapted to be connected to the hydraulic system of the swather such that the drum moves up and down with the header.
18. The apparatus of any one of claims 15 - 17 comprising a float control operative to selectively allow the drum frame to float up and down with respect to the swather.
19. The apparatus of any one of claims 12-18 wherein the drum comprises edge compacting end portions.
20. A method of swathing a crop comprising:
providing a swather operative to cut standing crop plants and lay cut plants in a swath as the swather moves along the ground in an operating travel direction;
mounting a drum with edge compacting end portions in a drum frame and pivotally attaching the drum frame to a rear portion of the swather such that the drum is oriented substantially horizontal and perpendicular to the operating travel direction and above the swath;
providing a drum actuator hydraulic cylinder operative to move the drum frame up and down with respect to the swather;
operating the drum hydraulic cylinder to lower the drum onto the swath while cutting plants, and operating the drum hydraulic cylinder to raise the drum during turns such that the edge compacting ends of the drum are not in contact with the swath while the swather is turning.
providing a swather operative to cut standing crop plants and lay cut plants in a swath as the swather moves along the ground in an operating travel direction;
mounting a drum with edge compacting end portions in a drum frame and pivotally attaching the drum frame to a rear portion of the swather such that the drum is oriented substantially horizontal and perpendicular to the operating travel direction and above the swath;
providing a drum actuator hydraulic cylinder operative to move the drum frame up and down with respect to the swather;
operating the drum hydraulic cylinder to lower the drum onto the swath while cutting plants, and operating the drum hydraulic cylinder to raise the drum during turns such that the edge compacting ends of the drum are not in contact with the swath while the swather is turning.
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| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| CA2635859A CA2635859C (en) | 2008-06-25 | 2008-06-25 | Powered lift for a swath roller |
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| CA2635859A CA2635859C (en) | 2008-06-25 | 2008-06-25 | Powered lift for a swath roller |
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| CA2635859A1 true CA2635859A1 (en) | 2009-12-25 |
| CA2635859C CA2635859C (en) | 2011-04-19 |
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Cited By (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| US9807936B2 (en) | 2013-06-18 | 2017-11-07 | Bourgault Industries Ltd. | Swath roller with controlled anchoring force |
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Cited By (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| US9807936B2 (en) | 2013-06-18 | 2017-11-07 | Bourgault Industries Ltd. | Swath roller with controlled anchoring force |
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