389results about "Independant binders" patented technology

A pickup for an agricultural implement, the pickup including dual floating windguards that pivot and float causing the tines to maintain contact with the crop at all times as it moves over the pickup and across the stuffer.

A tractor comprises an electronic tractor controller. A baler comprises a crop receiving means, a baling chamber, a rear door, a rear door actuator, a bale size sensor associated with the baling chamber, and an electronic baler controller. The baler controller is operable to submit a halt signal to the tractor controller when a bale size signal provided by the bale size sensor indicates that a bale has reached a size corresponding to a predetermined size. The tractor controller then halts the tractor and the bale is wrapped. The rear door is opened automatically after the bale has been wrapped, but only if an obstacle sensor detects no obstacle in a detection zone behind the baler.

The use of self-powered, autonomous vehicles in agricultural and other domestic applications is provided. The vehicles include a self-propelled drive system, tracks or wheels operatively connected to the drive system, a power supply operatively connected to the drive system, an attachment mechanism for attaching equipment to the vehicle, and an intelligent control operatively connected to the drive system, power supply, and attachment mechanism. The vehicle is configured to connect to the equipment to perform agricultural operations based upon the equipment. Multiple vehicles can be used in a field at the same time. Furthermore, the invention includes the ability to move one or more of the autonomous vehicles from field to field, home to field, or from generally any first location to a second location.

A method and apparatus for baling a crop with stiff stalks such as corn stalks has a frame with a front and a rear. At least one ground engaging wheel operatively attached to the frame for facilitating movement of the frame in a forward direction. An accumulator is operatively attached to the frame for holding the crop in various amounts. A pickup is operatively attached to the front of the frame for picking up the crop from a field and transferring the crop into the accumulator. A baler is operatively attached to the frame behind the accumulator for transforming a crop into a bale. A transfer mechanism such as a conveyor is provided in the accumulator for moving the crop in the accumulator to the inlet of the baler. In another embodiment, a pickup of a first predetermined width is provided for picking up the crop from a field and transferring the crop into the accumulator. The baler has an inlet and a baling chamber of a second predetermined with that is significantly larger than the first predetermined width of the pickup so that a larger bale can be made. The transfer mechanism can be in segments which are independently operable.

A biomass harvesting system for harvesting agricultural plant growth from agricultural fields comprises a power source for providing mechanical and electric power to the system, a biomass accumulator for producing discrete units of accumulated biomass, a windrower for feeding biomass to the accumulator, a biomass quality analyzer for sensing and transmitting a set of quality characteristics of the biomass, a ground cover residue monitor for sensing and transmitting an optimal quantity of biomass residue to remain on the field, an active tracking system for identifying individual ones of the discrete units of accumulated biomass, and a central processing unit including a memory module storing an executable instruction set therein. The central processing unit executes the instruction set and integrates the sensed biomass quality characteristics and the sensed optimal quantity of biomass residue to remain on the field to determine a biomass quality index of the discrete units of accumulated biomass.

A biomass harvesting system for harvesting agricultural plant growth from agricultural fields comprises in operative combination a power source for providing mechanical and electric power to the system, a biomass accumulator for producing discrete units of accumulated biomass and a windrower for feeding biomass to the biomass accumulator. The system also includes a biomass quality analyzer for determining a set of quality characteristics of the accumulated biomass, a dirt control system for controlling the quantity of dirt in the accumulated biomass, and a ground cover residue monitor for determining on optimal quantity of biomass residue to remain on the agricultural field. An active tracking system identifies individual ones of the discrete units of accumulated biomass.

A bale set-down system and method for setting down bales from an agricultural baling press onto a field includes placing down of at least one bale on a ground, and setting down at least one another bale in a direct vicinity of the first mentioned bale that has already been placed on the ground.

A baler is described which has a collection chamber or duct and a baling chamber. Crop material enters the duct until a pre-determined level has been reached at which time a stuffer transfers the pre-compressed crop to the baling chamber. A control system is provided for calculating the ratio between the amount of crop material which should be formed into bales under optimal conditions and the rate of flow of crop material entering the duct. This ratio can be displayed and used to control the speed of the towing vehicle. The present invention uses the duct as a kind of measuring cylinder to determine the rate at which crop material is entering the baler.

A multi cyclone dust-separating apparatus is disclosed that includes a cyclone unit having a first cyclone, a plurality of second cyclones, and a dust collecting unit. The first cyclone is disposed so that a longitudinal axis thereof is substantially vertically arranged. The first cyclone separates relatively large dust or dirt from air drawn in through a first air inflow part. Each of the second cyclones is disposed so that longitudinal axes thereof are substantially vertically arranged. Each of the second cyclones has a second air inflow part to communicate with the first cyclone and an air discharging part to discharge the air. The second cyclones separate relatively minute dust or dirt from the air drawn in through the second air inflow part. The dust collecting unit is disposed below the cyclone unit to collect and store the dust or dirt separated from the air by the cyclone unit.

An apparatus comprising a combine harvester, the combine harvester having a front and a rear and being capable of separating grain from trash when moving in a forward direction over ground in which a crop is grown, the combine harvester being supported from a forward and rearward set of ground engaging wheels through a chassis, the combine harvester having a trash outlet proximate the rear; a towable baling apparatus for converting trash into compacted bales, the baling apparatus having a front end and a rear end and an inlet adjacent the front end for receiving trash; a conveyor having a forward end and a rearward end, a trash inlet adjacent the forward end and a trash outlet adjacent the rearward end; the forward end of the conveyor being pivotally attached to the combine harvester proximate the rear such that the trash outlet of the combine is disposed above the trash inlet of the conveyor; the rear end of the conveyor being pivotally attached to the baling apparatus such that the trash outlet of the conveyor is disposed adjacent the inlet of the baling apparatus, whereby the baler is towably connected to the combine harvester through the conveying apparatus and such that a large percentage of the trash from the combine harvester trash outlet enters the baling apparatus inlet without ever touching the ground; and the forward end of the conveyor being pivotally supported from the rear of the combine harvester by a towbar which is fixed to the chassis proximate the support for the forward and rearward set of ground wheels.

Disclosed is a binding machine for gardening, wherein a binding belt (a) which is hung up between the front end of a driver handle (1) and a clincher arm (2) is winded and hung on the object to be winded. By closing the driver handle (1) and the clincher arm (2), a claw is pierced to an overlap of the front part of the binding belt (a) and rear part thereof, then the binding belt (a) is cut off by a shearing blade, a driving roller (27) and a driven roller (28) which hold the binding belt (a) from both sides are provided in a binding belt passage (1a) on the driver handle (1), the binding belt (a) is moved in a reverse direction of the feeding direction by rotating the driving roller (27).

A round baler has an overshot secondary rotor located behind an undershot precutter rotor. The round baler has a relatively wide swath crop pick-up and a baling chamber with a significantly more narrow inlet. The precutter rotor has a central region supporting a plurality of rotatable crop conveying members interleaved by both a set of relatively fixed cutting blades and a set of relatively fixed strippers for urging cut crop away from the rotor, and end regions supporting rotatable helically disposed bands for receiving wide swath crop from the pick-up arrangement and urging the received crop toward the central region. The secondary rotor creates an S-shaped or serpentine crop path with minimal dead space and is a positive feeder for bale starting. Stationary strippers for the secondary rotor prevent crop from exiting the baler behind the secondary rotor.

A bale set-down system and method for setting down bales from an agricultural baling press onto a field includes placing down of at least one bale on a ground, and setting down at least one another bale in a direct vicinity of the first mentioned bale that has already been placed on the ground.

A large round baler is equipped with an ejection ramp which operates such that it moves from a raised home position to a lowered ejection position, only after the discharge gate has moved to a raised discharge position, and moves back to a home position prior to the gate moving back to its lowered baling position. A hydraulic system for actuating a pair of gate cylinders and a single ramp cylinder incorporates a pair of relief valves located between a selective control valve and first chambers of gate and ramp cylinders so as to cause the correct sequence and timing of the movements of the discharge gate and the ejection ramp.

A chassis-mounted round baler particularly useful with an on-board cotton module building system includes a bale release gate frame section connected to a forward frame section by a four bar linkage to define a gate path that allows the folding of the baler into both field transport and shipping configurations while maintaining desirable operating, transport and shipping heights. The gate linkage incorporates a self latching feature wherein a small vertical movement of the gate as the gate cylinders are operated releases a gate latch member from a forward frame member during gate opening and reengages the gate latch with the forward frame member during closing. The gate interacts with the bale handler to provide a stop for the baler gate when the baler gate is placed into a cradle on the handler.

An automated system and method are provided for application of inoculant products onto forage material. Real time data measurements are taken for relative humidity and moisture content of the forage material in order to timely adjust the dispense rate of the inoculant applied to the forage material. Data gathering capabilities are provided with this system controller to enable an operator to view, adjust, and record various production records, as well as detailed information as to the amounts of inoculant applied. The components associated with the system of the present invention includes an inoculant bin or container including a dispense auger which dispenses a controlled amount of inoculant which is then conveyed to the intake opening of the baling machine the forage material enters the machine. The control system includes various sensors positioned at the intake opening of the baling machine which measures moisture content, and optionally the mass or volume of the incoming forage material. The control system provides a number of user interface options for controlling the dispensing of the inoculant product, as well as capturing data relating to the operation of the baling machine and the application of the inoculant product.

A crop processing device includes a rotor with crop engaging means, a sheet partly surrounding the rotor, whereas the sheet is circumferentially moveable with respect to the rotor, and a control providing resistance to circumferential movement of the sheet.

When harvesting forage in the form of a large round bale, for instance, there are times in which a windrow of forage material lies outside the side boundaries of the bale-forming chamber. This may be due to the windrow being made wide by machinery having driven through it, or by wind, or because of the need to turn the forage harvesting equipment tightly. A wide pickup, notably wider than the width of the bale-forming chamber, provides a solution to this common problem. Dual augers at each end of the wide pickup provide the force to direct the forage into a narrower path, to enter the bale-forming chamber. The orientation and size of the augers permits the pickup header to reside in the same location it would if it was not wider than the baler. Tines or teeth of various rigidities and shapes are provided in the pickup for more effective pickup of the forage.

A large round baler is provided with a crop take-up arrangement as well as a knife shaft ahead of the inlet of a baling chamber which carries knives that cooperate with blades of a first rotor to cut crop material into pieces before the first rotor delivers the crop directly into the baling chamber. A second rotor is provided between the take-up rotor and the first rotor shaft for narrowing the crop flow from that of the crop take-up arrangement to that of the first rotor. All of the rotors perform an overshot conveying that requires a relatively low drive energy and guarantees a continuous flow of the crop into the chamber.

An improved round baler having a weight-balanced discharge ramp which pivots hydraulically from a dump position to a home position where it protects the baler's tailgate from damage.

A system and method for tagging individual bales of hay as they are baled and recording information regarding the moisture, weight, preservative applied. Field position, quality and other information available at the time of baling;, all sequenced to the formation of the bale by a timing and positioning device.

A baler and method are described for forming and wrapping bales of crop material. A baler may include a baling chamber, a crop-moving device for compressing crop material into a bale within the baling chamber, a bale chute oriented outside the baling chamber, and a wrap frame supported by the bale chute. Once formed within the baling chamber, the bales may be ejected from the baling chamber to the bale chute. A sheet of wrap material may be wrapped about the wrap frame, such that a sleeve of wrap material is formed from the sheet. The bale may be moved through the wrap frame, such that the bale engages the sleeve to pull the sleeve from the wrap frame and the bale is wrapped by the sleeve.

A system for tracking a harvested agricultural product unit includes a magazine configured to be disposed on an agricultural implement and to facilitate insertion of one or more stakes into the harvested agricultural product unit. The magazine is also configured to store the one or more stakes having a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag. The RFID tag is configured to identify the harvested agricultural product unit and to associate the harvested agricultural product unit with harvesting data. Further, the system includes an insertion device configured to insert one of the stakes from the magazine into the harvested agricultural product unit.

The invention discloses a method for cutting, picking up and bundling straw stalks and a device thereof. The invention is characterized of adopting a self propelled chassis which takes a rubber track as a walk part, and installing a set of device for cutting, picking up and bundling the straw stalks especially for recycling the straw stalks on the chassis. The device for cutting, picking up and bundling the straw stalks adopts the self propelled chassis which takes the rubber track as the walk part; the chassis is provided with a stander; the stander is provided with an engine; the output shaft of the engine is provided with two sets of belts; one set of belt is connected with a walk speed changer by a rubber belt; the other set of rubber belt on the engine is connected with a work speed changer of the device for cutting, picking up and bundling the straw stalks; one end of the output shaft of the a work speed changer is provided with a belt wheel and is connected with the device for cutting, picking up and bundling the straw stalks by the belt; and the output shaft of the other end of the work speed changer is connected with a device for picking up and bundling by means of chain drive.

An agricultural implement having an infeed cutter is operable to automatically accommodate large objects that pass through the infeed cutter and detect and counteract jams that occur or might otherwise occur in the infeed cutter. The implement includes a plurality of knives mounted on a vertically moveable knife bed. The bed is associated with a hydraulic load-sensing system that is operable to lower the bed if a load threshold has been reached and raise the bed when the load has decreased sufficiently. Each knife is also associated with a hydraulic load-sensing system that is operable to lower the respective knife if a load threshold has been reached and raise the respective knife when the load has decreased sufficiently.

A baler includes a baling chamber provided with two walls located opposite each other, and at least one sensor for the detection of the moisture content of a bale located between the two walls being mounted to one of the walls and having sensing area commensurate with that of the entire wall, with the sensor interacting with a contacting surface of the bale and being coupled to a bale moisture evaluation arrangement.

A press is provided with a feed channel, whose feed channel wall, in the event of overload, can be pivoted away from a feed rotor. The pivotal motion of the feed channel wall is realized about an upstream bearing, which, by means of a link, is itself moved away from the feed rotor in an upright guide. The motion within the guide is derived from the pivot motion of the feed channel wall away from the feed rotor. A hydraulic cylinder, working against a spring defined by an accumulator, is coupled to a downstream end of the channel wall and resists movement of the channel wall away from the feed rotor, but yields under a preselected crop load.