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Topper and shredder

a shredder and shredder body technology, applied in the field of farming machines, can solve the problems of long heavy equipment, and achieve the effect of prolonging the life of idler pulleys

Inactive Publication Date: 2002-01-03
HEARD MARTIN PERRY
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[0018] An object of this invention is to provide an implement which may be used (1) to rapidly cut the tops from plants before harvest, (2) to shred plants left standing after harvest, and (3) to mow weeds around the fields.
[0020] Further objects are to achieve the above with a device that is sturdy, compact, durable, lightweight, simple, safe, efficient, versatile, ecologically compatible, low maintance energy conserving, and reliable, yet inexpensive and easy to manufacture, attach, operate, and maintain.

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This results in a heavy expensive unit.
Also the idler pulleys lengthen the life of the belts.

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[0030] This machine, an implement, is built to use on farms of annual crops, such as cotton. The implement is to be used as a shredder, mower, or topper; however, it is some times referred to as "shredder" herein.

[0031] Referring to the drawings, FIG. 1 shows a top plan view of the shredder in a six row mode.

[0032] Implement 10 is adapted to be attached to a farm tractor 14 by a conventional three point hitch 12. The implement 10 will be driven by a power take off 16 (PTO) which extends from the tractor 14 to right angle gear box 18 mounted upon the implement. The three point hitch is well known in the agriculture arts and it permits the implement 10 to be raised to an elevation of about three feet above the ground where it is used as a topper to sever the terminal bud from the cotton plant. The topper procedure is for the purposes of permitting defoliants to be readily applied to the plant, and harvesting of cotton.

[0033] The implement may be lowered by the three point hitch so th...

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Abstract

An agricultural implement attached to a farm tractor by a three point hitch is used to cut the top of mature cotton stalks, or shred harvested crops or mow turn rows. Knives are mounted on the bottom of vertical shafts which are rotated by belt driven pulleys. The pulleys are driven from a right angle gear box which is driven from the power take off of the tractor. The knives are staggered along either side of a beam traverse to the direction of travel, so that the knives cannot strike other knives as they mow over-lapping swaths.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO PROVISIONAL PATENT APPLICATION[0001] The applicant claims the benefit of his U.S. Provisional Application No. 60 / 197,043, filed Apr. 14, 2000.[0002] (1) Field of the Invention[0003] This invention relates to machines for farming and more particularly to machines for treatment of annual crops, preparation of the plants for harvesting, shredding harvested crops, and mowing uncultivated lands such as turn rows, or turn abouts, or road sides.[0004] For example a machine according to this invention is used for cutting the tops off of cotton plants before harvesting. Also the machine is adapted to shred the remains of cotton and other annual crops after harvesting. Farmers have ordinary skill in this art.[0005] (2) Description of the Related Art[0006] Shredder units are known to the prior art. However, normally these prior art shredders have a rotating shaft extending to each of three individual units. Each individual unit has a right angle gear drive upon it. Normally ...

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IPC IPC(8): A01D34/76A01D47/00
CPCA01D34/76A01D47/00
Inventor HEARD, MARTIN PERRY
Owner HEARD MARTIN PERRY
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