A strand trimmer and method of use thereof. The strand trimmer includes a pair of pivotable arms each having a motor, a follower wheel, and a cutter-spindle assembly disposed thereon. The arms are biased toward one another and are guided by the follower wheels to pivot around obstacles passing between the arms. The motor rotates the cutter-spindle assembly to move cutting strands extending therefrom through a cutting path with sufficient rotational velocity to cut vegetation. The cutter-spindle assembly includes a spool and a strand-feed mechanism. The spool is oriented to rotate about a horizontal axis. The strand-feed mechanism includes a solenoid actuated plunger within a shaft of the cutter-spindle assembly. The plunger engages the spool to control rotation of the spool and thereby feeding out of incremental lengths of the strand.

A material processing tool assembly includes a tool for material processing having a base section and a processing section extending from the base section; and a tool mounting block mountable on an outer surface of a support base. The mounting block has a base surface and a tool mounting surface intersecting the base surface. The base surface has a protuberance extending away therefrom and spaced apart from the tool mounting surface to define a tool receiving gap between the protuberance and the tool mounting surface. The base section of the tool is snugly received in the tool receiving gap between the tool mounting surface and the protuberance in abutment with the tool mounting surface, the processing section of the tool extending past the protuberance. A displaceable material processing head and method of mounting a material processing tool to a mounting block secured to a displaceable head are also discussed.

A grain header has a frame with a cutter bar affixed to the frame. A sub-frame is pivotably coupled to the frame and a mower cutter bar is coupled to the sub-frame. A swather is coupled to the sub-frame and arranged rearward relative to the mower cutter bar. A deflector is disposed between the cutter bar and the mower cutter bar. The deflector is moveable between a raised position in which the deflector permits crop material cut by the mower cutter bar to pass onto the swather, and a lowered position in which the deflector inhibits crop material cut by the mower cutter bar from passing onto the swather.

A turfgrass brushing assembly and system is disclosed. A frame assembly may be configured to removably couple to a mower cutting unit, and may have a cross member and two opposing side plates. Each side plate may include an array of holes and a pivot coupling configured to pivotally couple the turfgrass brushing assembly to the mower cutting unit. Each side plate may be releasably coupled to a different end of the cross member through at least one hole of the array of holes. A brush holder assembly may be adjustably coupled to the frame assembly, and may have a brush block coupling configured to couple to a brush. An angle adjustment assembly may be coupled to the brush holder assembly and the cross member. The angle adjustment assembly may pivot to adjust a relative angle of the brush holder assembly with respect to the frame assembly.

A turfgrass brushing assembly and system is disclosed. A frame assembly may be configured to removably couple to a mower cutting unit, and may have a cross member and two opposing side plates. Each side plate may include an array of holes and a pivot coupling configured to pivotally couple the turfgrass brushing assembly to the mower cutting unit. Each side plate may be releasably coupled to a different end of the cross member through at least one hole of the array of holes. A brush holder assembly may be adjustably coupled to the frame assembly, and may have a brush block coupling configured to couple to a brush. An angle adjustment assembly may be coupled to the brush holder assembly and the cross member. The angle adjustment assembly may pivot to adjust a relative angle of the brush holder assembly with respect to the frame assembly.

A plant stalk stomper assembly is operable to be mounted relative to a toolbar of a row crop header for advancement over the ground in a forward travel direction. The stomper assembly includes a frame and an elongated stomper skid plate operable to engage the ground as the stomper assembly is advanced in the forward travel direction. The skid plate presents an attachment section along which the skid plate is mounted relative to the frame. At least part of the skid plate includes a unitary plate element that depends below the attachment section to present a lowermost ground-engaging margin. The unitary plate element includes a deformation region located between the attachment section and the ground-engaging margin, with the unitary plate element operable to bend along the deformation region in response to relative movement between the attachment section and the ground-engaging margin.

A mower assembly is provided for cutting around a post. A support structure supports the mower assembly in cantilever fashion. The mower assembly includes a plurality of mower units with each mower unit having a rotary blade. Two or more mower units cooperate to engage and cut around a post and, during the process, the entire mower assembly rotates about an axis enabling the mower units to encircle and efficiently cut grass and other vegetation about the post.

A mower assembly is provided for cutting around a post. A support structure supports the mower assembly in cantilever fashion. The mower assembly includes a plurality of mower units with each mower unit having a rotary blade. Two or more mower units cooperate to engage and cut around a post and, during the process, the entire mower assembly rotates about an axis enabling the mower units to encircle and efficiently cut grass and other vegetation about the post.

Apparatus and associated methods relate to a two-position quick-connect mounting system for mounting a farm implement to a toolbar in an operating configuration, the mounting assembly including a toolbar bracket and an implement bar, the implement bar being mounted to the toolbar bracket by: i) raising the implement bar into a downward facing cavity of the toolbar bracket; and ii) longitudinally translating the implement bar such that lateral projections on either side of the implement bar are received into operating slots in the toolbar bracket, and a spring-biased locking member automatically engages a securing member. In an illustrative embodiment, the implement bar may be mounted to the toolbar bracket in a stowage configuration by sliding the projections into stowage slots separate from the operating slots. In some embodiments, the implement may advantageously be mounted in one of two mounting configurations, without requiring tools.

A crop row mower incorporating an “L” member having a column and having a foot, the column having upper and lower ends, and the foot having a distal end; a wheel connected operatively at the distal end of the foot; a first rotary blade mounted at the lower end of the column; a hydraulic motor mounted at the upper end of the column; a first drive shaft extending along the column, the first drive shaft operatively interconnecting the hydraulic motor, and the first rotary blade; and a mounting bracket fixedly attached to the column's upper end, wherein the mounting bracket is adapted for pushing or pulling the “L” member in a proximal direction.