Apparatuses and agricultural implements are directed to maintaining engagement of float arms of an agricultural implement with a ground surface, maintaining a consistent load distribution to the ground, and maintaining a height of a cutterbar of the agricultural implement at a selected distance of the ground. An agricultural implement may include a frame configured to couple to an agricultural vehicle, a float arm pivotably coupled to the frame, a cutterbar coupled to float arm, and a biasing component disposed between the float arm and the frame that biases the float arm away from the frame.

Apparatuses and agricultural implements are directed to maintaining engagement of float arms of an agricultural implement with a ground surface, maintaining a consistent load distribution to the ground, and maintaining a height of a cutterbar of the agricultural implement at a selected distance of the ground. An agricultural implement may include a frame configured to couple to an agricultural vehicle, a float arm pivotably coupled to the frame, a cutterbar coupled to float arm, and a biasing component disposed between the float arm and the frame that biases the float arm away from the frame.

A reel includes a plurality of bats and an end shield plate mounted on the end of the reel at the crop divider which has a peripheral edge radially inward of an outer tip of the fingers with an apex at each of the bats and portions which are recessed from a straight line joining the apexes. Each of the endmost fingers of the bats has a base which is axially inside the end plate and is bent longitudinally of the reel to define an outer tip which is axially spaced from the base to a position beyond the radial plane of the end plate. A plurality of molded paddle blades are mounted to project outwardly from the end surface to clear crop away from the space between the outer face of the end plate and the divider.

The present invention relates to method of implementing an ecologically sustainable and economically practical Vetiver plantation, which provides for reduced cost and time for propagating, transplanting and harvesting of Vetiver Grass by mechanical and/or automatic means. Primary and secondary application benefits, as well as cold tolerant Vetiver grass plant are described herein.

This summary of the invention refers to the development of a ramp (flexible front guard) that is mounted to a cutting platform to prevent grain loss and dirt from entering the conveyor, consisting of a flexible material sheet (1), capable of being curved (2) near the cutting blade area (3) of a cutting platform (4), containing an inclined portion (8) and another curved portion (5) near the conveyor (6).

An agricultural work machine is provided comprising a surroundings detection device for detecting a surroundings in sections, and one or more controllable working elements, wherein the surroundings detection device generates surroundings detection signals, which can be processed in a control and regulating device assigned to the agricultural work machine, wherein the surroundings detection device is designed as a scanner, which scans the surroundings in scanning planes, and wherein each scanning plane is assigned to the control of working elements.

A locking mechanism includes a pin configured to movably couple to a first element of an agricultural header, wherein the first element includes one of an arm and a frame. The locking mechanism also includes a mount configured to couple to a second element of the agricultural header, wherein the second element includes the other of the arm and the frame. The pin is disposed within an opening of the mount, the opening has a first portion configured to receive the pin while the pin is in a first position and to block relative movement between the pin and the mount to block rotation of the arm, and the opening has a second portion configured to receive the pin while the pin is in a second position and to enable relative movement between the pin and the mount to enable rotation of the arm.

A locking mechanism includes a pin configured to movably couple to a first element of an agricultural header, wherein the first element includes one of an arm and a frame. The locking mechanism also includes a mount configured to couple to a second element of the agricultural header, wherein the second element includes the other of the arm and the frame. The pin is disposed within an opening of the mount, the opening has a first portion configured to receive the pin while the pin is in a first position and to block relative movement between the pin and the mount to block rotation of the arm, and the opening has a second portion configured to receive the pin while the pin is in a second position and to enable relative movement between the pin and the mount to enable rotation of the arm.

A control system and method for operating an articulating header of a combine harvester in a failsafe mode. The method includes monitoring the articulating header, alerting a user when a fault condition is detected in the articulating header, and converting the articulating header to a non-articulating header in response to the fault condition so that the combine harvester may be operated in a failsafe mode.

A control system and method for operating an articulating header of a combine harvester in a failsafe mode. The method includes monitoring the articulating header, alerting a user when a fault condition is detected in the articulating header, and converting the articulating header to a non-articulating header in response to the fault condition so that the combine harvester may be operated in a failsafe mode.