The present invention provides a plant of the cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) variety Sicot 748B3F, or a part, cell, tissue or organ thereof.

A header has a cutterbar table that is movably mounted to a frame and configured to cut a standing crop, an intake auger mounted to the frame and configured to receive the cut crop; the intake auger further being configured to rotate, during a normal state, in a predetermined direction, and to rotate, during a corrective state, in a predetermined reversed direction, an actuator assembly configured to displace the cutterbar table relative to the frame, thereby changing a distance between the cutterbar table and the intake auger, a control unit configured to, upon receipt of an error signal indicative of a need to operate in the corrective state control the actuator assembly to displace the cutterbar table away from the intake auger to a safe operating position, prior to controlling the intake auger to rotate in the predetermined reversed direction.

A cleaning system for a cotton picker includes a cleaning air source having an outlet configured to be disposed within an inlet region of an accumulator of the cotton picker. The outlet of the cleaning air source is configured to be directed toward a grate of the accumulator, the inlet region of the accumulator is configured to receive agricultural material from a header of the cotton picker via a conveying air flow provided by a conveying air source, and the grate is configured to block passage of the agricultural material and to enable passage of debris.

A cleaning system for a cotton picker includes a cleaning air source having an outlet configured to be disposed within an inlet region of an accumulator of the cotton picker. The outlet of the cleaning air source is configured to be directed toward a grate of the accumulator, the inlet region of the accumulator is configured to receive agricultural material from a header of the cotton picker via a conveying air flow provided by a conveying air source, and the grate is configured to block passage of the agricultural material and to enable passage of debris.

An agricultural vehicle for picking or harvesting a product includes a motor, a plurality of tires, a transmission mating the motor to the plurality of tires, an accumulator operable to store the product, a module builder operable to receive the product from the accumulator, and a frame supporting the accumulator and the module builder. The frame defines a hatch through which an operator is capable of accessing the motor and/or the transmission. The agricultural vehicle is operable to transition between a first state and a second state. In the first state, the module builder and the accumulator prohibit access through the hatch. In the second state, the module builder and the accumulator are rotated relative to the frame and provide access through the hatch.

Provided is a floating base-cutter assembly (16) for use on sugar-cane harvesters, the assembly being formed by two base-cutters. Each of the base-cutters (16) comprises a set of cutting knives (9). The base-cutter assembly (16) comprises an adjustable set of cutting knives (9) that may be selectively adjustable with respect to the ground. The base-cutter assembly (16) is also mounted on the harvester body via a set of articulated rods (2, 5). The base-cutter assembly (16) also includes an electric switch (7) and an inverted-shell-shaped component (8) that collectively control a hydraulic or pneumatic cylinder (4) to articulate the rods (2,5) and maintain the set of cutting knives (9) at a redetermined distance relative to the ground surface, regardless of variations in the ground surface.

A control system for a sugarcane harvester. The sugarcane harvester comprises lower feed rollers and upper feed rollers configured to feed cut sugarcane through the sugarcane harvester. An elevator is configured to transport sugarcane out of the sugarcane harvester at an elevator speed. The control system controls the elevator speed based on a crop mass flow through the plurality of lower and upper feed rollers. The control system comprises at least one crop mass flow feedback device providing a crop mass flow feedback signal indicative of the crop mass flow. A controller is in communication with the at least one crop mass flow feedback device and configured to lower the elevator speed when the crop mass flow feedback signal indicates a lower crop mass flow and raise the elevator speed when the crop mass flow feedback signal indicates a higher crop mass flow.

A cotton doffer structure for doffing cotton snagged on a surface having debris. The cotton doffer structure comprises an extrusion. The extrusion has a longitudinal axis and a periphery with a plurality of radial protrusions. A shaft is coupled to the extrusion for rotation therewith about the longitudinal axis in a forward direction. A plurality of brushes are provided. Each brush has a base end supporting upstanding bristles, an opposing distal end, a leading side generally facing the forward direction, and an opposing trailing side. A plurality of brush support members are provided that have a leading end and a trailing end with an upright flange. The plurality of brush support members securing the base ends of the plurality of brushes against the protrusion with the upright flange located adjacent the leading side.

A cotton doffer structure for doffing cotton snagged on a surface having debris. The cotton doffer structure comprises an extrusion. The extrusion has a longitudinal axis and a periphery with a plurality of radial protrusions. A shaft is coupled to the extrusion for rotation therewith about the longitudinal axis in a forward direction. A plurality of brushes are provided. Each brush has a base end supporting upstanding bristles, an opposing distal end, a leading side generally facing the forward direction, and an opposing trailing side. A plurality of brush support members are provided that have a leading end and a trailing end with an upright flange. The plurality of brush support members securing the base ends of the plurality of brushes against the protrusion with the upright flange located adjacent the leading side.

A feeding system for an agricultural implement includes a hopper configured to receive agricultural crop material. An auger extending across the hopper is configured to meter the agricultural crop material from the hopper into a tapered passageway. A movable belt is disposed along one side of the tapered passageway and is configured to urge the agricultural crop material through the tapered passageway toward an outlet of the tapered passageway to form the agricultural crop material into a mat having a thickness substantially equal to a width of the outlet.