An energy storage arrangement includes a shaft for transmitting torque, a housing, an actuator configured to be axially moved, a freewheel disposed between the shaft and actuator and fastened to the shaft, the freewheel being configured to transmit no torque in one rotational direction, an energy store configured to store torque, a support element, an outer coupling between the housing and the support element, and an inner coupling between the support element and the shaft.

A cotton harvester having a prime mover providing power to the cotton harvester, a controller monitoring a load on the prime mover and storing a load threshold, a drum rotatable about a first axis at a drum speed, a plurality of spindles for harvesting cotton, the plurality of spindles rotatable at a spindle speed and a doffer assembly rotatable about a second axis at a doffer speed. Wherein, when the controller detects a load on the prime mover greater than the load threshold, the spindle speed is reduced.

A power shaft assembly for a work vehicle including a power shaft defining a longitudinal axis and having an outer surface and a housing surrounding the power shaft. The housing includes an inner surface, a first end with a first opening, and a second end with a second opening. The housing extends along the longitudinal axis of the power shaft from the first end to the second end. The housing defines an inner space in between the power shaft and the inner surface of the housing. The power shaft assembly also includes at least one axial fan radially within the housing and affixed to the outer surface of the power shaft. The at least one axial fan is configured to draw a fluid from the second opening of the housing and expel the fluid out through the first opening of the housing.

A control system for use with a turf maintenance vehicle. In one embodiment, the control system may provide a discrete engine speed input that may provide one engine speed command upon actuation, but result in additional engine speed commands depending on an actuation time of the input. In other embodiments, the vehicle may include an electronic controller (EC) providing resettable property statistics for one or more properties. In still another embodiment, the EC may provide a maintenance monitor onboard the vehicle that indicates maintenance status, when maintenance tasks are due or past due, and permanently records historical information regarding maintenance tasks. The maintenance monitor may further adjust a maintenance interval before the maintenance task is again due based upon inputs to the maintenance monitor.

A mid-mount mower has a mower unit mounted under a vehicle body between front wheels and rear wheels. The mower includes a lift link mechanism having a front link and a rear link, an intermediate structure interconnecting one end of the front link and one end of the rear link via a pivot axis, a blade housing having an engaged portion engageable with an engaging potion of the intermediate structure and a guide face configured to guide the engaging portion ad the engaged portion to an engaging position so as to establish connection between the blade housing placed on a ground surface and the intermediate structure in association with a movement of the vehicle body in a front/rear direction.

An agricultural vehicle including a frame, a prime mover supported by the frame, and a header connected to the frame. The header includes at least one drive line, at least one transmission, at least one rotating cross shaft, and at least one gearbox operably connected to the at least one rotating cross shaft. The at least one gearbox includes a housing connected to the header and configured for housing a working fluid. The housing has an inlet, an outlet, and an end. The at least one gearbox also includes a gear train housed within the housing and an auxiliary sump connected to the end of the housing and fluidly coupled to the inlet and the outlet of the housing such that the working fluid circulates through the housing and the auxiliary sump.

A two-speed transmission for towed agricultural equipment activated through power take-off of a towing machine comprising an input shaft. A pinion arranged on the input shaft entering into a transmission box activated by the input shaft through a hypoid tooth and/or conical coupling; a crown gear fixed onto an intermediate shaft arranged orthogonal to the input shaft having two different dimension gears. One of the two gears with a clutch is connected to the intermediate shaft, the gears of which being coupled with a gear on an output shaft. The connection of the intermediate shaft/gear of the output shaft without clutch one of the gears has a free wheel connection with the respective shaft. The output shaft is arranged in the same plane as the input shaft and the output shaft is connected at its two ends outside the transmission box with a shredding head.

A work vehicle includes: a chassis; a housing carried by the chassis and including a cowl; a power take-off extending through the cowl and configured to connect to a power source; and an attachment movably coupled to the housing and including: at least one driven element coupled to the power take-off; and a shield assembly associated with and covering the power take-off. The shield assembly includes a rigid section defining a first diameter and a flexible section coupled to the rigid section and defining a second diameter that is greater than the first diameter. The flexible section is configured to fit over and maintain overlap with the cowl during tilting of the attachment.

An articulated towing apparatus pulls a rotary driven implement in a forward working direction across a ground surface behind a towing vehicle. The apparatus includes a longitudinal frame pivotally connected at a leading end to the towing vehicle by a coupling frame and pivotally connected at a trailing end to a wheeled frame that supports the implement thereon. The coupling frame defines lateral and vertical pivot axes between the longitudinal frame and the towing vehicle. A drive line, connected between a power take-off of the towing vehicle and the implement, includes (i) a longitudinal drive shaft extending at a downward slope, and (ii) an output for connection to the implement that is rotatably supported on the wheeled frame.

An intermittent drive system includes a rotatable output component, a rotating input component with a driving engagement element, a synchronizing ring and a decoupling ring. The synchronizing ring is coupled to the output element to rotate therewith. The synchronizing ring has a driven engagement element configured to selectively engage with the driving engagement element. The synchronizing ring has an alignment feature configured to rotationally align the driving engagement element with the driven engagement element and has a decoupling feature configured to selectively disengage the driving engagement element from the driven engagement element. The decoupling ring is selectively coupled to the input component and has a decoupling feature configured to selectively engage the decoupling feature of the synchronizing ring. The driving engagement element engages the driven engagement element only when both the alignment feature is rotationally oriented to align the driving engagement element with the driven engagement element and the decoupling features are rotationally oriented to allow the driving engagement element to engage the driven engagement element.