A harvesting machine for harvesting a crop and discharging the harvested crop to an offboard container, such as a wagon or a truck, or the ground. The harvesting machine includes a power system to provide power, a crop harvester powered by the power system, and a crop discharging system to discharge crop from an onboard storage container to the offboard location, typically a container. During a harvesting operation, the harvesting machine operates at a nominal maximum power, typically a current power consumption. The nominal maximum power is reduced in anticipation of a predicted power used for discharging the harvested crop from the onboard storage container. The current power consumption for harvesting is adjusted and allocated by the predicted power to make available power for the crop discharging system. Once crop is discharged using the discharging power, the harvesting machine returns to the nominal maximum power.

An apparatus for feeding or conveying grain includes (i) a conveyor for moving grain and having an input end and an output end, and (ii) a viscous clutch either directly or indirectly connected to the input end of the conveyor for transmitting torque from an input component to the conveyor in a variable manner. A method of feeding or conveying grain using the conveyor includes operating the viscous clutch to transmit torque from the input component to the conveyor.

An apparatus for feeding or conveying grain includes (i) a conveyor for moving grain and having an input end and an output end, and (ii) a viscous clutch either directly or indirectly connected to the input end of the conveyor for transmitting torque from an input component to the conveyor in a variable manner. A method of feeding or conveying grain using the conveyor includes operating the viscous clutch to transmit torque from the input component to the conveyor.

A farm implement includes a frame, a container mounted on the frame, an intake housing rotatably connected to a front wall of the container proximate to a discharge opening, a first auger assembly, and a second auger assembly. The first auger assembly is disposed in the container and conveys agricultural material through the discharge opening. The farm implement further includes a first mounting assembly and a second mounting assembly disposed along the front wall. The second auger assembly is mounted on one of the first and second mounting assemblies at an operating position, without being mounted to the other one of the first and second mounting assemblies. The longitudinal axis of the first auger assembly is above a part of the second auger assembly in both of the first and second mounting configurations.

A farm implement includes a frame, a container mounted on the frame, an intake housing rotatably connected to a front wall of the container proximate to a discharge opening, a first auger assembly, and a second auger assembly. The first auger assembly is disposed in the container and conveys agricultural material through the discharge opening. The farm implement further includes a first mounting assembly and a second mounting assembly disposed along the front wall. The second auger assembly is mounted on one of the first and second mounting assemblies at an operating position, without being mounted to the other one of the first and second mounting assemblies. The longitudinal axis of the first auger assembly is above a part of the second auger assembly in both of the first and second mounting configurations.

A dual auger grain cart includes a horizontal auger assembly, a vertical auger assembly, and a drive assembly operatively connected to the horizontal and vertical auger assemblies. The horizontal and vertical auger assemblies each include an auger shaft and flighting disposed on the auger shaft. The drive assembly includes a first member operatively connected to the horizontal auger shaft, a second member operatively connected to the vertical auger shaft, and a power input device operatively connected to the first and second drive members to drive rotation of the horizontal and vertical auger shafts. The arrangement of the first and second members allow the longitudinal axes of the horizontal and vertical auger shafts to be coplanar and the vertical auger flighting to extend at least in part below the longitudinal axis of the horizontal auger shaft.

A dual auger grain cart includes a horizontal auger assembly, a vertical auger assembly, and a drive assembly operatively connected to the horizontal and vertical auger assemblies. The horizontal and vertical auger assemblies each include an auger shaft and flighting disposed on the auger shaft. The drive assembly includes a first member operatively connected to the horizontal auger shaft, a second member operatively connected to the vertical auger shaft, and a power input device operatively connected to the first and second drive members to drive rotation of the horizontal and vertical auger shafts. The arrangement of the first and second members allow the longitudinal axes of the horizontal and vertical auger shafts to be coplanar and the vertical auger flighting to extend at least in part below the longitudinal axis of the horizontal auger shaft.

Described herein are sensor systems and methods for monitoring conditions of a gondola configured to hold harvested produce and be transported by a trailer. The sensor system can include a capacity sensor configured to determine a remaining capacity of the gondola. The sensor system can include a temperature sensor configured to monitor a temperature of the gondola, harvested produce, and/or an environment around the gondola. The sensor system can include a trailer location sensor configured to determine a global position of the gondola. A communication module in communication with the capacity sensor, the temperature sensor, and the trailer location sensor can transmit data from the capacity sensor, the temperature sensor, and the trailer location sensor to a remote computing system.

Described herein are sensor systems and methods for monitoring conditions of a gondola configured to hold harvested produce and be transported by a trailer. The sensor system can include a capacity sensor configured to determine a remaining capacity of the gondola. The sensor system can include a temperature sensor configured to monitor a temperature of the gondola, harvested produce, and/or an environment around the gondola. The sensor system can include a trailer location sensor configured to determine a global position of the gondola. A communication module in communication with the capacity sensor, the temperature sensor, and the trailer location sensor can transmit data from the capacity sensor, the temperature sensor, and the trailer location sensor to a remote computing system.

An agricultural harvester including a harvester component and an actuator configured to move the harvester component between a first position and a second position within a harvester component movement zone positioned adjacent to the agricultural harvester. Furthermore, the agricultural harvester includes an imaging device configured to capture image data depicting the harvester component movement zone. Additionally, the agricultural harvester includes a computing system configured to receive the image data captured by the imaging device. Moreover, the computing system is configured to determine when an object is present within the harvester component movement zone based on the received image data. In addition, when it is determined that the object is present within the harvester component movement zone, the computing system is configured to control an operation of the actuator such that contact between the harvester component and the object is prevented.