A harvester receives obstacle and turn information indicative of positions of obstacles and the locations of turns. A relative position of the harvester and a receiving vehicle is detected and control signals are generated to control unloading functionality, which may include an unloading auger, a spout position and/or a flap position during unloading, while the obstacle is being avoided and/or while a turn is being navigated. An indication of some or all of the relative position, obstacle and turn information, and control signals can be uploaded to a remote server computing system for use in performing future machine control and analytics.

A self-propelled machine with a cabin (6) capable of tilting for a better maneuverability of the same, and which has a hopper (2) on which the harvesting machine unloads, which has augers (7) that homogeneously distribute the product within the hopper, a hopper (2) that is linked to the frame (1) of the machine by means of a scissor-type lifting mechanism (9) controllable from the cabin (6). The hopper (2) has an unloading flap (8), including on its bottom a longitudinal conveyor belt (10) operable from inside the cabin (6). This allows the harvester to continue working and unload at the point (place) where it is located without affecting the harvesting process in addition to avoiding the use of additional machinery in the process.

A self-propelled machine with a cabin (6) capable of tilting for a better maneuverability of the same, and which has a hopper (2) on which the harvesting machine unloads, which has augers (7) that homogeneously distribute the product within the hopper, a hopper (2) that is linked to the frame (1) of the machine by means of a scissor-type lifting mechanism (9) controllable from the cabin (6). The hopper (2) has an unloading flap (8), including on its bottom a longitudinal conveyor belt (10) operable from inside the cabin (6). This allows the harvester to continue working and unload at the point (place) where it is located without affecting the harvesting process in addition to avoiding the use of additional machinery in the process.

A hay skid and method of using the hay skid to haul hay. The hay skid is placed onto a trailer, allowing the hay skid to be used with conventional trailers. The hay skid has at least one hay basket that is rotationally connected to the frame of the hay skid. The hay basket is locked to prevent rotation for loading and hauling hay. The hay basket is unlocked to allow rotation at the desired location. The hay basket is rotated to off-load the hay bale.

A hay skid and method of using the hay skid to haul hay. The hay skid is placed onto a trailer, allowing the hay skid to be used with conventional trailers. The hay skid has at least one hay basket that is rotationally connected to the frame of the hay skid. The hay basket is locked to prevent rotation for loading and hauling hay. The hay basket is unlocked to allow rotation at the desired location. The hay basket is rotated to off-load the hay bale.

A harvester that includes an elevator, a spreader conveyor and a secondary extractor. The elevator includes a lower proximal end that receives harvested material and a higher distal end that dispenses the harvested material. The spreader conveyor includes a proximal end that receives the harvested material from the elevator and a distal end that dispenses the harvested material. The secondary extractor includes an inlet and an outlet, where it extracts debris from the harvested material dispensed from the distal end of the spreader conveyor into the inlet and expels the debris out of the outlet. The spreader conveyor can include a spreader belt that rotates in an endless loop, where the harvested material received from the elevator spreads out on the spreader belt. An extractor fan can create air flow to pull debris through the secondary extractor. The spreader conveyor can throw harvested material into the air flow.

A harvester that includes an elevator, a spreader conveyor and a secondary extractor. The elevator includes a lower proximal end that receives harvested material and a higher distal end that dispenses the harvested material. The spreader conveyor includes a proximal end that receives the harvested material from the elevator and a distal end that dispenses the harvested material. The secondary extractor includes an inlet and an outlet, where it extracts debris from the harvested material dispensed from the distal end of the spreader conveyor into the inlet and expels the debris out of the outlet. The spreader conveyor can include a spreader belt that rotates in an endless loop, where the harvested material received from the elevator spreads out on the spreader belt. An extractor fan can create air flow to pull debris through the secondary extractor. The spreader conveyor can throw harvested material into the air flow.

A vehicle lighting system configured to alter illumination in response to a detected input may include an agricultural machine including at least one light; and an electronic controller. The electronic controller may include programming instructions to instruct the one or more processors to determine an existence of a relationship of an agricultural machine relative to a location and alter illumination provided by at least one light of the agricultural machine from a first illumination condition to a second illumination condition different from the first illumination condition in response to the determination of the relationship of the agricultural machine relative to the location.

Microprocessor for a scale system for a mobile storage carrier operates in three states: motion, stable, and fault where stability is determined based on load cell signal variations or external sources and a fault state follows a stable state in response to signal drift in one or more load cells.

Microprocessor for a scale system for a mobile storage carrier operates in three states: motion, stable, and fault where stability is determined based on load cell signal variations or external sources and a fault state follows a stable state in response to signal drift in one or more load cells.