An agricultural harvesting head for mounting on a feederhouse of an agricultural combine has an adapter frame coupled to and supported on a center frame section with four links. Each link extends between and is pivotally coupled to the center frame section at a forward end of the link and is pivotally coupled to the adapter frame at a rear end of the link.

A support for and/or a front loader includes a first main frame fixed to one of a left and right side of a vehicle body and a second main frame fixed to the other of the left and right sides of the vehicle body. A rear end of the second main frame is positioned further forward than a rear end of the first main frame.

In a combine harvester, the header is lifted up by the feeder and secured thereto by a mechanism including a pair of securing pins on the feeder's carrier structure. The securing pins are provided with stops protruding towards the header and which include a sloped surface, configured to interact with positioning aids on the header. The lateral outward or inward movement of the securing pins is driven by a centrally placed actuator. As the actuator is extended, the positioning aids roll or glide down the sloped surfaces, enabling a gradual approach of the header towards the feeder, up to a point where the securing pins become aligned with slots on the header. Continued actuation of the pin motion then establishes the securing of the header to the feeder.

An autonomous agricultural system comprising an implement configured to perform an agricultural operation. The system additionally comprises an autonomous power unit for autonomously propelling the implement. The system further comprises a coupling assembly configured to connect the implement to the power unit. The coupling assembly provides at least six degrees of freedom of movement between the implement and the power unit.

A lock proving system provides a positive indication when a locking mechanism has correctly latched a removable attachment to an agricultural machine, the attachment being a header for a combine harvester for example. The locking mechanism includes a locking element that is shiftable into a locking position in which, provided the attachment is mounted to the machine with the correct alignment, the locking element acts upon a lock proving mechanism that is mounted to the attachment. The lock proving mechanism delivers mechanical feedback to the machine, the action of which is detected by a sensing device mounted upon the machine.

A method for determining a mass of an implement attached to a vehicle includes providing a powerlift having at least one upper link and one lower link, a support structure, and the implement. The method also includes defining an angle () between the upper link and a vehicle horizontal line, an angle () between the lower link and a vehicle horizontal line, an angle of inclination () of a vehicle horizontal line relative to a terrestrial horizontal line, a path (AK) that represents a connection along the lower link between the support structure and the implement, and a force (F.sub.E) impinging on a connection between the upper link and the implement and acting along the upper link. The mass is determined as a function of at least one of the angle (), the angle (), the angle of inclination (), the path (AK), and the force (F.sub.E).

A remote angular position display system and method are disclosed. The angular position of a work implement of a work vehicle is displayed (e.g., textually, numerically or graphically) on a display associated with a portable device. The angular position is observed by a sensor coupled to the work implement or the work vehicle. The method includes receiving, by a processor of the portable device, one or more signals from the sensor indicative of an angular position value, and determining, by the processor, a condition associated with the work implement based on the angular position. The method includes outputting, by the processor, an interface for rendering on the display associated with the portable device that indicates the angular position and the determined condition associated with the work implement of the work vehicle.

A drive system for a harvesting header of a harvester includes a drive motor, and a drive train connected between the drive motor and one or more driven elements of the harvesting header. The drive train has a variable-displacement hydraulic pump arranged on board the harvester and a hydraulic motor connected in a closed circuit to the hydraulic pump. The hydraulic motor is mounted on the harvesting header and detachably connected by hydraulic coupling connections to the hydraulic pump.

An air-moving device (10) for pollinating at least one recipient plant using pollen collected on at least one donor plant includes a pollen collector for collecting pollen from the at least one said donor plant, and a distributor for distributing pollen on at least one recipient plant. A channel for conveying the pollen collected from the pollen collector to the distributor is provided. An air flow amplifier (18) employs Coanda effect for inducing a flow of air inside the conveying channel (16) from the pollen collector to the distributor for distributing the pollen. A pneumatic deflector deflects the Coanda effect flow of pollen disposed at the level of the pollen distributor.

A front loader frame includes a first attachment having a first attachment surface that can be oriented on a first virtual plane and is fixable to one portion a vehicle body. A second attachment has a second attachment surface that can be oriented on a different virtual plane from the first virtual plane and is fixable to another portion of the vehicle body.