The invention relates to a tine support (10) for a crop collecting device for connecting at least two tines (12) to a shaft (50), one tine (12, 32) having a securing region (18). The invention is characterized in that the tine support (10, 30) comprises at least two support elements (14A, 14B, 34A, 34B) on which the securing region (18) of at least one tine (12, 32) can be secured. Furthermore, the support element (14A, 14B, 34A, 34B) has a connection region (24) via which a rotationally fixed connection to the shaft (50) can be produced, and the tine support (10, 30) has a clamping element (26, 38) which clamps the support elements (14A, 14B, 34A, 34B) in a removable manner with respect to the shaft (50).

A mower-conditioner assembly of a self-propelled windrower includes a frame, a cutting mechanism coupled to the frame for cutting crop, a conditioner rotatably coupled to the frame at a location rearward of the cutting mechanism, and a fluffer assembly rotatably coupled to the frame at a location rearward of the conditioner. The fluffer assembly includes at least an elongated roll and a crop moving element. The conditioner crimps the crop after it is cut, and the fluffer assembly fluffs or moves the crop during operation.

A crop pick-up header (2) according to the invention comprises a frame (10) and a rotatable reel (13) configured to collect crops from the ground, as well as a rotatable auger (20) provided with two oppositely wound helicoidal flights (26). The auger is rotatable about its central axis with respect to a pair of support arms (21) which are themselves pivotable relative to the frame, so that the pivoting movement of the arms results in lowering or raising the auger. The height position of the auger (20) is a function of the crop throughput and of the auger's rotational speed. The header of the invention is equipped with at least one sensor (30) configured to measure the height position of the auger or a parameter representative thereof. The header comprises or is coupled to a control unit (31) configured to control the auger's rotational speed as a function of the detected height position, determined through the sensor (30). In particular, the auger speed is lowered when the auger drops below a predefined height, so that lower throughput is compensated by a lower auger speed, thereby ensuring efficient chopping in a harvester to which the 20 header is coupled, even when the crop yield drops below a given level.

A rotor feeder unit for an agricultural machine, such as an agricultural baler. The rotor feeder unit includes a rotor feeder, and a drive for driving the rotor feeder. The drive of the rotor feeder unit include an input that is configured to be coupled to a power source, an output coupled to the rotor feeder for rotating the rotor feeder about its axis of rotation, and a variable ratio transmission coupling the input and the output. The variable ratio transmission includes a variable-diameter input pulley, a variable-diameter output pulley, and a belt arranged between the input pulley and the output pulley.

An agricultural baler includes a main bale chamber, and a plunger reciprocally movable within the main bale chamber through a compression stroke and a return stroke. The plunger has a duty cycle with a maximum power requirement, a minimum power requirement, and an average power requirement over the duty cycle. The baler further includes an auxiliary power system which is configured for transmitting power to the driveline to offset the duty cycle of the plunger and thereby establish a substantially constant power requirement at the driveline.

A continuous windrow merger has a frame that supports center, right and left pickup assemblies. The pickup assemblies each include a pickup head and a conveyor assembly. The pickup head has a cylindrical reel and a plurality of tines extending radially outwardly from the reel. The pickup head is arranged to pickup and deliver crop material rearward to the conveyor assembly. The conveyor assembly has a draper belt with an upper surface arranged to receive crop material from the pickup head and transfer the crop material in a lateral direction. The draper belt is mounted with the upper surface sloping downwardly and rearwardly from the pickup head. The merger has a folded configuration for transport in which the right and left wing frame sections extend generally vertically above the center frame section. The frame can be attached to the front of a self-propelled traction unit or towed behind a tractor.

A merger apparatus including a pick-up header; a conveyor with a conveyor belt; a skid shoe disposed below the pick-up header and the conveyor; and an operative connection between the pick-up header and the skid shoe that enables the merger apparatus to articulate independently of an external frame underneath the conveyor, such that loose material transported by the conveyor belt that lags beneath the return side may fall to the ground keeping the return side of the conveyor belt free from obstructions.

A harvesting device for agricultural products having an elongated shape, includes a frame having a main extension direction, a plurality of harvesting elements for agricultural products, each including an elongated harvesting prong, a plurality of bands attached to the frame, arranged along the main extension direction and spaced apart so that each harvesting element is at least partially interposed between two successive bands. A transport path includes a first section, where a prong portion radially outside the band has a constant or increasing size, and a second section, where a prong portion radially outside the band has a decreasing size to a disengagement point. A plurality of sorting members is each associated to a band and positioned below the band, along the second section of the transport path, in which each sorting member is rotatable about its central axis.

A device for harvesting long agricultural products, such as grass, straw, pulses, biomass products and the like, includes a frame having a main axis of extension, a plurality of agricultural product harvesting elements, each in turn equipped with at least one long harvesting prong, a movement system for moving each of the harvesting elements along a closed trajectory surrounding the main axis of extension, and a plurality of bands fixed to the frame, positioned one after another and spaced out along the main axis of extension. The device also includes a conveyor unit including an elongate body extending along its own axis of rotation and provided with at least one peripheral step forming an agricultural product feed shoulder extending, along an axis which is substantially radial relative to said axis of rotation, between an edge proximal to the axis of rotation and an edge distal from the axis of rotation.

A crop intake device for an agricultural harvester includes a frame and a crop pickup unit, pivotably mounted to the frame. The crop pickup unit includes a rotatable reel, at least one support member, and first and second suspension springs. The reel has tines configured for picking up crop from a field. The support member is arranged for supporting the crop pickup unit on the field during use, and is pivotable relative to the reel for setting a minimum height of the tines by moving the reel between a lowered configuration and a raised configuration. A perpendicular distance between the first suspension spring and a pivot point of the crop pickup unit on the frame increases when moving the reel towards the raised configuration. A lifting torque provided by the second suspension spring on the crop pickup unit increases when moving the reel towards the raised configuration.