Pickup Unit with a Windrow Conditioning Roll for an Agricultural Baler

摘要

A pickup unit for an agricultural baler. The pickup unit includes a frame; a pickup roll carried by the frame; and a windrow conditioning roll carried by the frame and positioned in front of the pickup roll when in an operating position. The windrow conditioning roll includes a center core and a pair of counter-rotating flightings surrounding the center core. The counter-rotating flightings are connected together in a manner such that wrapping of crop material around the windrow conditioning roll is inhibited.

主权项

1. A pickup unit for an agricultural baler, the pickup unit comprising:
a frame; a pickup roll carried by the frame; and a windrow conditioning roll carried by the frame and positioned in front of the pickup roll when in an operating position, the windrow conditioning roll comprising a center core and a pair of counter-rotating flightings surrounding the center core, wherein each of the counter-rotating flightings has a laterally inner end, and wherein the laterally inner end of one of the counter-rotating flightings extends longitudinally past the laterally inner end of another of the counter-rotating flightings, such that the counter-rotating flightings overlap with each other.