FLEXIBLE CUTTING PLATFORM TO FOLLOW GROUND CONTOUR IN AN AGRICULTURAL HARVESTING MACHINE

摘要

A cutting platform (12) for use with an agricultural harvesting machine (10) includes a plurality of platform sections (16,18,20) positioned in end-to-end juxtaposed relation to each other. At least one platform section (16,18,20) includes a frame (26), a plurality of float arms (28) movably coupled with the frame (26), an endless belt (32) carried by the plurality of float arms (28), and a cutterbar assembly (22) carried by the plurality of float arms (28) and movable in a localized manner in upwards and downwards directions.