摘要 |
An improvement for an attachment on a harvester which picks up downed corn stalks including a roller supported on a spindle disposed on lateral extremities of the harvester attachment formed from elongate cylinders having radially extending vanes on an outer face thereof, the roller spindle driven by a bevel gear system, one of the bevel gears supported on a drive shaft, the other bevel gear extending from a distal end of the spindle supported for rotatable motion about the driving axle by means of a collar attached to the driving axle, and a chain tensioning instrumentality disposed on harvesting snouts intermediate the lateral extremities including a protective shroud over a portion of the chain.
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