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1. A harvesting header mounted on a feederhouse of a crop harvesting machine, the header and feederhouse comprising:
a feederhouse interface on a distal end of the feederhouse, wherein the feederhouse interface comprises an interface plate and first and second mounting flanges on outer sides of the feederhouse interface and extending rearwardly from said interface plate; a header frame providing structural support for the harvesting header, the header frame comprising a top beam, a bottom beam, and first and second vertical main structures connecting the top and bottom beams, wherein the first and second mounting flanges fit inside and adjacent to respective first and second vertical main structures of the header frame; first and second pivotable connections between the feederhouse interface and the vertical main structures of the header frame enabling the header frame to pivot with respect to the feederhouse interface, wherein the first and second pivotable connections comprise a pivot pin disposed in a first cylindrical bore passing through the respective mounting flange and a second cylindrical bore passing through the respective vertical main section, wherein each pivotable connection further comprises a bracket fixedly disposed on the respective vertical main section used to fix the pivot pin to the vertical main section, the pivot pin being free to rotate with respect to the mounting flange; a toolbar mounted on the header frame, the toolbar receiving a plurality of crop harvesting row units, each row unit configured to harvest a row of crop; and at least one hydraulic ram connected between the feederhouse interface and the toolbar configured to pivot the harvesting header on the feederhouse, wherein one end of the hydraulic ram is connected to a feederhouse bracket mounted on a lower section of the feederhouse interface and the opposing end of the hydraulic ram is attached to a header bracket mounted on the toolbar. |
