摘要 |
<p>HAYMAKING MACHINE There is provided a haymaking machine comprising at least one rotor assembly rotatable around a generally upright axis, stationary gear means mounted coaxially with the or each rotor assembly, A plurality of planetary gears rotatably mounted on the or each rotor assembly in mesh with the stationary gear means and rotatable in unison with the associated rotor assembly and a plurality of tine assemblies pivotally mounted on the or each rotor assembly and coupled to the planetary gears eccentrically of their rotational axes so that in operation, in at least one operating condition of the machine, the tine assemblies move from extended, crop-engaging positions to retracted, crop-releasing positions and vice versa.</p> |