Pivotable forage harvester transfer chute

摘要

A self-propelled forage harvester having a longitudinally extending mobile frame supported by a pair of forwardly disposed transversely spaced wheels is disclosed wherein a transfer chute having a pivotally mounted frame guides crop material from the cutterhead to the discharge blower. The cutterhead is mounted on the forward portion of the mobile frame and includes a housing having a rear crop outlet opening. A shear bar is mounted adjacent the path of a plurality of knives affixed to the rotatably mounted transversely disposed cylindrical cutterhead, the knives cooperating with the shear bar to cut crop material and throw it rearwardly through the crop outlet opening. A crop discharge blower unit having a housing with a crop inlet opening aligned with the crop outlet opening of the cutterhead housing is mounted on the frame behind the cutterhead. The crop transfer chute guides crop material being thrown through the crop outlet opening by the rotating cutterhead to the crop inlet opening in the blower housing. The transfer chute includes a pivotally mounted frame which is selectively positionable between operative and inoperative position to provide a convenient access to the cutterhead and blower units.