| 摘要 |
A wheeled frame or chassis is laterally stationary but movable longitudinally in rolling contact with the ground along several of a plurality of laterally spaced rows of tobacco plants. Vertical support bars depend from the frame to support at laterally spaced intervals corresponding to the rows, horizontal cutting discs mounted for rotation about vertical axes to sever the plants just above the ground. Guide plates affixed to the vertical supports bearing the cutting discs and overlying the discs lift the leaves of the plants and deflect the plants laterally towards each other for adjacent rows during the cutting, with the discs being driven in opposite directions for adjacent rows to cause the severed plants to fall with their butt ends extending rearwardly and with plants of adjacent rows falling on top of each other to facilitate subsequent pick-up.
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