Chaff spreading attachment for harvesters

摘要

A chaff spreading attachment that is mountable adjacent the chaff discharge of a harvester, wherein the chaff discharge is located elevationally below and forward of a straw or stalk discharge. The chaff spreading attachment is utilized to create transverse air currents to spread the chaff over the width of the swath taken by the harvester. The attachment includes two oppositely facing fans that are rotated in the same direction about a transverse axis by mechanism connected to a power source provided by the harvester.