The continued evolution of combine harvesting equipment to maximize capacity while minimizing loss is requiring advancements in associated crop harvesting headers. To enable maximum harvest system productivity and efficiency, combine headers are becoming wider and are being developed to manage unprecedented material throughput rates. Maximizing captured grain while maintaining optimum harvest system efficiency is of foremost importance for these wider heads - which has driven the development of hinged frame draper headers. This paper will cover the development methods used to optimize the components that enable wide, hinged frame drapers to follow terrain and minimize crop losses.
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