A MOWER AND A METHOD FOR CONFIGURING A MOWER TO SELECTIVELY DISCHARGE CUT FORAGE IN RESPECTIVE DIRECTIONS SIDEWARDLY AND REARWARDLY FROM THE MOWER

摘要

Forage mower comprising a housing (3) defining a hollow interior (7) with a forward open mouth (8) in which a plurality of cutting elements (10) are located. A transversely extending conditioning drum (12) located in the hollow interior (7) transfers cut forage from the cutting elements to a transversely extending transfer auger (17) which transfers the cut forage transversely across the hollow interior (7) and discharges the cut forage through a sidewardly facing side outlet (18). A closure element (30) pivotally coupled to a top wall (6) of the housing (3) closes a rearward open mouth (25), and is pivotal between a closed state and an open state. The closure element (30) in the open state forms a passageway (39) over the auger (17) to the rearwardly facing discharge outlet (35) through which a sward is rearwardly discharged. Deflector plates (43,44) deflect the forage material into a narrow sward.