stem crop harvester, farm harvester and harvesting unit adapted to be part of a stem crop harvester

摘要

stem crop harvester, farm harvester and harvesting unit adapted to be part of a stem crop harvester. The present invention relates to a stem crop harvesting platform comprising multiple harvesting units each comprising a pair of cover plates defining a channel, a pair of capture rollers mounted below the cover plates and adapted to each other. to pull stems down through the channel, a pair of cam collection chains, with the collection chains extending between a first pair of gears located at the front end of the harvesting unit and a second pair of gears located at a rear end of the harvesting unit, wherein each harvesting unit further comprises a pair of stem guide means positioned to rotate about geometry axes coinciding with respective geometry axes of the first gear pair, wherein the harvesting guide means each stem comprises an upper stem guide wheel and a lower stem guide wheel which are interconnected. wherein a cutting element is provided below the lower stem guide wheel for cutting stems while being guided by the stem guide means.