GRASS, CEREAL CROP, FORAGE OR HAY PICK-UP MACHINE

摘要

A pick-up drum for use with a machine for the collection of material from a surface. The pick-up comprises an elongate drum (13) that is rotatably mounted in the respective pick-up machine. A shaft (20) located within the drum is fixedly held by a support frame (10) so that the drum may rotate about it. The shaft (20) is spaced from and parallel to the longitudinal axis of the drum and has a plurality of bearing collars (23) located thereon. Each bearing collar supports a resiliently flexible rod-like finger (25) that extends through apertures (30, 33) in the drum surface. Upon rotation of the drum the eccentric mounting of the shaft (20) will cause the fingers to extend and withdraw in relation to the drum surface, providing maximum extension where the material is being picked up.