DRAFT TONGUE AND POWER TAKE-OFF COUPLING FOR PEANUT COMBINES

摘要

The draft tongue of a peanut combine carries a gear box adapted to be connected to the power take-off of a tractor and is connected to the tractor drawbar in such a way that the forward end of the tongue operates in a fixed vertical position in relation to the ground. The tongue is connected to the frame of the combine by transversely aligned horizontal bushings through one of which the output shaft of the gear box projects axially. Push-pull cylinders effect pivotal movement of the combine relative to the tongue to raise and lower the pick-up head of the combine relative to the ground surface.