Wheat swather
US4503660A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 12, 1983 |
| Grant date | Mar 12, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 12, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S56/02
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for cutting a swath of a first crop and then forming a windrow of such first crop to one side of such swath, whereby the ground thereunder can be planted to a second crop while the first crop is curing in the windrow. A mower with a single reversible conveyor belt for windrowing a first crop is attached to a prime mover, and a minimum tillage-type planting apparatus is attached behind such prime mover.
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