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Combination rake and tedding apparatus

US4785614A · kind A · utility

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23Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 22, 1987
Grant dateNov 22, 1988
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Expiry dateJan 22, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA01D78/142
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An agricultural implement is disclosed for raking and tedding a swath of hay into a tedded windrow with a single pass of the implement along the swath of hay. The implement includes a plurality of circular rake wheels and a rotatable tedder, both mounted on a common base frame. First and second height adjustment mechanisms are included for the selective, independent adjustment of the height of the tedder and the height of the rake wheels. A lateral adjustment mechanism is provided for selectively adjusting the lateral relationship of the implement with respect to a towing vehicle.

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