IMPROVEMENTS ON HARVESTERS

PERFECTIONNEMENTS AUX MOISSONNEUSES

Claims

Claim 1st In a harvesting machine in which the revolving axle of the main driving wheel is supported in bearings on both sides of the said wheel, and the rake driving mechanism operated direct from the revolving axle of the main wheel, a link journalled on the fingers beam and flexibly connected to the main frame of the machine, in combination with any suitable lifting device, for adjusting the height of the finger beam. 2nd In a harvesting machine in which the tilting of the main frame imparts a similar movement to the finger beam, a link flexibly connected to the main frame and journalled in a bracket secured to the finger beam, at or near its inner end, in combination with a bar connecting the finger beam to the main frame so as to hold the finger beam horizontally when being adjusted vertically by the lifting chain connecting its inner end to the lifting lever supported on the main frame of the machine. 3rd In a harvesting machine in which the finger beam has a vertical adjustment independent of the main frame, a link journalled on the finger beam from which point it extends front and rear to the main frame where it is connected, so as to have a vertical rocking movement while forming lateral braces to the finger beam, in combination with a rod extending from the main frame to a bracket on the finger beam, and forming a brace to hold the finger beam horizontally while permitting the vertical adjustment thereof. 4th In a harvesting machine in which the tilting of the main frame imparts a similar movement to the finger beam, the combination, with the finger beam of a flexible connection between it and the main frame, which permits the free vertical adjustment of the finger beam, while at the same time holding it so that the tilting of the main frame will convey a corresponding movement to the finger beam.