TOP-SAVING MACHINE Russian patent published in 1999 - IPC

FIELD: agricultural engineering, in particular, sugar beet harvesting equipment. SUBSTANCE: machine has frame 1 with pulling device 2, carrier wheels 3, following-cutting units, beaters 6, conveyor 7, hydraulic system 8, automatic device 9 for travelling along rows, transmission 10 and head cleaner 11. Following-cutting unit has disk-type follower 4 and flat notched knife. When flat knife is in the middle position, it is extending perpendicular to direction of advancement of machine for driving through double-armed lever to provide compound motion. EFFECT: simplified construction and improved quality of harvested sugar beet. 4 cl, 4 dwg