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Engine cooling system in field machinery

  • US 4,590,891 A
  • Filed: 11/20/1984
  • Issued: 05/27/1986
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/22/1983
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A cooling system for an engine in a compartment forming part of a farm machine exposed to small plant particles, comprisinga cooling radiator in an upper portion of said compartment and rearwardly of said engine, said radiator being disposed angularly from the horizontal with the lower end thereof slanting toward said engine;

  • a cooling fan disposed above said radiator to draw cool air from beneath and upwardly through said radiator;

    a cooling air inlet disposed in the upper rear portion of said compartment; and

    an exhaust air outlet disposed near the front end of said compartment to direct the exhaust air ahead of said machine, whereby to blow such plant particles ahead of the machine and minimize the amount thereof reaching said cooling air inlet.

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