Grab roller cleaner for sugar beet harvestor and conveyor systems
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1. A grab roller cleaner for use with a root crop harvestor having a plurality of power driven grab rollers comprising:
- a frame located above the grab rollers, a plurality of longitudinal rail means secured to the frame extended generally parallel to the rollers and located above the rollers, traveler means movably mounted on the rail means for movement along said rail means, means secured to the traveler means located adjacent at least one of the rollers to remove material including soil from the one of the rollers, and means operably connected to the traveler means and frame for moving the traveler means along said rail means whereby the means secured to the traveler means removes material including soil from said one of the rollers.
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A sugar beet harvestor having a grab roller assembly is equipped with a cleaner for removing mud and debris from the rollers of the grab roller assembly. The cleaner has a pair of rails that movably support a traveler. Downwardly directed blades attached to the traveler have lower ends located in close proximity to the rollers of the grab roller assembly. A reversible power driven drive operates to reciprocate the traveler along the rails thereby moving the blades relative to the outer surfaces of the rollers so that mud and debris on the rollers are removed therefrom.
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1. A grab roller cleaner for use with a root crop harvestor having a plurality of power driven grab rollers comprising:
- a frame located above the grab rollers, a plurality of longitudinal rail means secured to the frame extended generally parallel to the rollers and located above the rollers, traveler means movably mounted on the rail means for movement along said rail means, means secured to the traveler means located adjacent at least one of the rollers to remove material including soil from the one of the rollers, and means operably connected to the traveler means and frame for moving the traveler means along said rail means whereby the means secured to the traveler means removes material including soil from said one of the rollers.
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13. A grab roller cleaner for use with a root crop harvestor having a plurality of rotatable grab rollers including rollers having cylindrical outer surfaces, and drive means for rotating the grab rollers comprising:
- a frame having end members located generally above said rollers and adjacent opposite ends of the rollers, rail means extending between said end members generally parallel to said rollers, means mounting the rail means on said end members, traveler means movably mounted on the rail means for movement along said rail means, blade means mounted on the traveler means for removing material from the cylindrical outer surfaces of the rollers, and means operably connected to the traveler means and frame for moving the traveler means along the rail means whereby the blade means moves relative to the length of the cylindrical outer surfaces of the rollers to remove material therefrom.
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