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A header adjusting system for a hillside combine harvester includes a master hydraulic cylinder assembly and a slave hydraulic cylinder assembly. The master hydraulic cylinder assembly is slaved to movement of the wheels relative to the combine frame. The slave hydraulic cylinder assembly is slaved

A header adjusting system for a hillside combine harvester includes a master hydraulic cylinder assembly and a slave hydraulic cylinder assembly. The master hydraulic cylinder assembly is slaved to movement of the wheels relative to the combine frame. The slave hydraulic cylinder assembly is slaved to extension and retraction of the master hydraulic cylinder assembly. The slave hydraulic cylinder assembly causes the header to pivot about the longitudinal axis of the harvester in order to follow the contour of the ground. A header trimming mechanism is also provided to enable direct operator control of some of the pivoting action of the header about the longitudinal axis. A leveling system for a hillside combine harvester includes a cable and a biased, moveable reference pulley associated therewith. Movement of the reference pulley actuates a switch which selectively imparts fluid flow to hydraulic leveling cylinders to re-establish a reference position of such pulley, and correspondingly a reference orientation of such cylinders. A chain drive system for a hillside combine or other vehicle includes a first arm and second arm, at least one of which is mounted for pivotal movement relative to the other. An interconnecting chain drive sprocket assembly is independently rotatably supported relative to the pivot connection between the first and second arms. Such assembly includes interconnected chain drive sprockets for transferring chain drive from one arm to the other through the pivot connection.

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For a hillside levelling combine harvester having, a) a mobile main frame, b) a pair of transversely opposing rotatable members supported relative to the main frame for moving the harvester over the ground, c) a transversely extending crop harvesting header operatively coupled to the main frame for

For a hillside levelling combine harvester having, a) a mobile main frame, b) a pair of transversely opposing rotatable members supported relative to the main frame for moving the harvester over the ground, c) a transversely extending crop harvesting header operatively coupled to the main frame for pivoting relative thereto about a generally fore-and-aft axis of the harvester; a pair of chain drive systems to rotatingly drive the opposing rotatable members, each chain drive system comprising: a first arm having opposing input and output drive ends, an input drive chain sprocket and associated input drive shaft rotatably mounted adjacent the first arm input drive end; a second arm having opposing input and output drive ends, an output drive chain sprocket and associated output drive shaft rotatably mounted adjacent the second arm output drive end to rotatably drive one of the rotatable members; a pivot interconnection pivotally interconnecting the first arm and second arm at the first arm output drive end and second arm input drive end, the pivot interconnection enabling pivoting movement of at least the second arm relative to the first arm; an interconnecting chain drive sprocket assembly independently rotatably supported relative to the pivot interconnection, the chain drive sprocket assembly having a first chain sprocket in driving alignment with the first arm input chain drive sprocket and a rotatably interconnected second chain sprocket in driving alignment with the second arm output chain drive sprocket; a first endless loop chain received about the first arm input drive chain sprocket and drive sprocket assembly first chain sprocket; and a second endless loop chain received about the second arm output drive chain sprocket and drive sprocket assembly second chain sprocket; and a combine harvester leveling system comprising: leveling means for raising and lowering the rotatable members in opposing direction relative to the main frame to transversely angle the frame toward a level position upon the harvester engaging a hillside, the leveling means comprising a pair of adjusting hydraulic cylinder assemblies having respective opposing first and second ends, the first end of each adjusting assembly being operatively coupled relative to the main frame, the second end of each adjusting hydraulic cylinder assembly being operatively coupled relative to a respective one of the second arms for moving the mobile main frame and opposing rotatable members toward and away from one another; a taut line extending between and operatively coupled relative to the adjusting hydraulic cylinder assembly second ends for movement therewith; a reference pulley rotatably mounted relative to the main frame, the line operably reeving about the reference pulley, the reference pulley being mounted for movement within a range of movement, the pulley being biased toward movement in one direction within the range of movement which restricts formation of slack within the line; displacement sensing means for detecting an initial reference location of the reference pulley within the range of movement and for detecting movement of the reference pulley from the reference location; and compensation means responsive to the displacement sensing means detecting movement of the reference pulley from the reference location for adjusting an affected one of the pair of adjusting hydraulic cylinder assemblies to move the reference pulley back to the reference location; and a combine harvester header adjusting system comprising: a master hydraulic cylinder assembly having opposing ends, one of the master opposing ends being operatively connected relative to the main combine frame, the other of the master opposing ends being operatively connected relative to the second arm to cause one of extension or retraction of the master cylinder assembly upon downward pivoting of the second arm relative to the first arm and to cause the other of extension or retraction of the master cylinder assembly upon upward pivoting of the second arm relative to the first arm, the master cylinder assembly being slaved to such extension and retraction movement as directed by the leveling means, the master cylinder assembly being extendable and retractable between opposing master extreme positions; a slave hydraulic cylinder assembly having opposing ends, one of the slave opposing ends being operatively connected relative to the main combine frame, the other of the slave opposing ends being operatively connected relative to the header to cause pivoting of the header about the generally fore-and-aft axis of the harvester, the slave cylinder assembly being extendable and retractable between opposing slave extreme positions; a pair of hydraulic lines connecting selected respective ends of the master and slave cylinder assemblies to impart synchronized slaved extension or retraction of the slave cylinder assembly upon corresponding extension or retraction of the master cylinder assembly as directed by the leveling means thus hydraulically imparting synchronized pivoting of the header upon corresponding raising or lowering of the one rotatable member, the slave cylinder assembly having a hydraulic length which provides the slave extreme positions beyond positions which are reachable by master cylinder assembly extreme extension and extreme retraction alone; and control means for, a) providing more hydraulic fluid to a selected one side of the slave cylinder assembly than is provided by extension or retraction of the master cylinder assembly for trimming the header about the harvester fore-and-aft axis differently than the frame leveling angle achieved by the leveling means, and b) enabling angling of the header at an angle greater than a maximum frame leveling angle achievable by the leveling means.