PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a crop stem mower in which transportation of crops is not obstructed and balance weights are placed in rational positions where the longitudinal weight balance of a machine body is improved.SOLUTION: A crop stem mower is configured as follows: A traveling machine body is provided with right and left front wheel (1) between which is disposed a transportation passage for transporting crop stems. The transportation passage comprises: a hold-transportation device (5) for hold-transporting the crop stems backward with respect to the machine body and a cutting device (6) for cutting root sides of the crop stems hold-transported by the hold-transportation device (5). Provided forward of the hold-transportation device (5) are right and left guide bodies (17) for guiding crops of a farm field to the transportation passage. Outside the right and left guide bodies (17), respective right and left balance weights (44) are disposed.COPYRIGHT: (C)2014,JPO&INPIT【課題】 本発明は、作物の搬送を阻害せず、且つ機体の前後重量バランスを向上させる合理的な位置にバランスウエイトを配置することを課題とする。【解決手段】 左右の前輪(1)を備える走行機体を設け、左右の前輪(1)の間に作物の幹を搬送する搬送路を設け、搬送路には、作物の幹を機体に対し後方に挟持搬送する挟持搬送装置(5)と該挟持搬送装置(5)により挟持搬送される作物の幹の根側を切断する切断装置(6)を設け、挟持搬送装置(5)の前側には圃場の作物を搬送路へ誘導する左右の誘導体(17)を設け、左右の誘導体(17)の左右外側に左右各々のバランスウエイト(44)を配置した作物幹刈り機とした。【選択図】図2
