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Sugar beet Harvester  The invention is more particularly designed for use with a beet harvester of the type illustrated in applicants copending application Serial No. 324,645, of which this application is a continuation in part.The principal object of the invention is to provide two beet engaging wheels of a highly efficient type which will engage opposite sides of each beet and lift it from the ground; separate it from the clods and soil; and deliver it either back upon top of the ground or to any suitable receiving apparatus, such as a loading conveyor or dump hopper such as used in beet harvesting machinery.Other objects of the invention are to provide beet engaging wheels which will automatically 20 accommodate themselves to differing sizes of beets; which will not become clogged with dirt, trash, clods, etc.; and which will firmly hold the beets in an aligned, upright position.Other objects and advantages reside in the 25 detail construction of the invention, which is designed for simplicity, economy, and efficiency. These will become more apparent from the following description.In the following detailed description of the 30 invention reference is had to the accompanying drawing which forms a part hereof. Like numerals refer to like parts in all views of the drawing and throughout the description. In the drawing: Fig. 1 is a rear view of a typical beet harvester illustrating the improved beet lifting mechanism in place thereon; Fig. 2 is an enlarged rear view of the improved beet lifting wheels; Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section through one of the wheels, taken on the line 3—3, Fig. 2;Fig. 4 is a top view of one of the wheels removed from its shaft; and Fig. 5 is a cross section through a portion of 45 the wheel supporting frame, with the wheel removed there from. This section is taken on the line 5—5, Fig. 3.In Fig. 1, the rear extremity of a typical tractor, to which a beet harvesting mechanism is attached, is indicated at 10 with the wheel ther