Harrow downforce adjustment
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorsDavid L. Steinlage, Jerry R. Merkle, Bryan D. Blauwet, Luc Janelle, Jeremy Nefzger, Shawn J. Becker, Humberto Moreno
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AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorsDavid L. Steinlage, Jerry R. Merkle, Bryan D. Blauwet, Luc Janelle, Jeremy Nefzger, Shawn J. Becker, Humberto Moreno
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A harrow attachment for a tillage implement includes a harrow drawbar mounting at least one rank of harrowing tools. A pivot link pivotally couples the harrow rank to the drawbar so it can trip by pivoting upward toward the drawbar from a home position in which the harrow rank is farthest away from the drawbar. A downforce spring is coupled to the drawbar and in a variable length state when the harrow rank is tripped to apply a return biasing force to the harrow rank. An adjustment mechanism couples the spring to the harrow rank and/or the pivot link in one of a plurality of adjustment locations in each of which the harrow rank is in the home position and the spring is in a fixed length state in which the biasing force is removed.
A harrow attachment for a tillage implement, comprising:
A tillage implement, comprising:
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