Fertilizer closing tandem

An agricultural vehicle, comprising:

• a chassis;
• a storage tank carried by the chassis;
• and
• a row unit carried by the chassis, the row unit including:
• a row body;
• a pivot arm comprising a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is connected to the row body and the pivot arm extends from the row body toward the second end in a direction substantially opposite to the direction of travel;
• an opening blade carried by the row body and configured to open a trench as the row body is carried in a direction of travel;
• and
• a closing tandem carried by the row body behind the opening blade and pivotally movable relative to the row body about the pivot point, the closing tandem including
• a pivot plate connected to the second end of the pivot arm, wherein the pivot plate and the pivot arm are positioned at different angles relative to the direction of travel;
• a closing tandem arm connected to the pivot plate via a first bushing positioned between the pivot plate and a surface of the closing tandem arm and configured to provide a spaced-apart orientation between the pivot plate and the closing tandem arm, the closing tandem arm including a closing arm at one end and a press arm at an opposite end;
• a closing disc rotatably connected to the closing arm;
• and
• a press wheel rotatably connected to the press arm,
• wherein the closing tandem arm is longitudinally aligned along a longitudinal axis which extends through the closing arm and the press arm.