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US 10,542,660 B2Granted
Agriculture system and method
OwnerTroy Oliverinventor
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Abstract
An agricultural enhancement method for removing or overcoming soil fragipan, hardpan, or other natural and/or artificial soil compaction barriers is disclosed. These barriers prevent root and/or water penetration, which inhibits agricultural development. Consequently, removing and overcoming these barriers is beneficial to the soil and to agricultural yields.
Claims19
A method of removing restrictive formations within soil, comprising:
- loading a charge spool with a charge line onto a charge application plow;
- a tow vehicle either pulling or supporting the charge application plow;
- securing into position and guiding the charge line through a plurality of routing pulleys and a cut-off assembly into a charge channel;
- advancing the tow vehicle while simultaneously vibrating the charge application plow;
- lowering a plurality of shanks of the charge application plow to a desired depth within the soil;
- configuring the charge application plow by towing the charge application plow behind the tow vehicle;
- locating the spool and a supply of decementing compound on a supply vehicle behind the charge application plow;
- de-spooling the charge line from the spool;
- routing the de-spooled charge line into and through the charge application plow into the subsurface of the soil along with the decementing compound;
- conveying the charge line and decementing compound in a metered amount into and through the charge application plow into the subsurface of the soil;
- rolling off the charge line and locating the charge line at a prescribed depth within the restrictive formation or just below it;
- determining whether a desired span of the charge line is laid or not;
- severing the charge line from a remaining quantity on the charge spool;
- attaching a detonator to the charge line;
- covering the exposed surface portion of the charge line with loose soil;
- attaching the detonator to a firing mechanism;
- and
- detonating the charge line.
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