Agricultural implement for use after installation of drainage tile
AssigneeSoil-Max, Inc.
InventorsBryan David Horsman, Joseph Henry Irwin, Jr.
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Abstract
An agricultural implement includes a main frame, a rotating blade assembly operatively connected to the main frame, the rotating blade assembly comprising a shaft having a plurality of blades mounted thereto, and a first grader blade and a second grader blade operatively connected to the main frame. Both the first grader blade and the second grader blade follow the rotating blade assembly such that in operation the plurality of blades positioned along the rotating blade assembly chop up a soil heave into smaller pieces of dirt and may for provide for pushing the soil towards a center. The first grader and the second grader may further push the dirt towards the center.
Claims20
An agricultural implement, comprising:
- a main frame;
- a rotating blade assembly operatively connected to the main frame and configured to be driven by a power takeoff of an agricultural vehicle, the rotating blade assembly comprising a shaft having a plurality of blades mounted thereto;
- a first grader blade and a second grader blade operatively connected to the main frame such that the first grader blade and the second grader blade extend rearwardly away from the main frame and inwardly towards a center;
- wherein both the first grader blade and the second grader blade follow the rotating blade assembly such that in operation the plurality of blades positioned along the rotating blade assembly chop up a soil heave into smaller pieces of dirt and the first grader and the second grader push the dirt towards the center.
An agricultural implement, comprising:
- a main frame having first and second opposite sled rails for being pulled across ground, the sled rails defining a horizontal ground plane extending therebetween;
- a rotating blade assembly operatively connected to the main frame, the rotating blade assembly comprising a shaft having a plurality of blades mounted thereto such that the plurality of blades do not extend below the horizontal ground plane defined by the sled rails;
- a first grader blade and a second grader blade pivotably connected to the main frame such that the first grader blade and the second grader blade extend rearwardly away from the main frame and inwardly between the opposing sled rails;
- a first hydraulic cylinder operatively connected between the main frame and the first grader blade;
- a second hydraulic cylinder operatively connected between the main frame and the second grader blade;
- wherein both the first grader blade and the second grader blade follow the rotating blade assembly such that in operation the plurality of blades positioned along the rotating blade assembly chop up a soil heave into smaller pieces of dirt and the first grader and the second grader push the dirt towards a center.
A method for conditioning soil after installation of drainage tile, the method comprising:
- providing an agricultural implement comprising:
- a main frame;
- a rotating blade assembly operatively connected to the main frame and configured to be driven by a power takeoff of an agricultural vehicle, the rotating blade assembly comprising a shaft having a plurality of blades mounted thereto;
- a first grader blade and a second grader blade operatively connected to the main frame such that the first grader blade and the second grader blade extend rearwardly away from the main frame and inwardly towards a center;
- wherein both the first grader blade and the second grader blade follow the rotating blade assembly;
- pulling the agricultural implement over the ground with the agricultural vehicle after the installation of the drainage tile with the rotating blade assembly driven by the power takeoff of the agricultural vehicle and such that the plurality of blades positioned along the rotating blade assembly chop up a soil heave into smaller pieces of dirt and the first grader and the second grader push the dirt towards the center.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.