Agricultural row unit accessory
AssigneeHarvest International, Inc.
InventorJeffrey Alan Sivinski
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Abstract
A tool assembly for a planter row unit resides at the forward end of the row unit beneath the tool bar. The assembly includes a bracket assembly connected to the row unit, with a ground engaging tool removably mounted on the bracket assembly for movement between raised and lowered positions. A linear actuator controls the position of the tool. The tool may also include a depth control mechanism. Different tools can be interchanged on the bracket assembly.
Claims15
An improved planter row unit mounted on an agricultural tool bar with a mounting bracket attached to the tool bar, a frame pivotally connected to the mounting bracket and supporting a pair of disc openers, a pair of gauge wheels behind the disc openers, and the frame being pivotally mounted to the mounting bracket with a first set of parallel link arms extending between the mounting bracket and the frame, the improvement comprising:
- a bracket assembly mounted to the mounting bracket and being separate from the first set of parallel link arms;
- a tool mounted on the bracket assembly so as to reside beneath the tool bar at a forward end of the planter row unit;
- a second set of parallel link arms extending between the bracket assembly and the tool;
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- the second set of link arms including left and right pairs of upper and lower arms.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.