Mini diker farm implement system and diking method

A diker farm implement system for diking a field comprising:

• a plurality of diker assemblies attached to farming equipment configured for movement through the field by a tractor;
• each diker assembly comprising a mounting bracket assembly configured for removal and height adjustable attachment to the farming equipment, the mounting bracket assembly comprising a mounting plate, a pair of support plates, a lift arm support member and threaded u-bolts configured to engage different sized square tubing on the farming equipment;
• an H-frame assembly pivotably attached to the mounting bracket assembly comprising parallel support members and a cross member configured as a mud cleaner,
• a diker paddle wheel assembly comprising a paddle wheel supported for rotation by a shaft placed through the support members of the H-frame assembly, the diker paddle wheel assembly comprising a plurality of replaceable paddles on the paddle wheel configured to dig into a layer of soil in the field, and
• a lift arm assembly removably attached to the mounting bracket assembly configured to adjust a position of the paddle wheel, the lift arm assembly comprising a u-shaped member having spaced openings for receiving a depth adjustment pin that contacts the support members of the H-frame assembly to adjust a lift height of the diker paddle wheel assembly and to provide a plurality of different optional depth settings;
• the diker paddle wheel configured to rotate with movement of the farming equipment by the tractor through the field so that the paddles form dikes and reservoirs in the layer of soil as the diker paddle wheel rotates, with a depth of the reservoirs and a height of the dikes controllable by adjustment of the lift height of the diker paddle wheel using the depth adjustment pin and the spaced openings of the lift arm assembly, and with each diker assembly configured for independent operation using only kinetic energy supplied by movement of the tractor.

A diking method for diking a field comprising:

• providing a diker farm implement system comprising a plurality of diker assemblies, each diker assembly comprising a mounting bracket assembly configured for removable and height adjustable attachment to farming equipment configured for movement through the field by a tractor, an H-frame assembly pivotably attached to the mounting bracket assembly comprising parallel support members and a cross member, a diker paddle wheel assembly supported for rotation by a shaft placed through the support members of the H-frame assembly and having a plurality of replaceable paddles configured to dig into a layer of soil, and a lift arm assembly configured to adjust a vertical position of the paddle wheel, the lift arm assembly comprising a member attached to the mounting bracket assembly having a plurality of spaced openings for receiving a depth adjustment pin that contacts the support members of the H-frame assembly to adjust a lift height of the diker paddle wheel assembly and to provide a plurality of different optional depth settings,
• removably attaching the mounting bracket assembly to the farming equipment,
• adjusting the lift height of the paddle wheel using the depth adjustment pin and the spaced openings of the lift arm assembly, and
• moving the farming equipment through the field to rotate the diker paddle wheel and form dikes and reservoirs in the layer of soil, with a depth of the reservoirs and a height of the dikes controlled by the adjusting of the lift height of the diker paddle wheel using the depth adjustment pin and the spaced openings of the lift arm assembly and with each diker assembly operating independently using only kinetic energy supplied by movement of the tractor.