Agricultural row unit accessory
AssigneeHarvest International, Inc.
InventorsJeffrey Alan Sivinski, Byron James Friesen, Garry D. Friesen
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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.
Claims18
An agricultural field accessory for an agricultural tool bar having a bracket with a row planter mounted on the bracket via a first set of parallel link arms for vertical movement, the agricultural field accessory comprising:
- a second set of parallel link arms having forward and rearward ends, and the forward end being operatively connected to the bracket;
- a tool mounted on the rearward end of the second set of parallel link arms so as to reside beneath the agricultural tool bar in front of the row planter;
- the second set of link arms being pivotal in unison to raise and lower the tool independently from the row planter;
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- the second set of parallel link arms having rearward ends which nest within the first set of parallel link arms when the tool is raised.
An accessory for an agricultural planter row unit mounted to a tool bar, comprising:
- a debris cleaner assembly having a left disc, a left gauge wheel, a right disc, and a right gauge wheel;
- left and right disc spindles for the left and right discs;
- left and right wheel spindles for the left and right gauge wheels;
- the left and right gauge wheels being adjustable relative to the discs to control depth of the left and right discs;
- a frame, and a depth control assembly on the frame and operatively connected to the left and right gauge wheels for adjusting the gauge wheels relative to the discs;
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- a left adjustment arm connected to the left wheel spindle, and a right adjustment arm connected to the right wheel spindle, each arm having a slot, with a rod slidably extending through the slot of the arm, and a handle operatively connected to the rod for movement of the rod along the slot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.