Agricultural apparatuses and related methods

An agricultural implement comprising:

• an elongated open channel member comprising an elongated generally horizontal upper flange, an elongated generally horizontal lower flange, and an elongated generally vertical web interconnecting the upper flange and the lower flange;
• a connecting assembly comprising:
• a first vertical connector plate positioned against a first vertical side of said open channel member, said first connector plate comprising an elongated upper channel configured to receive an edge region of said upper flange and an elongated lower channel configured to receive an edge region of said lower flange;
• a second vertical connector plate, horizontally spaced from the first connector plate and positioned against a second vertical side of said open channel member, said second vertical side being opposite to said first vertical side;
• a clamping assembly operable to clamp said open channel member between said first and second vertical connector plates with said edge region on the upper flange of the open channel member received within the upper channel and said edge region on the lower flange of the open channel member received within the lower channel;
• wherein said clamping assembly comprises:
• a first clamping member extending horizontally between said first vertical plate and said second vertical plate positioned over and proximate an upper surface of said upper flange;
• a second clamping member extending horizontally between said first vertical plate and said second vertical plate positioned over and proximate a lower surface of said lower flange;
• a third clamping member extending horizontally between said first vertical plate and said second vertical plate positioned either (i) over and proximate a lower surface of said lower flange or (ii) over and proximate an upper surface of said upper flange.

An agricultural implement comprising:

• an open channel member comprising a generally horizontal upper flange plate, a generally horizontal lower flange plate, and a generally vertical web plate interconnecting the upper flange plate and the lower flange plate;
• a mounting assembly comprising:
• a front mounting plate;
• a rear mounting plate;
• a first upper bolt connection;
• a second lower bolt connection;
• wherein at least one of the first bolt connection and the second bolt connection comprises a single bolt and the first bolt connection or second bolt connection that does not comprise a single bolt comprises two bolts.

An agricultural implement comprising:

• an elongated longitudinally extending support member comprising a first generally vertical side surface, said first generally vertical side surface comprising an indentation at an outward facing region of said first generally vertical side surface, said elongated support member comprising a second generally vertical side surface horizontally spaced from said first generally vertical side surface;
• a connecting assembly comprising:
• a first generally vertical connector plate positioned against said first generally vertical side of said support member, said first generally vertical connector plate comprising an outwardly facing raised surface area configured to be received within said indentation at an outward facing region of said first generally vertical side surface of the support member;
• a second generally vertical connector plate, horizontally spaced from the first generally vertical connector plate and positioned against said second generally vertical side of said support member;
• at least one clamping member operable to clamp said support member between said first and second generally vertical connector plates with said raised surface area received within said upper indentation
• wherein when subjected to external forces during operation of said agricultural implement, said support member is operable to twist about a longitudinal axis such that said support member will move about said raised surface area.

An agricultural implement comprising:

• an elongated longitudinally extending support member comprising a first generally vertical side surface, said first generally vertical side surface comprising an indentation at an outward facing region of said first generally vertical side surface, said elongated support member comprising a second generally vertical side surface horizontally spaced from said first generally vertical side surface;
• a connecting assembly comprising:
• a first generally vertical connector plate positioned against said first generally vertical side of said support member,
• a second generally vertical connector plate, horizontally spaced from the first generally vertical connector plate and positioned against said second generally vertical side of said support member;
• a clamping assembly operable to clamp said support member between said first and second generally vertical connector plates, wherein said clamping assembly comprises:
• a first clamping member extending horizontally between said first generally vertical plate and said second generally vertical plate positioned over and proximate an upper surface region of said support member;
• a second clamping member extending horizontally between said first generally vertical plate and said second generally vertical plate positioned over and proximate a lower surface region of said support member;
• a third clamping member extending horizontally between said first generally vertical plate and said second generally vertical plate positioned either (i) over and proximate said lower surface region of said support member or (ii) over and proximate said upper surface region of said support member.