Mounting assembly for a hopper of an agricultural row unit

A row unit of an agricultural implement, comprising:

• a hopper having a plurality of mounting surfaces, wherein each mounting surface of the plurality of mounting surfaces is substantially flat and substantially vertical;
• and
• a mounting assembly configured to couple the hopper to a frame of the row unit, wherein the mounting assembly comprises:
• a mounting bracket coupled to the hopper and engaged with a first mounting surface of the plurality of mounting surfaces, wherein the mounting bracket has a first recess and a second recess, the first recess is configured to engage a rod of the agricultural row unit while the hopper is in an engagement position and in a mounting position, and the second recess is configured to engage the rod while the hopper is in a mounted position;
• and
• a support bracket coupled to the hopper and engaged with a second mounting surface of the plurality of mounting surfaces, wherein the support bracket comprises a first protrusion and a second protrusion, the first and second protrusions form a recess, the first protrusion is configured to contact a mount of the agricultural row unit while the hopper is in the mounting position, the second protrusion is configured to enable the hopper to rotate about the rod from the engagement position to the mounting position, and the first and second protrusions are configured to contact the mount to block rotation of the hopper about the rod while the hopper is in the mounted position.

A method of manufacturing an agricultural row unit, comprising:

• coupling a mounting bracket of a mounting assembly to a hopper at a first mounting surface of a plurality of mounting surfaces, wherein the mounting bracket has a first recess and a second recess, the first recess is configured to engage a rod of the agricultural row unit while the hopper is in an engagement position and in a mounting position, and the second recess is configured to engage the rod while the hopper is in a mounted position;
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• coupling a support bracket of the mounting assembly to the hopper at a second mounting surface of the plurality of mounting surfaces, wherein the support bracket comprises a first protrusion and a second protrusion, the first and second protrusions form a recess, the first protrusion is configured to contact a mount of the agricultural row unit while the hopper is in the mounting position, the second protrusion is configured to enable the hopper to rotate about the rod from the engagement position to the mounting position, and the first and second protrusions are configured to contact the mount to block rotation of the hopper about the rod while the hopper is in the mounted position;
• wherein each mounting surface of the plurality of mounting surfaces is substantially flat and substantially vertical.