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US 2007/0079739 A1Published application
Conveyor positioning system for an air cart in an agricultural seeder
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorBradley Meyer
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Abstract
An air cart for use in an agricultural seeder includes a frame; a material tank carried by the frame; an arm pivotally coupled with the frame; a conveyor coupled with the arm for conveying material to the tank; and a hydraulic positioning system coupled with the conveyor for automatically moving the conveyor to a selected one of a plurality of predetermined positions.
Claims29
An agricultural implement, comprising:
- a frame;
- at least one material tank carried by said frame;
- a conveyor coupled with said frame for conveying the material;
- and
- a hydraulic positioning system coupled with said conveyor for moving said conveyor in at least two directions to a selected one of a plurality of predetermined positions.
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An air cart for use in an agricultural seeder, said air cart comprising:
- a frame;
- a material tank carried by said frame;
- an arm pivotally coupled with said frame;
- a conveyor coupled with said arm for conveying material to said tank;
- and
- a hydraulic positioning system coupled with said conveyor for automatically moving said conveyor to a selected one of a plurality of predetermined positions.
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A method of operating an agricultural seeder, comprising the steps of:
- providing an air cart including a frame, at least one material tank carried by said frame, a conveyor coupled with said frame for conveying the material, and a hydraulic positioning system coupled with said conveyor;
- selecting one of a plurality of predetermined positions of said conveyor;
- and
- actuating said hydraulic positioning system to automatically move said conveyor to said selected position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.