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US 2008/0257573 A1Published application
Planter with remote hydraulic feed
AssigneeKinze Manufacturing, Inc.
InventorsKenneth E. Shoup, Alan F. Barry
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Abstract
An agricultural implement, such as a planter, having a telescoping tongue for placing the implement in either a transport or field use configuration, includes an hydraulic pump located on the planter frame, preferably toward the rear, for powering the planting functions. A mechanical drive line from the PTO of the tractor to the remote hydraulic pump is disengaged as the planter frame begins to move from the planting position. The drive line permits the tractor to make full 90° turns in the field.
Claims12
An agricultural planter comprising:
- first and second tubular members arranged in telescoping relation for being placed in a transport position or a field use position, said first tubular member having a forward end secured to a hitch and said second tubular member having a rear end;
- an hydraulic pump carried by said second tubular;
- a drive line extending from a power take off to said hydraulic pump, and including a disengageable drive shaft line having at least a first segment connected at a forward end to said power take off of a tractor, and a second segment connected at a rear end to drive said hydraulic pump;
- a first drive coupling member mounted to said first segment of said drive train;
- a second drive coupling member mounted to said second segment of said drive shaft, and wherein said first and second drive coupling members are in driving relation when said first and second telescoping members are in said field use position, and said first and second drive coupling members are uncoupled when said first and second telescoping members are in said transport position.
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