Row unit soil finishing apparatus

A tillage system comprising:

• a ground penetrating assembly coupled to a shank;
• said shank coupled to a support structure;
• wherein said shank is non-curved and extends downwardly from said support structure;
• a mounting bracket pivotally coupled to the support structure;
• wherein said mounting bracket having horizontal plates attached thereto;
• a finishing assembly coupled to the said horizontal plate and configured to contact a surface of the ground aft of the ground penetrating assembly;
• and
• an upper bracket coupled to the support structure, wherein the upper bracket comprises holes;
• and
• a height adjustment assembly comprising a compression spring and a tension member extending longitudinally through the compression spring, wherein the tension member is configured to maintain a predetermined distance between the upper bracket and the mounting bracket, a first end of the height adjustment assembly is pivotally coupled to the mounting bracket, a second end of the height adjustment assembly comprises a pivot pin configured to selectively insert in different holes in the upper bracket to change a joint connection position to enable a vertical adjustment of the finishing assembly with respect to the ground penetrating assembly.

A method of manufacturing an agricultural row unit system, the method comprising:

• mounting a ground penetrating assembly to extend from a shank;
• said shank coupled to a support structure;
• wherein said shank is non-curved and extends downwardly from said support structure;
• pivotally coupling a mounting bracket to the support structure;
• coupling a soil finishing assembly to the mounting bracket aft of the ground penetrating assembly;
• pivotally coupling a first end of a height adjustment assembly to the mounting bracket, wherein the height adjustment assembly comprises a biasing member;
• and
• pivotally coupling a second end of the height adjustment assembly to an upper bracket, wherein the height adjustment assembly is movable to enable a vertical adjustment of the finishing assembly with respect to the ground penetrating assembly and thereby adjustment of a planting depth.