Drilling apparatus and method
OwnerShaun Wealleansinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for the cultivation of soil and the planting of seeds is described comprising a frame (8); a first row of deep loosening tines (4) carried by the frame and spaced apart across at least a major part of the width of the frame (8); and a second row of drill coulters (5) carried by the frame (8) and spaced apart across at least a major part of the width of the frame, —wherein a deep loosening tine (4) of the first row is aligned with at least one pair of drill counters (5) of the second row, in such a manner that each coulter (5) of the pair is laterally offset either side of the deep loosening tine (4). A method for the cultivation of soil and the planting of seeds using such an apparatus is also described.
Claims19
An apparatus for the cultivation of soil and the planting of seeds comprising:
- a frame;
- a first row of deep loosening tines carried by the frame and spaced apart across at least a major part of the width of the frame;
- a second row of drill coulters carried by the frame and spaced apart across at least a major part of the width of the frame;
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- wherein a deep loosening tine of the first row is aligned with at least one pair of drill coulters of the second row in such a manner that each coulter of the pair is laterally offset either side of the deep loosening tine.
A method of cultivating soil and sowing seed in one pass which comprises the steps of:
- working a soil surface by drawing deep loosening tines through the soil to be worked to work the soil to a first depth and create a plurality of troughs;
- drilling seed by drawing a array of drill coulters through the broken up soil, to work a planting furrow to a second depth less than the first depth to introduce seed into the planting furrow;
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- wherein at least one pair of drill coulters is drawn in relative alignment to an associated deep loosening tine in such a manner that each coulter of the pair is laterally off set either side of the mid line of the trough created by the deep loosening tine.
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