Double-shoot single pass implement
AssigneeCNH Canada, Ltd.
InventorsRobin B. Schilling, Matthew S. Naylor, Dennis W. Chahley
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Abstract
A planting unit for depositing fertilizer and seed in a single pass, double shoot manner includes a rotating disc that cuts a furrow in a planting surface and a trailing seed boot, having a cutting edge, that cuts a vertically and horizontally offset trench in the furrow to form a seed bed in the planting surface. The disc has a mounting frame for mounting the disc to a linkage assembly that is, in turn, coupled to a toolbar mount. The seed boot is also attached to the mounting frame. This common attachment provides a relatively short and compact device without sacrificing fertilizer and seed stratification.
Claims12
1-9. (canceled)
A double-shoot, single pass implement for separately depositing fertilizer and seed with horizontal and vertical stratification onto a planting surface, comprising:
- a toolbar configured to be coupled to a towing vehicle which is designed to pull the frame along the planting surface with a generally longitudinal line of travel;
- a plurality of disc openers, each of which is connected to the toolbar by a respective linkage assembly;
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- wherein each disc opener includes:
- a disc mount coupled to a corresponding linkage assembly;
- a rotatable disc mounted to the disc mount and configured to cut at an angle into the planting surface to form a fertilizer trench;
- a fertilizer tube having an outlet and mounted to the disc mount and generally adjacent the rotatable disc;
- a seed boot mounted to the disc mount and configured to cut a seed trench offset from the fertilizer trench, the seed boot including:
- a seed tube having a forward cutting edge and an outlet rearward of the fertilizer tube;
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- a tab connected to the seed tube generally opposite the forward cutting edge and extending rearward of the seed tube outlet.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.