Tillage System with Interchangeable Modules

A reconfigurable farm implement for tilling soil, comprising:

• a frame, the frame comprising a plurality of mounting surfaces;
• a first interchangeable tillage module releasably coupled to the mounting surfaces comprising a disc module having a plurality of discs spaced apart along a length of the disc module and arranged in one or more rows oriented substantially perpendicular to a direction of travel of the reconfigurable farm implement, the discs operative to penetrate and overturn the soil and move the overturned soil in a lateral direction relative to the direction of travel;
• a second interchangeable tillage module releasably coupled to the mounting surfaces comprising a basket or reel module having one or more rotating shafts with longitudinal blades arranged in a helical pattern around the shaft, the blades extending laterally beyond an outermost disc of the disc module such that essentially all of the overturned soil is engaged by the blades to control soil flow in the lateral direction relative to the direction of travel;
• and
• a plurality of additional interchangeable tillage modules releasably coupled to the mounting surfaces and arranged in a predetermined order based on a tillage requirement.

A method for tilling soil, comprising:

• providing a frame;
• providing a plurality of mounting surfaces on the frame;
• providing a plurality of interchangeable tillage modules;
• analyzing tillage requirements to determine a positional order of the interchangeable tillage modules;
• and
• mounting the interchangeable tillage modules to the mounting surfaces in the determined positional order.