Stalk Folding and Breaking Device
AssigneeTitan International, Inc.
InventorMaurice Taylor
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Abstract
A system and method for preventing stubble damage to agricultural implement tires is disclosed. The system can comprise a plurality of drag chains mounted in advance of tires traversing a field. The drag chains may be disposed by a plurality of hanging support chains to suspend the drag chains. The system may also comprise a plurality of chain assemblies separating the hanging chains and at least one mounting bracket, wherein the chain assembly is mounted to the agricultural implement so as to suspend the support chains and drag chains ahead of the front wheels of the implement.
Claims10
An apparatus for reducing damage to tires mounted ahead of a the tires on an agricultural implement, comprising:
- a. a drag chain region comprising at least one drag chain;
- b. a plurality of hanging support chains suspending the drag chain;
- c. at least one chain assembly separating the hanging support chains, such that the drag chain region is separated from the chain assembly by the hanging support chains;
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- d. a mounting bracket, wherein the chain assembly is mounted to the agricultural implement so as to suspend the support chains and at least one drag chain ahead of the tires of the implement.
A method of preventing agricultural implement tire damage from crops, comprising:
- a. providing an agricultural implement;
- b. providing at least one agricultural implement tire;
- c. providing a mounting apparatus affixed to the agricultural implement;
- d. providing support chains hanging from the mounting apparatus;
- e. providing drag chains suspended by the support chains so as to be disposed ahead of the at least one agricultural tire in the direction of travel;
- f. providing at least one spacer rod disposed between the support chains so as to maintain sufficient width in the drag chain so as to provide chain ground coverage ahead of the implement tire;
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- g. traversing a field or other crop area with the agricultural implement such that the drag chains are passed across crops ahead of the agricultural implement tires so as to break and bend the crops and prevent damage to the tire.
A method of preventing stubble damage, comprising:
- a. providing a motorized vehicle further comprising a plurality of tires and a mounting apparatus disposed in front of the tires relative to the normal direction of travel;
- b. disposing one or more drag chains weighing at least 50 pounds per foot from the mounting apparatus, such the drag chains are disposed across the ground in front of the tires;
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- c. reducing upright stalks in advance of the tires by dragging the drag chains over the stalks in the direction of travel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.