Row unit for a double-shoot drill using two staggered discs

An agricultural implement, comprising:

• a structural frame;
• a plurality of double-shoot row units attached to the structural frame, each comprising:
• a first disc configured to form a first trench in a soil surface of a field;
• a second disc configured to form a second trench in the soil surface of the field;
• and
• mechanical linkage assembly connecting the first and second discs, wherein the mechanical linkage assembly positions the second disc at a longitudinal separation distance from the first disc and positions the second disc at a lateral separation distance from the first disc and the longitudinal separation distance is greater than the sum of a radius of the first disc and a radius of the second disc.

A double-shoot row unit for an agricultural implement, comprising:

• a first disc configured to form a first trench in a soil surface of a field;
• a second disc configured to form a second trench in the soil surface of the field;
• a first frame that supports the first disc;
• a first damping assembly coupled to the first frame;
• a second frame that supports the second disc;
• and
• a first mechanical linkage assembly that connects the first frame to the second frame, wherein the first mechanical linkage comprises:
• a mechanical connector configured to longitudinally separate the first and the second frames to establish a longitudinal separation distance between the first disc and the second disc;
• a second damping assembly coupled to the second frame;
• and
• a plurality of links configured to provide freedom of rotation between the first and the second frames;
• and
• wherein the longitudinal separation distance is greater than the sum of a radius of the first disc and a radius of the second disc.