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US 2019/0166753 A1Published application
Reconfigurable tillage system
OwnerMark Hoffman, Kevin G. McDonaldinventors
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Abstract
A reconfigurable tillage system that can perform multiple tillage functions in a single pass is provided. The reconfigurable tillage system of the present disclosure further manages the flow of soil passing through the system to ensure a uniform result without disturbing the surrounding land and without the distribution and/or build-up of soil outside the desired tillage pathway.
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A method of soil flow management comprising:
- traversing an area of land to be tilled with a tillage system having a frame carrying a first tillage assembly and a second tillage assembly thereon;
- processing the soil underneath the tillage system with the first tillage assembly and the second tillage assembly as the tillage system travels forwardly across the area of land;
- directing a first part of the processed soil as a first soil flow toward a first side of the tillage system with one of the first tillage assembly and the second tillage assembly;
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- containing at least a part of the first soil flow within a first side boundary and within an operational width of the tillage system utilizing a first deflector.
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A method of tilling comprising:
- analyzing a first area of land to be tilled;
- determining tillage requirements of the first area of land;
- selecting a first plurality of tillage implements suitable to perform the tillage requirements of the first area of land;
- configuring a tillage system with a frame to the tillage requirements of the first area of land;
- installing the first plurality of tillage implements onto the frame;
- traversing the first area of land with the tillage system;
- tilling the first area of land with the plurality of first tillage implements;
- analyzing a second area of land to be tilled;
- determining the tillage requirements of the second area of land;
- selecting a second plurality of tillage implements suitable to perform the tillage requirements of the second area of land;
- removing the first plurality of tillage implements from the frame;
- reconfiguring the tillage system to carry the second plurality of tillage implements;
- installing the second plurality of tillage implements onto the frame;
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- tilling the second area of land with the second plurality of tillage implements.
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A tillage system comprising:
- a frame having a first side and a second side;
- a front tillage assembly engaged with the frame and carrying at least one tillage implement thereon;
- a first deflector provided on the front tillage assembly and defining an operational first side boundary of the tillage system;
- a rear tillage assembly engaged with frame and carrying at least one tillage implement thereon;
- a second deflector provided on the rear tillage assembly and defining an operational second side boundary of the tillage system;
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- wherein the first deflector and the second deflector are adapted to contain processed soil between the first side boundary and the second side boundary.
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