Resweep Attachment for Replanting with Planter Row Unit
OwnerNelson Zehrinventor
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Abstract
A planter assembly for removing an existing stand with a resweep attachment and planting new seed with a planter row unit. A cultivator sweep is mounted to a planter assembly upheld of a planter row unit via an attachment stem. The attachment stem may laterally position the sweep to destroy the previous crop and may position the sweep to align with the seed tube. Prescriptive downforce/upforce control over individual planter row units allows an operator to selectively manage individual rows for replanting to optimize operational efficiency and maximize crop production yield potential.
Claims20
A planter assembly comprising:
- a. a planter row unit;
- b. a planter attachment mounted to the planter assembly, the planter attachment comprising:
- i. an attachment stem;
- and
- ii. a cultivator sweep mounted to the attachment stem.
A method for replanting a crop stand, the method comprising the steps of:
- a. mounting a cultivating device to a planter assembly on an upfield side of a planter row unit;
- and
- b. lowering, together, the cultivating device and the planter row unit to engage the ground.
A planter attachment comprising:
- a. a cultivator sweep;
- and
- b. an attachment stem operable to mount the cultivator sweep to a planter assembly at a lateral row position aligned with a previous crop stand.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.