Agricultural row unit accessory
AssigneeHarvest International, Inc.
InventorsJeffrey Alan Sivinski, Byron James Friesen, Garry D. Friesen
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Abstract
A tool assembly is provided for a planter row unit and resides at the forward end of the row unit beneath the tool bar. The assembly includes a bracket assembly connected to the row unit, with a ground engaging tool removably mounted on the bracket assembly for movement between raised and lowered positions. A linear actuator controls the position of the tool. The tool may also include a depth control mechanism. Different tools can be interchanged on the bracket assembly.
Claims21
An agricultural field accessory for an agricultural tool bar having a bracket with a row planter mounted on the bracket via a first set of parallel link arms for vertical movement, the accessory comprising:
- a second set of parallel link arms having forward and rearward ends, and the forward end being operatively connected to the bracket;
- a tool mounted on the rearward end of the second set of parallel link arms so as to reside beneath the tool bar in front of the row unit;
- the link arms being pivotal in unison to raise and lower the tool independently from the row unit;
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- the second set of parallel link arms nesting within the first set of parallel link arms when the tool is raised.
An accessory for an agricultural planter row unit mounted to a tool bar, having a first pair opening discs, a first pair of gauge wheels and a first pair of closing discs all pivotally mounted to the tool bar with a mounting plate and link arms, and the accessory comprising:
- a bracket assembly pivotally coupled to the mounting plate via link arms;
- a second pair of discs mounted to the bracket assembly;
- a second pair of gauge wheels mounted to the bracket assembly;
- left and right disc spindles for the second pair of discs;
- left and right wheel spindles for the second pair of gauge wheels;
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- the position of the second pair gauge wheels being adjustable relative to the second pair of discs to control depth of the discs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.