Agricultural apparatuses and related methods

An agricultural implement comprising:

• an elongated open channel member comprising an elongated generally horizontal upper flange, an elongated generally horizontal lower flange, and an elongated generally vertical web interconnecting the upper flange and the lower flange;
• a connecting assembly comprising:
• a first vertical connector plate positioned against a first vertical side of said open channel member, said first connector plate comprising an elongated upper channel configured to receive an edge region of said upper flange and an elongated lower channel configured to receive an edge region of said lower flange;
• a second vertical connector plate, horizontally spaced from the first connector plate and positioned against a second vertical side of said open channel member, said second vertical side being opposite to said first vertical side;
• a clamping assembly operable to clamp said open channel member between said first and second vertical connector plates with said edge region on the upper flange of the open channel member received within the upper channel and said edge region on the lower flange of the open channel member received within the lower channel;
• wherein said clamping assembly comprises:
• a first clamping member extending horizontally between said first vertical plate and said second vertical plate positioned over and proximate an upper surface of said upper flange;
• a second clamping member extending horizontally between said first vertical plate and said second vertical plate positioned over and proximate a lower surface of said lower flange;
• a third clamping member extending horizontally between said first vertical plate and said second vertical plate positioned either (i) over and proximate a lower surface of said lower flange or (ii) over and proximate an upper surface of said upper flange.

An agricultural implement comprising:

• an open channel member comprising a generally horizontal upper flange plate, a generally horizontal lower flange plate, and a generally vertical web plate interconnecting the upper flange plate and the lower flange plate;
• a mounting assembly comprising:
• a front mounting plate;
• a rear mounting plate;
• a first upper bolt connection;
• a second lower bolt connection;
• wherein at least one of the first bolt connection and the second bolt connection comprises a single bolt and the first bolt connection or second bolt connection that does not comprise a single bolt comprises two bolts.

An agricultural implement comprising:

• a support frame operable for supporting a plurality of ground engagers;
• at least one forward central wheeled support unit connected to the support frame, said at least one forward central wheeled support unit comprising at least one first middle wheel operable to freely rotate 360 degrees about a first steering axis;
• at least one forward outward wheeled support unit connected to the support frame and generally transversely aligned with and transversely spaced from said central wheeled support unit, said at least one forward outward wheeled support unit comprising a restricted rotation caster wheel operable to rotate about a second steering axis only in an outward angular direction from a straightforward direction;
• at least one rearward frame support unit connected to the support frame and longitudinally spaced rearward of the at least one forward central wheeled support unit and the at least one forward outward wheeled support unit.