Strip tillage implement and related systems and methods

A strip tillage implement, comprising:

• a toolbar assembly comprising:
• a central toolbar section;
• an inner-wing toolbar section pivotably coupled to the central toolbar section such that the inner-wing toolbar section is pivotable relative to the central toolbar section between an inner-wing working position and an inner-wing transport position, the inner-wing toolbar section comprising an inner-wing toolbar and an inner-wing frame member coupled together to form an inner-wing truss structure, the inner-wing frame member being spaced apart from the inner-wing toolbar along both a fore-aft direction and a vertical direction;
• an outer-wing toolbar section comprising an outer-wing toolbar and an outer-wing frame member coupled together to form an outer-wing truss structure, the outer-wing frame member being spaced apart from the outer-wing toolbar along both the fore-aft direction and the vertical direction;
• and
• a tilted pivot joint pivotably coupling the outer-wing toolbar section to the inner-wing toolbar section such that the outer-wing toolbar section is pivotable about a tilted pivot axis defined by the tilted pivot joint relative to the inner-wing toolbar section between an outer-wing working position and an outer-wing transport position, the tilted pivot axis extending at a non-zero angle relative to both the vertical direction and the fore-aft direction;
• and
• a plurality of strip tillage row units supported on the central toolbar section, the inner-wing toolbar, and the outer-wing toolbar.

A method for operating a strip-till implement, the strip-till implement having a central toolbar section, an inner-wing toolbar section pivotably coupled to the central toolbar section such that the inner-wing toolbar section is pivotable between an inner-wing transport position and an inner-wing working position, and an outer-wing toolbar section pivotably coupled to the inner-wing toolbar section such that the outer-wing toolbar section is pivotable relative to the inner-wing toolbar section between an outer-wing transport position and an outer-wing working position, each of the inner-wing toolbar section and the outer-wing toolbar section having a wing toolbar and a wing frame member coupled together to form a respective wing truss structure and supporting a plurality of strip-till row units, the wing frame member being spaced apart from the wing toolbar along both a fore-aft direction and a vertical direction, the method comprising:

• receiving, with a computing system, an input indicative of a request to perform a narrow-working operation with the strip-till implement in a field;
• controlling, with the computing system, one or more actuators of the strip-till implement to move the inner-wing toolbar section into the inner-wing working position and to move the outer-wing toolbar section into the outer-wing transport position in response to receiving the input indicative of the request to perform the narrow-working operation;
• and
• performing the narrow-working operation with the strip-till implement as the strip-till implement moves across the field while the inner-wing toolbar section is in the inner-wing working position and the outer-wing toolbar section is in the outer-wing transport position such that the plurality of strip-till row units on the inner-wing toolbar section engage the field without the plurality of strip-till row units on the outer-wing toolbar section engaging the field.