Plough

A plow comprising a frame and furrow forming means adjacent the front of the frame, said forming means including cutting members positioned to loosen a wide, continuous furrow strip across the width of said plow during travel, elevating means to the rear of said members and a furrow strip turning device to the rear of said elevating means, said device comprising a rotary conveyor housed within an open ended drum, said conveyor being spaced from the inner drum sides and said sides having projection means that engage the furrow strip and cooperate with said conveyor to move the strip through the drum, said conveyor being positioned to engage and depress the top of the strip while the latter winds around the conveyor, said conveyor being rotated to support and then deposit the deformed strip, inverted in the furrow being formed.

A method of plowing ground, comprising cutting loose a continuous furrow strip, elevating the strip to a rotating worm conveyor that initially engages and depresses the top surface of the strip, turning the strip to invert same while winding and supporting the strip on the conveyor to deform the strip and thereafter continuously depositing the strip with an inverted, shallow U-shaped cross section in the formed furrow.

A plow comprising a frame and means forming a continuous furrow slice, a furrow slice turning device on said frame to the rear of said forming means, said turning device having open opposite ends and housing a rotatable conveyor, said conveyor being positioned to receive a furrow slice from said forming means and to cooperate with said turning device in displacing a furrow slice as the latter passes through the device before being deposited to the rear of said plow.

A plow comprising a frame with forward coupling means connectable to a prime mover and means forming a furrow slice connected to said frame, an open ended drum being supported by frame beams to the rear of said forming means and the longitudinal axis of said drum extending in the general direction of travel so that a furrow slice passes through said drum from front to rear, rotatable conveyor means in said drum positioned to receive and assist in turning the furrow slice during operation, driving means connected to rotate said conveyor means and said driving means being connectable to a p.t.o. of a prime mover, a forward transverse frame beam being positioned adjacent the front end of said drum, said driving means including a transmission connected to the conveyor and said transmission being supported by said transverse beam.

A plow comprising a frame with forward coupling means connectable to a prime mover and means forming a furrow slice connected to said frame, furrow slice turning means being rotatably mounted on the frame to the rear of said forming means and driving means connected to rotate said slice turning means, a supporting member for said turning means being located in advance thereof, said member providing support for said coupling means, forming means, driving means and furrow slice turning means, said turning device comprising a conveyor in a drum and said conveyor being rotatable about an axis extending in the general direction of travel.