Combine planter implement

A planter attachment for an agricultural combine having a chassis, front drive wheels supporting said chassis, a rear trash discharge, a throat portion pivotally connected to said chassis and extended forwardly of the front wheels, a cutter head attachment means on said throat portion, and a cutter head adapted for attachment to said cutter head attachment means, comprising,

• an elongated forward tool bar,
• a plurality of planter units,
• means for supporting said plurality of planter units in generally uniformly transversely spaced relation along said forward tool bar,
• a mounting frame connected to the forward tool bar, said mounting frame including means attaching said mounting frame to the cutter head attachment means of a combine, said mounting frame comprising a generally inverted U-shaped yoke including a pair of upstanding legs having upper and lower ends, a top cross bar connected between said upper ends and said lower ends being pivotally connected to said forward tool bar, and
• auxiliary cutter head attachment means connected to said tool bar and positioned forwardly of said mounting frame for receiving and supporting a cutter head thereon.

In combination,

• an agricultural combine having a chasis, front drive wheels supporting said chasis, a rear trash discharge, a throat portion pivotally connected to said chasis and extended forwardly of the front drive wheels, a cutter head attachment means on said throat portion,
• a planter attachment comprising,
• an elongated forward tool bar,
• a plurality of planter units,
• means for supporting said plurality of planter units in generally uniformly transversely spaced relation along said forward tool bar,
• a mounting frame connected to the forward tool bar, said mounting frame being attached to the cutter head attachment means of the combine, and
• auxiliary cutter head attachment means connected to said tool bar and positioned forwardly of the mounting frame,
• a cutter head supported on said auxiliary cutter head attachment means.

In combination,

• an agricultural combine having a chassis, front drive wheels supporting said chassis, a rear trash discharge, a throat portion pivotally connected to said chassis and extended forwardly of the front drive wheels, a cutter head attachment means on said throat portion,
• a planter attachment comprising,
• an elongated forward tool bar,
• a plurality of planter units,
• means for supporting said plurality of planter units in generally uniformly transversely spaced relation along said forward tool bar,
• a mounting frame connected to the forward tool bar, said mounting frame being attached to the cutter head attachment means of the combine, said mounting frame comprising a generally inverted U-shaped yoke including a pair of upstanding legs having upper and lower ends, a top cross bar connected between said upper ends and said lower ends being pivotally connected to said forward tool bar, and
• auxiliary cutter head attachment means connected to said tool bar and positioned forwardly of the mounting frame,
• a cutter head supported on said auxiliary cutter head attachment means.

In combination,

• an agricultural combine having a chassis, front drive wheels supporting said chassis, a rear trash discharge, a throat portion pivotally connected to said chassis and extended forwardly of the front drive wheels, a cutter head attachment means on said throat portion,
• a planter attachment comprising,
• an elongated forward tool bar,
• a plurality of planter units,
• means for supporting said plurality of planter units in generally uniformly transversely spaced relation along said forward tool bar,
• a mounting frame connected to the forward tool bar, said mounting frame being attached to the cutter head attachment means of the combine, and
• auxiliary cutter head attachment means connected to said tool bar and positioned forwardly of the mounting frame,
• a cutter head supported on said auxiliary cutter head attachment means,
• said throat portion having a crop conveyor surface thereon and said mounting frame further comprising a bottom plate connected to and extended between said lower ends of said legs, said bottom plate being generally aligned with said crop conveyor surface and providing a forward extension thereof.

In combination,

• an agricultural combine having a chasis, front drive wheels supporting said chasis, a rear trash discharge, a throat portionpivotally connected to said chasis and extended forwardly of the front drive wheels and a cutter head connected to the throat portion for delivering crop material thereto,
• an elongated forward tool bar,
• means for supporting said forward tool bar on said throat portion adjacent the forward end thereof,
• a rearward tool bar,
• a plurality of planter units being mounted on said rearward tool bar in transversely spaced-apart relation,
• a parallelogram linkage connecting said forward tool bar to said combine chasis and throat,
• said rearward tool bar being mounted on said parallelogram linkage such that a uniform orientation of said rearward tool bar to the ground is maintained in response to pivotal movement of the combine throat.