Peanut digger and vine inverter

A peanut digging and vine inverting machine comprising at least a pair of rows of digging rotatable disc-like members positioned at an angle to a vertical axis to a drawing machine;

• said disc-like members having hollow central portions and peripheral rims, which disc-like members lift the peanuts, their vines and the surrounding soil upwardly as the drawing vehicle proceeds in a forward direction, and the heavier earth is caused to fall back into the furrow whereas the lighter vines are freely positioned on the surface of the earth in an inverted position;
• including for each pair of rows a vine inverting means, further including stabilizing discs which are rotatably mounted on outriggers which assist in maintaining the path of travel of the machine to peanut rows;
• wherein the disc-like members have at least a pair of spokes connecting the peripheral rims to a hub, further wherein the diameter of the disc-like members is about 20 inches;
• wherein means carried by the machine for cutting roots of the vines comprises rotating knives and wherein the rotating knives are driven through transmission means connected to a tractor power take-off;
• further wherein the knives for cutting the roots of the vines are rotated in a direction opposite to the direction of movement of the peanut digging and vine inverting machine;
• further wherein there are at least five disc-like digging members for each pair of rows;
• and wherein three of the disc-like members form a first row and oppose two of the disc-like members which from a second row.