Sugar cane planter
OwnerC. Harold Lemmonsinventor
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Abstract
A transversely elongated planter is provided for connection with and elevated support from the lift hitch mechanism of a heavy duty farm tractor and includes a large volume sugar cane billet storage bin (approximately 10,000 pound capacity) shiftable between front and rear transport and planting positions, respectively. Planter bin has variably openable access openings in the front wall of the bin forward of which rearward facing work persons are seated when the bin is in the rearward planting position and each workmen seat is supported immediately above and to the front of a downwardly tapering chute for receiving sugar cane billets, the lower ends of the chutes being preceded and followed by furrow opening and furrow closing structure, respectively.
Claims19
A transversely elongated planter, a tractor provided with a rear implement lift mechanism, said planter including front and rear frame portions, said front frame portion including means releasably supported from said lift mechanism for cantilever support of said planter from the rear of said tractor when said lift mechanism is actuated to lift said planter, a large volume seed material bin carried by said frame for front to rear shifting thereon between transport and planting positions, respectively, and means operative to selectively shift said bin between said transport and planting positions.
A transversely elongated planter including a frame for support from and transport behind a tractor provided with a rear lift mechanism, said planter including front and rear frame portions, said front frame portion including means for releasable attachment to said lift mechanism, a large volume seed material bin carried by said frame for front to rear shifting thereon between transport and planting positions, respectively, and means operative to selectively shift said bin between said transport and planting positions, said forward portion of said frame including workers seat spaced therealong forward of said bin when the latter is in said planting position.
A transversely elongated planter including a frame for support from and transport behind a tractor provided with a rear lift mechanism, said planter including front and rear frame portions, said front frame portion including hitch means for releasable attachment to said lift mechanism, a large volume seed material bin carried by said frame, said bin including an elongated transverse rear wall, said rear wall including an upper portion thereof having a lower marginal edge pivotally mounted from said bin for swinging between a generally upright position closing the upper rear portion of said bin and a rearwardly and upwardly inclined loading position, said bin including a rear lower portion below said rear wall upper portion including a forwardly and downwardly inclined floor portion, said forward portion of said frame including worker seats spaced therealong forward of said bin, said bin including a forward upright wall rearward of said worker seats, said forward upright wall having an access opening therein in front-to-rear registry with each of said seats through which workers seated on said seats may gain access to seed material within said bin.
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