Seed planter with gauge wheels and closing wheels having horizontal fingers
AssigneeSchlagel Manufacturing, Inc.
InventorRonald L. Schlagel
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Abstract
A seed planter is described which includes a pair of gauge wheels having a plurality of spaced fingers in generally-horizontal planes. The gauge wheels do not pack the surface of wet soil. In another embodiment, there are provided closing wheels which include spaced fingers on the periphery. The closing wheels are able to close the slot in the soil without forming a hardened crust on the soil. Use of the closing wheels and the gauge wheels enables the planting of seeds in soils which contain higher levels of moisture than normally permissible.
Claims17
In a row crop seed planter having opening disks for opening a slot in the soil for placement of seeds, an improvement which comprises a pair of gauge wheels carried by said planter for controlling the maximum depth of seed placement in the soil, wherein the gauge wheels are rotatably mounted on said planter;
- wherein the periphery of each said wheel has secured thereto a plurality of spaced fingers in generally-horizontal planes.
In a row crop seed planter having opening disks for opening a slot in the soil for placement of seeds, an improvement which comprises a pair of closing wheels carried by the planter for closing said slot, wherein the closing wheels are rotatably mounted on said planter, wherein the periphery of each said wheel has secured thereto a plurality of spaced fingers;
- wherein said fingers on each said wheel are parallel to each other, and are equidistantly spaced around the periphery of said wheel.
In seed planter having opening disks for opening a slot in the soil for placement of seeds, an improvement which comprises a closing wheel carried by the planter for closing said slot, wherein said closing wheel is rotatably mounted on said planter, wherein the periphery of each said wheel has secured thereto a plurality of spaced fingers;
- wherein each said finger is in a generally-horizontal plane.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.