Profiling method and apparatus
OwnerDaryl Morelliniinventor
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Abstract
A method and apparatus (10) for forming in a single pass operation, a profiled planting mound for growing of a crop from planted seeds or billets by using a pair of spaced tools (37) to displace soil inwardly towards each other. A central bed is formed between the displaced soil onto which billets or seeds may be deposited through a guide or chute (13). Covering discs (78,79) are provided to move soil to cover the billets or seeds and a press wheel assembly (81) is used for pressing the soil in the mound and form the desired profile in the mound.
Claims12
A profiling apparatus that is operable with a planting apparatus, having a drill for seeds or billets, to facilitate formation of a mound of soil over the seeds or billets, the profiling apparatus comprising:
- (a) a plurality of mound-forming members;
- (b) a support frame having (i) soil-working tools configured to displace soil laterally into the path of the plurality of mound-forming members to form a mound with the soil displaced by the soil-working tools and (ii) gauge wheels on which the support frame rides in use and which are mounted to the frame adjustably to control vertical position of the soil-working tools relative to the ground;
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- (c) a connector extending rearwardly of the support frame to connect the support frame to a planting apparatus such that the soil-working tools lead the drill having regard to the direction of travel of the planting apparatus,
- wherein the support frame is configured to control the depth of soil in the mound by tracking the contours of the ground through the gauge wheels, such that the soil-working tools penetrate the soil to a predetermined soil depth.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.