Abstract:
A wheel track renovator including a body attachable to a device, one or more augers mounted to the body and at least one drive connected to the one or more augers to drive the one or more augers.
Abstract:
A system for tilling compression marks formed in a field by wheels of agricultural machinery the system including a first roller assembly having a plurality of blade assemblies positioned in spaced relation to one another. The first roller assembly rotatably connected to a swing arm which moves the first roller assembly between a disengaged position, where the roller assembly does not penetrate the soil, and an engaged position where the roller assembly does penetrate and till the soil. The first roller assembly is positioned behind and in alignment with a first wheel of the agricultural machinery such that the first roller assembly tills the compression mark formed by the first wheel.
Abstract:
A topsoil separating and spreading apparatus includes a grate and rotor assembly that can be pivotally mounted on the top of a standard loader bucket for operation. The spreader member includes an arcuate grate formed with slotted openings and a rotor rotatably mounted concentrically with the arcuate grate so that disks mounted on the rotor shaft will move adjacent to the arcuate grate to push topsoil through the grate openings. The spreader member is pivotally movable between opened and closed positions and is powered by the prime mover. The opening of the spreader member allows a supply of topsoil to be loaded into the bucket loader, after which the spreader member can be closed against the bucket to force topsoil to be discharged therefrom through the grate openings. The rotor breaks up clumps within the bucket, while the grate prevents the discharge of non-frangible debris from the supply of topsoil.
Abstract:
An attachment for agricultural implements which tills soil compacted by the wheels of the agricultural implement it is attached to. In one arrangement the power and force used to till the soil is gained from the torque of the machine pulling the agricultural implement it is attached to, alternatively the tilling device is independently powered. This arrangement reduces compaction caused by the wheels of row-crop planters through the use of a shank or rolling tines. The tilling device is mounted directly behind wheels of the agricultural implement. The tilling device has the ability to raise and lower into the soil with the engaging and disengaging of the implement. In addition, in its current form it can independently be disengaged from use by raising and locking it up out of the soil, even if the implement remains engaged.
Abstract:
A wheel track closing device is mounted on a tractor for closing the wheel tracks formed by self-propelled irrigation systems. A first soil mover is positioned at the front of the tractor and moves soil laterally to the wheel track from one side thereof, with the soil being moved thereinto being compacted by the right front wheel of the tractor. A second soil mover is mounted at the right side of the tractor between the right front wheel and the right rear wheel and moves soil, from the other side of the wheel track, into the track with the soil that has been moved into the wheel track being compacted by the right rear wheel of the tractor.
Abstract:
A system for uniformly erasing soil indentations made by the wheels of agricultural equipment. The erasing elements are pulled behind the wheels of the agricultural equipment and are pivotally attached to the frame thereof thereby preventing the relative distance between the frame and the soil from affecting the depth of penetration of the erasing elements. The eraser elements are arranged such that they engage the soil behind the wheels of the equipment and penetrate the indentations to a depth which is largely determined by the weight of the eraser arm assembly, the consistency of the soil and the forces experienced by the erasing arm as it engages the soil. Accordingly, the cutting depth of the eraser arms are largely unaffected by the unevenness of the terrain. A structure is presented for lifting the eraser system from the soil so that the system may be transported to and from the location of use.
Abstract:
A cultivator has a blade downwardly projected from a frame, an injector provided at a lower portion of the blade, a compressor mounted on the frame and an air tank for storing air compressed by the compressor. An unloading valve provided in a hydraulic circuit for supplying compressed air in the air tank to the injector. The unloading valve is arranged to be opened when the pressure in the air tank is higher than a predetermined value. A master valve is provided in the circuit means, for passing the compressed air to the injector. A mechanical valve is provided to be opened when the depth of the injector reaches a predetermined value, so that the compressed air is supplied to the master valve to open it, whereby air is injected from the injector when the pressure in the air tank is higher than the predetermined value at the predetermined position of the injector.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a process employed for loosening agriculturally used soil, particularly for the in-depth loosening of compacted soil by injecting air into the soil. To do so, a probe is pulled through the soil continuously in direction substantially parallel to its surface. While the probe is being conveyed through the soil by way of a tractor, for example, compressed air is abruptly released at intervals in eruptive bursts so that soil loosening is achieved in a continuous operational flow.
Abstract:
An agricultural tool cart having structure for towing a three-point hitch seed planter behind minimum tillage tools for tilling and planting in one pass through a field, the cart being equipped with hydraulic operated wheels for transport of both minimum tillage tools and seed planter.
Abstract:
A track obliterating device is disclosed that is particularly useful for obliterating the tracks on the ground made by a chemical applicator wagon. The device includes a mounting frame upon which a plurality of ground engageable track obliterating elements are mounted. The track obliterating elements are preferably coil spring teeth that are mounted on the mounting frame so as to be substantially aligned with the wheels of an applicator wagon so that the tracks made by such wheels are obliterated as the device is pulled in a forwardly direction behind the applicator wagon. The mounting frame is adapted to be attached to an applicator wagon or the like by a hitch that is pivotally mounted to the mounting frame so that the mounting frame can pivot about a vertical axis. The hitch can be a bifurcated arm pivotably mounted to the mounting frame at spaced points with a single tongue adapted to be connected to the applicator wagon or may include a pair of spaced rods each of which are pivotably mounted to the mounting frame. A pair of wheels is also mounted to the mounting frame forwardly of the obliterating elements, and a controller, such as a piston and cylinder, is connected between the hitch and the mounting frame to raise and lower the obliterating elements with respect to the ground.