Abstract:
A soil working machine has a working member with element blades and a scraping member that releases clods cut out by the working member so that the clods drop to the ground. Both of the members can be positively driven in the same direction about horizontal axes, but the scraping member can also be rotated by contact with the ground. Preferably, the blades are secured to support discs and extend axially of the working member. Scraping elements on arms of the scraping member project between the blades of adjacent support discs and have vanes which also extend almost axially. During rotation, the vanes are moved to intersect the paths of the blades and to remove the clods. Other forms of scraping members are described. The scraping member ensures that soil is wiped from the blades, to avoiding clogging of the working member and a consequent increased power requirement. Also, the cut clods are preferably replaced upside down by the action of the members.
Abstract:
A soil cultivating implement, such as a rotary plow has soil working members mounted to revolve about an axis that extends transverse to the direction of travel. The soil working members can be tines or blades that are positioned to enter the soil in unison, lift sliced portions of soil and deposit same on the ground to the rear of the plow. The soil working members are mounted in offset relationship at locations about the axis of rotation to minimize "drag and snatch." The soil working members can be turned in addition to being revolved about the axis of rotation as a part of a rotor and more than one row of soil working members can be mounted on the implement. Scrapers, stationary or movable, can be positioned to cooperate with the soil working members to shed the soil from these members.
Abstract:
In a digging machine a rotor with spades is driven around a digging axis, said spades being tiltably mounted on said rotor. A guide member for guiding the tilting movement of said spades is improved so that the tilting of the spades is accelerated during an angular displacement of the rotor greater than 45*, resulting in an increase of the permissable rotational speed of the rotor and therefore in an increase of the capacity of the machine.