Agricultural seeding machine with compact furrow opener/closer
First Claim
1. A. An agricultural seeding machine movable in a planting direction, comprising:
- a frame;
a disc opener assembly carried by said frame and having a first axis of rotation;
a gauge wheel assembly carried by said frame and having a second axis of rotation, said second axis positioned forward of said first axis relative to said planting direction, said gauge wheel assembly overlapping said disc opener assembly relative to said planting direction; and
a press wheel assembly carried by said frame and having a third axis of rotation, said third axis positioned rearward of said first axis relative to said planting direction, said press wheel assembly overlapping said disc opener assembly relative to said planting direction.
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Abstract
An agricultural seeding machine movable in a planting direction includes a frame; a disc opener assembly carried by the frame and having a first axis of rotation; a gauge wheel assembly carried by the frame and having a second axis of rotation, and a press wheel assembly carried by the frame and having a third axis of rotation. The second axis is positioned forward of the first axis relative to the planting direction. The gauge wheel assembly overlaps the disc opener assembly relative to the planting direction. The third axis is positioned rearward of the first axis relative to the planting direction. The press wheel assembly overlaps the disc opener assembly relative to the planting direction.
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15 Claims
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1. A. An agricultural seeding machine movable in a planting direction, comprising:
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a frame;
a disc opener assembly carried by said frame and having a first axis of rotation;
a gauge wheel assembly carried by said frame and having a second axis of rotation, said second axis positioned forward of said first axis relative to said planting direction, said gauge wheel assembly overlapping said disc opener assembly relative to said planting direction; and
a press wheel assembly carried by said frame and having a third axis of rotation, said third axis positioned rearward of said first axis relative to said planting direction, said press wheel assembly overlapping said disc opener assembly relative to said planting direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A furrow opener/closer for an agricultural seeding machine movable in a planting direction, comprising:
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a disc opener blade having a first axis of rotation;
a gauge wheel having a second axis of rotation, said second axis positioned forward of said first axis in said planting direction, said gauge wheel overlapping said disc opener blade in said planting direction; and
a press wheel having a third axis of rotation, said third axis positioned rearward of said first axis in said planting direction, said press wheel overlapping said disc opener blade in said planting direction. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of planting with an agricultural seeding machine moving in a planting direction, comprising the steps of:
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firming soil with a gauge wheel assembly;
opening a seed trench in the firmed soil with a disc opener assembly, said disc opener assembly overlapping said gauge wheel assembly in the planting direction;
depositing a seed in the opened seed trench; and
closing the seed trench with a press wheel assembly, said press wheel assembly overlapping said disc opener assembly in the planting direction.
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