Cane planter
First Claim
1. A field operated cane planter for depositing cane seed piece segments in first and second parallel furrows, said planter comprising a movable vehicle, storage bin means on said vehicle for holding a mass of cane segments, removal conveyor means for continuously removing cane segments from said storage bin means, distribution conveyor means extending transversely of said vehicle positioned adjacent said storage bin means for receiving cane segments from said removal conveyor means and operable for conveying said cane segments to the sides of said vehicle, first and second dropping conveyors respectively extending along opposite sides of said vehicle for receiving cane segments from said distribution conveyor means and depositiong the cane segments in one of said furrows and drop guide means associated with each of said dropping conveyor means for guiding said cane segments as they fall from the dropping conveyor means into the furrows to cause the cane segments to be oriented generally parallel to the furrows, and distribution conveyor means comprising first and second transversely aligned chain conveyors positioned adjacent the front of said bin means and each including a generally horizontal conveyor leg defining its inner extent from which it feeds outwardly and an upwardly inclined conveyor leg defining its outer extent and first and second inclined chute slide means for guiding cane segments from the outer ends of said inclined conveyor legs onto said dropping conveyors.
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A trailer vehicle having a storage bin for storing a large quantity of cane seed piece segments is disclosed with removal conveyor means carrying the cane segments forwardly to first and second distribution conveyors which convey cane segments to opposite sides of the vehicle where they are deposited on dropping conveyors extending along each side of the vehicle which drop the can segments into furrows beneath the dropping conveyors; rotary levelling means are provided above the distribution and dropping conveyors for providing an even feeding of the cane segments and orientation of the cane segments is maintained by flexible rubber curtain members through which the cane segments fall from the dropping conveyors into the furrow.
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- 1. A field operated cane planter for depositing cane seed piece segments in first and second parallel furrows, said planter comprising a movable vehicle, storage bin means on said vehicle for holding a mass of cane segments, removal conveyor means for continuously removing cane segments from said storage bin means, distribution conveyor means extending transversely of said vehicle positioned adjacent said storage bin means for receiving cane segments from said removal conveyor means and operable for conveying said cane segments to the sides of said vehicle, first and second dropping conveyors respectively extending along opposite sides of said vehicle for receiving cane segments from said distribution conveyor means and depositiong the cane segments in one of said furrows and drop guide means associated with each of said dropping conveyor means for guiding said cane segments as they fall from the dropping conveyor means into the furrows to cause the cane segments to be oriented generally parallel to the furrows, and distribution conveyor means comprising first and second transversely aligned chain conveyors positioned adjacent the front of said bin means and each including a generally horizontal conveyor leg defining its inner extent from which it feeds outwardly and an upwardly inclined conveyor leg defining its outer extent and first and second inclined chute slide means for guiding cane segments from the outer ends of said inclined conveyor legs onto said dropping conveyors.
- 3. A field operated cane planter for depositing cane seed piece segments in first and second parallel furrows, said planter comprising a movable vehicle, storage bin means on said vehicle for holding a mass of cane segments, removal conveyor means for continuously removing cane segments from said storage bin means, distribution conveyor means extending transversely of said vehicle positioned adjacent said storage bin means for receiving cane segments from said removal conveyor means and operable for conveying said cane segments to the sides of said vehicle, first and second dropping conveyors respectively extending along opposite sides of said vehicle for receiving cane segments from said distribution conveyor means and depositing the cane segments in one of said furrows and drop guide means associated with each of said dropping conveyor means for guiding said cane segments as they fall from the dropping conveyor means into the furrows to cause the cane segments to be oriented generally parallel to the furrows, said distribution conveyor means comprising first and second transversely aligned individual distribution conveyors for respectively feeding cane segments to said first and second dropping conveyors, said first and second transversely aligned individual distribution conveyors being positioned adjacent the front portion of said bin means and each including a horizontal leg defining its inner extent and an upwardly inclined conveyor leg extending out over its associated dropping conveyor and defining its outer extent and wherein each of said drop guide means comprises a flexible curtain member having spaced parallel side portions more closely spaced than the length of said cane segments and further including first and second inclined chute slide means respectively associated with said first and second distribution conveyors for guiding cane segments from the outer end of said inclined conveyor leg onto its associated dropping conveyor.
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