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Grain drill utilizing a fertilizer spout and adjustable deflector therefor

  • US 4,276,836 A
  • Filed: 10/31/1979
  • Issued: 07/07/1981
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/31/1979
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In a grain drill, a downwardly extending boot, said boot having a forward portion, a furrow opener mounted on the forward portion of said boot, a first spout having an opening at a first predetermined level extending downwardly through said boot for depositing seed into a furrow as the grain drill traverses a field to be planted, a second spout having an opening at a second predetermined level extending downwardly through said boot in rearward spaced alignment with said seed spout for depositing fertilizer into said furrow in a trailing relation with respect to said first spout, said second predetermined level being above said first predetermined level, a deflector plate disposed in a generally horizontal plane between said first and second predetermined levels and extending laterally to each side thereof, and means for adjusting said deflector plate forwardly into contact with said seed spout and rearwardly in said generally horizontal plane out of contact with said seed spout.

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