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Seed drill

  • US 4,366,760 A
  • Filed: 07/18/1980
  • Issued: 01/04/1983
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/27/1979
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In a seed drill moveable along a direction of travel and having a frame, a plurality of furrow opener disks, means rotatably mounting the furrow opener disks on the frame in two transverse rows disposed one behind the other with the disks alternating and staggered relative to each other and with each disk displaceable vertically relative to the frame and the disks of each row slanted at an acute angle to the direction of travel, the improvement wherein:

  • the total number of disks is divisible by four;

    one half of the disks in each row are disposed at said acute angle towards one side and the other half of the disks in each row are disposed at said acute angle towards the other side;

    the rear transverse row is offset to the right with respect to the front row when viewed from the rear of the seed drill;

    press wheels mounted on the mounting means and disposed in back of the furrow opener disks, wherein the press wheels are disposed in two transverse rows, one behind the other, with each press wheel set at an angle to the direction of travel which is directed oppositely to the angle at which the furrow opener disk in front of it is set.

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