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Planter with narrow row spacing capability

  • US 5,406,897 A
  • Filed: 04/30/1993
  • Issued: 04/18/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/30/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An agricultural planting implement comprising:

  • an interplant frame including an elongated bar extending in a lateral direction;

    a first gang of planter units mounted to said interplant frame bar and extending in said lateral direction;

    a second gang of planter units mounted to said interplant frame bar spaced rearwardly from said first gang of planter units, said second gang of planter units being offset from said first gang of planter units in said lateral direction,each said planter unit comprising a furrow opener and a seed metering unit and at least two of said planter units being positionable relative to each other to provide a drill spacing between said at least two of said planter units; and

    wherein said first gang of planter units extend rearwardly to locations between said second gang of planter units whereby said first and second gangs of planter units overlap each other in a front to rear direction.

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