Seed boot for double-shoot disc opener
First Claim
1. A planting unit for use with a planting implement having a frame and configured to travel along a line of travel, comprising:
- a disc mount configured to be coupled to the frame;
a rotatable disc coupled to the disc mount and angled relative to the line of travel of the planting implement, the disc configured to cut a furrow into a planting surface;
a fertilizer tube mounted to the disc mount and configured to deposit fertilizer into a fertilizer trench formed in the furrow;
a scraper offset from the rotatable disc; and
a seed boot coupled to the disc mount rearward of the fertilizer tube and the disc, the seed boot including a hollow tubular member through which seed passed and deposited onto the planting surface, and a stationary cutting edge configured to cut a ledge into the furrow onto which seed is deposited;
wherein the seed boot is mounted separately and to a rear side of the scraper.
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Abstract
A planting unit for depositing fertilizer and seed in a single pass, double shoot manner includes a rotating disc that cuts a furrow in a planting surface and a trailing seed boot, having a cutting edge, that cuts a vertically and horizontally offset trench in the furrow to form a seed bed in the planting surface. The disc has a mounting frame for mounting the disc to a linkage assembly that is, in turn, coupled to a toolbar mount. The seed boot is also attached to the mounting frame. This common attachment provides a relatively short and compact device without sacrificing fertilizer and seed stratification.
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9 Claims
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1. A planting unit for use with a planting implement having a frame and configured to travel along a line of travel, comprising:
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a disc mount configured to be coupled to the frame; a rotatable disc coupled to the disc mount and angled relative to the line of travel of the planting implement, the disc configured to cut a furrow into a planting surface; a fertilizer tube mounted to the disc mount and configured to deposit fertilizer into a fertilizer trench formed in the furrow; a scraper offset from the rotatable disc; and a seed boot coupled to the disc mount rearward of the fertilizer tube and the disc, the seed boot including a hollow tubular member through which seed passed and deposited onto the planting surface, and a stationary cutting edge configured to cut a ledge into the furrow onto which seed is deposited;
wherein the seed boot is mounted separately and to a rear side of the scraper. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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