Disc gang assembly for an agricultural implement
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1. An agricultural implement comprising:
- a carrier boom;
a disc mount coupled to the carrier boom, the disc mount including first and second sides; and
a pair of disc openers mounted to the disc mount, the disc mount positioned between the pair of disc openers, the pair of disc openers including a first disc opener positioned on the first side of the disc mount and a second disc opener positioned on the second side of the disc mount, at least a portion of each disc opener coupled to the disc mount by a pair of movable mounting arms;
wherein the first and the second disc openers are free to move independent of the disc mount in response to changes in terrain contours such that a side load applied to one of the disc openers is canceled by the other one of the disc openers.
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Abstract
A disc gang for use with an agricultural implement includes a pair of front and a pair of rear disc openers mounted to a carrier boom by a mounting arm that can be independently raised and lowered as desired. The front and rear disc openers are mounted such that the openers can oscillate in response to surface undulations independently of one another. Moreover, the disc openers of each pair are free to oscillate in response to surface contours independently of one another.
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12 Claims
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1. An agricultural implement comprising:
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a carrier boom; a disc mount coupled to the carrier boom, the disc mount including first and second sides; and a pair of disc openers mounted to the disc mount, the disc mount positioned between the pair of disc openers, the pair of disc openers including a first disc opener positioned on the first side of the disc mount and a second disc opener positioned on the second side of the disc mount, at least a portion of each disc opener coupled to the disc mount by a pair of movable mounting arms; wherein the first and the second disc openers are free to move independent of the disc mount in response to changes in terrain contours such that a side load applied to one of the disc openers is canceled by the other one of the disc openers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An agricultural implement comprising:
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a tool bar adapted to be towed by a towing vehicle; a carrier boom coupled to the tool bar; a first mounting arm and a second mounting arm connected generally spaced from and parallel with one another to the carrier boom; a first set of four disc openers mounted to the first mounting arm, the first set of four disc openers includes a first pair and a second pair of disc openers mounted aft of the first pair; and a second set of four disc openers mounted on the second mounting arm, the second set of four disc openers include a third pair and a fourth pair of disc openers mounted aft of the third pair, wherein at least a portion of each disc opener is coupled to its respective disc mount by a pair of movable transverse mounting arms, and wherein each pair of disc openers includes a first disc opener and a second disc opener which respond to changes in terrain contours independently of each other. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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