Planting unit
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 furrowing device mountable to the frame and adapted to cut a furrow into a planting surface;
the furrow device having a trailing edge;
a fertilizer tube associated with the furrowing device and configured to deposit fertilizer into a fertilizer trench formed in the furrow;
a seed boot mounted to the frame rearward of the fertilizer tube and the furrowing device, the seed boot including a hollow tubular member configured to pass seed, which can be deposited onto the planting surface, and a stationary cutting edge configured to cut a ledge into the furrow onto which seed is deposited;
wherein seed boot has a leading edge that is rearward of the trailing edge of the furrowing device; and
a clamp mounting the seed boot to the frame.
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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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8 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 furrowing device mountable to the frame and adapted to cut a furrow into a planting surface;
the furrow device having a trailing edge;a fertilizer tube associated with the furrowing device and configured to deposit fertilizer into a fertilizer trench formed in the furrow; a seed boot mounted to the frame rearward of the fertilizer tube and the furrowing device, the seed boot including a hollow tubular member configured to pass seed, which can be deposited onto the planting surface, and a stationary cutting edge configured to cut a ledge into the furrow onto which seed is deposited;
wherein seed boot has a leading edge that is rearward of the trailing edge of the furrowing device; anda clamp mounting the seed boot to the frame. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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