Row treating unit for agriculture implement
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1. A row treating unit for attachment to an agricultural implement comprising:
- (a) a unit mounting plate arrangement for carrying the row treating unit and attaching the row treating unit to another farm implement;
(b) a coulter blade mounting arrangement for carrying a coulter blade attached to the unit mounting plate arrangement such that the coulter operates at a variable selected fixed depth; and
(c) a selectively deployable and force adjustable row clearance assembly comprising a row clearance wheel support arm arrangement comprising a pair of spaced support arms having fixed ends pivotally mounted to said unit mounting plate arrangement, said row clearance wheel support arm arrangement including an arm actuating arrangement designed to be air operated comprising actuating pad sets of spaced opposed swiveling and fixed pads for accepting air operated bags mounted therebetween for controlling upward and downward directed forces on said pair of spaced support arms, said arm actuating arrangement further comprising converging portions for attaching row clearance wheels.
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Abstract
This disclosure is directed to the field of agricultural machinery and relates to preplanting tillage implements generally used in combination with a seed planting device, or other multi-row implement. Specifically, the disclosure relates to row treating units incorporating a row clearance arrangement or a combination of tools that includes a row cleaning device and a soil penetrating coulter device. The units are designed to be attached to the front of a multi-row implement. The deployment of and down force exerted by the row cleaner is independently adjustable and controlled using pneumatic air bag operators.
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1. A row treating unit for attachment to an agricultural implement comprising:
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(a) a unit mounting plate arrangement for carrying the row treating unit and attaching the row treating unit to another farm implement; (b) a coulter blade mounting arrangement for carrying a coulter blade attached to the unit mounting plate arrangement such that the coulter operates at a variable selected fixed depth; and (c) a selectively deployable and force adjustable row clearance assembly comprising a row clearance wheel support arm arrangement comprising a pair of spaced support arms having fixed ends pivotally mounted to said unit mounting plate arrangement, said row clearance wheel support arm arrangement including an arm actuating arrangement designed to be air operated comprising actuating pad sets of spaced opposed swiveling and fixed pads for accepting air operated bags mounted therebetween for controlling upward and downward directed forces on said pair of spaced support arms, said arm actuating arrangement further comprising converging portions for attaching row clearance wheels. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A row treating unit for attachment to an agricultural implement comprising:
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(a) a unit mounting plate arrangement for carrying the row treating unit and attaching the row treating unit to another farm implement; (b) a row clearance assembly comprising a row clearance wheel support arm arrangement comprising a pair of spaced support arms having fixed ends pivotally mounted to said unit mounting plate arrangement, said row clearance wheel support arm arrangement including an arm actuating arrangement designed to be air operated comprising actuating pad sets of spaced opposed swiveling and fixed pads for accepting air operated bags mounted therebetween for controlling upward and downward directed forces on said pair of spaced support arms, said arm actuating arrangement further comprising converging portions for attaching row clearance wheels. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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