Vehicle-mounted soil sampling apparatus
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1. A soil sampling apparatus, comprising:
- (a) a motorized vehicle, wherein said motorized vehicle comprises a bed and a cab;
(b) a probe assembly mounted to said bed of said vehicle, wherein said probe assembly comprises a soil sample probe, and wherein said probe assembly is rotatable and extendible to move from a first upright, retracted position to a second downwardly pointed, extended position whereby said probe is extended into the soil;
(c) a collection assembly mounted to said bed of said vehicle, wherein a portion of said collection assembly extends into said cab of said vehicle, and whereby soil deposited in said probe assembly may be collected; and
(d) a bagging assembly mounted to said cab of said vehicle, whereby soil deposited from said collection assembly may be bagged for later analysis.
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Abstract
A soil sampling apparatus comprising a motorized vehicle may be used to remove soil samples at intervals over a field of interest. The apparatus comprises a sampling assembly that rotates and extends downwardly into the soil to collect a sample. The probe assembly is raised to dump the sample into a collection assembly, which transfers the sample to a bagging assembly, where the sample may be bagged for later analysis.
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1. A soil sampling apparatus, comprising:
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(a) a motorized vehicle, wherein said motorized vehicle comprises a bed and a cab; (b) a probe assembly mounted to said bed of said vehicle, wherein said probe assembly comprises a soil sample probe, and wherein said probe assembly is rotatable and extendible to move from a first upright, retracted position to a second downwardly pointed, extended position whereby said probe is extended into the soil; (c) a collection assembly mounted to said bed of said vehicle, wherein a portion of said collection assembly extends into said cab of said vehicle, and whereby soil deposited in said probe assembly may be collected; and (d) a bagging assembly mounted to said cab of said vehicle, whereby soil deposited from said collection assembly may be bagged for later analysis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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