AU608377B2 - Cultivating apparatus - Google Patents

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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALTA Patents Act 1952

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4 9 9 4 0 4 49 49 ~1 9 49 t0, ttII 0 4 9 4 40 44 4 040 COMPtIEVRS9(1TTATO F'Ok !PUk VrVT(~~1 trTtPf~fl~ VOR Vtl lqVVNTTON liWTM4'RD:- ##CUI(TATXNo APPAnR1JM ilW)"Lrnloulutug tkiv bci(dL mhatd, of pofomia it~ kylw" t~o m 2 This invention relates to cultivating apparatus.

This invention is particularly useful for preparation of cotton fields for planting after harvesting. Of course it can be used in other applications ~here it, is necessary to remove harvested ops, fHowever, for illustrative purposes reference will be, made. hereinafter t~o its application to cultivating cotton fields, The present process for oultivating cotton fields after harvest, In preparation for plantinig, normally inpoludeg vk firfit working of the fields9 to slash thie cotton bushes, burning the oished ni leaving the existing P'oot system~ intact, then ploug~hing to ouit up the root s Itpmii $eer 1 passoo may be repdtirod to achieve an wteetfive reSwdL4, Ploughing miay al~o Iincorporat several pi sf!B with deep I g ippiag apparntio Vinatb~' the, field ti~ y pr pae for p14Ptng by rof1oving the~ boda do sroyed by tLhe previous Operation$ 4 tronm the ii,vo, iwwllb se taafrer reoiroes aovin d een Ileott r 1 or tite iat dtfforeit tirnca tor tqwoific purpol*ies4 Acordjpgly# beoause" te i ~iovod an Lte cpltal (lost~ otr theaIoua ImplmoeLerqie e tho gparalto Oopti~r the Ooeato pt)ratio I f a fiel d .%or plating Iii rolatively highi, iPurIhoriorep tiooh ime~nenEe ar te4 adanpted rot' oaporL, by nonvonti na three point, tiIjqtgei teo permit U pliloomn and turtiarotiid at (o mnnewt cit tcrop row". For thjjjt purpoee l-,,ll the overall length of the implements are kept as short ao possible so that their C.G. is close to the tractor. This is necessary to maintain the tractorls front wheels in contact with thie ground. This reqqirmont is difficult to Achieve in ~a maohine which per'forms a number of specific operatiOfls Another diffioUlty which has not beon satisfaPtorilY addressed is the method of supporting a plurality of working Oomiponon't.s in a workbril reiationsip with one another and at -the game time provide a machine which is accessible for 1O servipee ad a~le ;to operate for extended peoio's ibthout chocking with soil or crop wasto or a combination of same.

While attempt~s have ben made to redtUc the uumbor of' working$ required to prepare a field for planting by puliiug the old busheo from the fictd so not to destMy the formeI bodas the arata posonitiy ved, for tho purpeati retire 'gose Pawer inputo, te aehive eieiM eperation. $uoh nichire re~ ofeen huti.t! ar .traiied maitios~0 sr~hioh arc twdto "fto, Typiaity, a piaito putltera us e3vibl cimnrisr's a pr'' of poriphqrmally ongaged, whooles provided with rtdaelnt rims or Yros botween which, Lho pliAnt ste maLiiny be olamped for pulli f~oic the ~x~etnd u)an rotai-on of th hl A In order to (whieve o eot"Ive Operation tho whueeb are pukihed togothr nt Sa hih eo~tamt pressure, to providea tavq tong nett path a1ng thfeir aenanguont', eneo This dinttior,101 of thej, p(riphoiry, of the WhIiolti groneatly in eases tih powor notedod to 4 rotate the wheels beyond that neopsuary, to aphieve extracition of the plant fromi the soil.

This invention aims to alleviate -the aboveinentioned disdwnntag4ep ard to pr'ovide ov.itivating apparatus which will b e reliable arid efficient, in uge, Other objeots and advantagoii of -this invenition will hereinafter become apparent,.

With the foregoingt and other' objeots -in view, thisi inetion in one aopoot, resides broadly In oultivating pparatuo inpluding, a aupporting frame; Pupport means for oon'Veylng the ooltlvatiig apparAWns across a Uldl to be, coultlxated; gripping men ongagteabloe abou-t the- stem, of a hrirveated plant anid operable to pull rm{h 9VOUnld; al~tng 0.10arw for r'emovot dirt Vrom tho r'oot iqys-Lt Qf" Uho exovctd harv~eo Plan~t an~d oonvoying rncani cov 0orVeying Lhe xaoo plant to a suitable iolorh Tile oo living mnPear nmity irntudo a outteui awksembly for outting 01, shroddin44 U10 PlJauto In a fweerrred form the grIppins, moons oompri-,s ak pair or, oedIters bultts s-upport04 'betweeti vspoti -tvo spaood pairl of oppwwd gmidia wheelsi and 4rvangeod with the tadjace run of the belts blatsed Ltwvds sri abttit relationship 144oreby OlarL stemiis arid the lik may be ippad theoebween 9 t Prcorably, the beltA vre C'ormned Vrom a restilict 0 at~i mtteral and su iythe oUtter £Cace of Otalh belt is provided With eamitTIAM(ntavy onaemet e otuch avi a oomplimentary transverse slip or nesting orrugations, or the like for maintaining operative alignment between the belts.

Xn a preferred form one pair of guide wheels is fixed in relation to the Pupporting frame whIle the other pair of guide wheels is9 supported for movement towards and away from said fixed Pair ofl guide wheels and~ biasing meano are provided to bias said moveable whoels towards said f ixed whee:ls, Preferably eaoh moveable guide wheel is supported on a pivot arm arranged whorebyq belt tononpr biasessi moveable wheels oad said ft~e hesadoepi io arm i' in the form of a raln Ither extendable asmbly, which Is, adcapted -o m"ntai the 4esirod bolt tona-ion# Tt io also preferred that Lhe tigitition M0anSi comprise 4 p elr cnt-ra-zvtatablo spiral-wokuna sIebe Ei supprted beneath the gripping Moansli T4e spiral wourid mmer. ayb supporteod on a central a~ie Witah may OX en r rvadJ4 bo~yon4 thripping means for titpporting longitudinally extending( rins 4dapted4 te on~o the extraoted plant Urwd moe Elane adall wih espeet to Lh entral Lie Sut, y~ the WiornO engage the extraoted plant, and foroe osasie downwtkrdly inoL a Outtor aassetil,, Tile oupportIn&K frame May be provIded with 4djustable 00 ground l4hools wheoreby the opornaivo height of said tipitl meana may be seleetivoly vided anld tr datilred thq nuppot.ng 26 frame Mta be provIdeod with tlioe, point linkagc Oonnveelons tW eniable Clio oultivaittng apparattua to he liti( 1bovo 0)h1 ground for support by 4 tractor or the like.

In ak further aspect, this invention resides broadly in an ikmplement, supporting frame including a pair of supporting legs eoctending OpWardly from cultivating means to an elevated supporting beam whereby the supporting frame way straddle a row of plants to be cultivated, In order that this invention may be more readily u-nderstood and put into practical erf oot, refeorence Will now be made to theo accompanying dr'awings, which illustrate a typical embodiment of the present ipvention adapted for cuiltivating harvested ootton fields and whereinti- VTOI 1 is a front elovationald view of the cultivator; VTO ia pInn view of Lho c*u~tvator*# UO fl Is an end view of, tho 'ultvatori, A$ V13TO 4 1i a partly twoken Awity dittgra~mmatio, side e2leva~tionnl view or tho OvIltivatov Illust'rating its V 10~ 5 i s at plan viW of tho Plant traoin aseby PIGi G arld 7 are respoative, 'etoni vlows throug~h the oempleuiontary tmlt 4aamblios# and PTC113 8 atid qar plan- an( 000t,100 VIOs ot thei utting app~'tkoftoiated 1wit the oulivittr As, showni In VIG I to flj the atiltiv.ator 10 inoluaos :t mlatt rvitnici t1 whioh provides Lfour bayo 12 arranged to fItr;dIsII fsow IplantI bodil, pen)Ivo oultivating miletibliie ar am supportvd lit enoh bity 12 and firth lIi anrtiftud to engtie with a, respective row of harvested crop and remove the plants from the plant beds. The main frAme 10 includes an elevated top rail or support beam 13 which is tubular and constitutes an oil reservoir for the hydraulc actuators utllised thiroghout the cultivator. Leg frameo 14 extend downwardly and rearwardly from the top rail 13 to define the respetive ba 12thrbwe.

A -too]. bar 15 on which further cultivating, or planting implements may be supported and trailed in the respective hays is supported at the rear end or the leg frames 14.

Transverse sub-frames 16 and 1f0a extend rearwardly from opposito 41400 ofV each leg frame 4nd proid mo L~g forQ respective Ones or each oomplementary pair of contra-rO,,Lttng pitvotablo and fixed belt asemble 17oad 18 epectvely which form conveyor assemblies 17a and which co-oporoa to pull harvested bushes, from the ground and, to convey them rearwrdlyto a, outter asseombly19 Imch oub-frame 16 supports, adjacent Oneso the adjoining complementary pairts of bejlj- noneme a on pivot, moUntinga, 20 While, the othor sub framesj Ioa provide i I~ mountings 21 for thou remaining oomplemtary beIt aiisomblo, T4e Ovntral Ltp connection 22 of a three poinit lifnkage oonnetL ton fi Iapoted on, Ck sub-rrama 22a extending, betweon the spaced oontral lgframnes 14 und, the lowor pair of theo throo~po.[nt onneotiomn, M2 are supported, on the ecentrial log~ frames 14. A power take-off connection 23 is also supported on the pub-frame 22a and. is utilized to dri~ve the hydraulic pum~ps and ramp which constitute the various Actuators on the qultivator, Adjustable helght wheels 24 supported on a walking beam assembly 24a are proVided to Onable the cultivator' 10 to be Lopwed across a field wi-th the bolt as3semblieQs arranged at th e0edhittoui the crop beilng Poilled, The height Is aju"stabie thy aeua. Q th ramp 24o toe extend or' retract the tolieoeepio su~pport 24(-1 of the walking beam 4090mblY 244, -Iehbet ausenibly 17 aid MU incline UpWadl I nd eerarl fmit eaig end and oaeh ineorporxtoo an andln -It 2, whiech piiias fieptnd a lower leading, gu"ida Whieel Z- and upper' dtHver gutioW w4heel 27, whioh io driven by Iii a dulic motorv 28 Spaced sprtOk fte whells Z are moujnted abovo the lower ihooli 26 for rontltin thorowi~h, The V'eot wheelsi 29 of each, p41l' RVe R~i01Y 614WOd VVOi 0,40h oterFo jit tio e~gf9,( I)antos itL dti evrenV heihV 'n eld Same towar~ds Ole inlpt 8 L-I tUe lcWOTv Juntieo or tho et bOOOth eoh judiv or beilt atmftiilsi, The, conotIVoQ nteb.13 11 co0irei with the Jlewoi root portieon ofnn oaxtrited )Larxt k to etwey the plant ronrwimdly atid then d onwardly, ut 0, the elod of Lhfe f eovoitg p)AWh Into the o(uttev atutmbly 11) iao nval cocnvoyor mltiltmly 31 ow)Ise~ii a pair or ptt wound barp 32 oupported on a roppeotivP axle 34 and driven by A respective hydraul1ic motor 33,~ She le a end of the Elpirmd sound bar~ 32 oonvergeR with the drdvon i4cle 34, wh~tte the trallino erni of the bar 32 to fixed to one of Ai plur~ditty or, radially Oxtndirig finai fl aranod oni the traillng end of hedriven axle 34f The mangottiont of eacoh oonve-YOr 4000mblr 01 10 alloh that the Qpt ~t4 pirawon bars 32 engagq thO 10wer portion of thin extracted b~ieht Which Ma cntin a Otbtontia1 amount or 4oilt atn agitate the lower por-tion an It in cnvoyed roazrwarz'dI itnO qp4a-ral' 'to Ohako the eoi1. thorafrom pri~or to the oote being~ ooovped to the cutter asembldy T1w At tide position Uhe stem of the butih IF, engaged the~ lteading tapered odlieea of- the fills 351 ho eI driver dowpwardly thereby Into the open Mroth of- the ottizr box 16, As 1l1UPetat tUe axle $4 oxehit roarady beorond the bolt apetnblies 17 tund 113 so that the pln ei released hhuvfhrow When engaed by the Vins 36,~ A rtrhe nuger asebtys 00 oopri~I!, it pair of 1t~daly npeoced Coi *1 o tit LIri anges(; 01111ty be arrngued above the oooporatkng bolt assmbies1 Vtad 1" to asqlat In Ole reeding~ of the top port'lonn of the oIonvoyod plarj~ vonvnrdy o the boilt; and IntoLa h citLteo' annombl10f,9 When used with bUohy brttle ptntj t~xhcee Ittgor O Wl annimt In prvdnitig ohooking aboutt the tippnw e~nd or the 26 botm 17 Hod ItO an at the Inlet, to the vvt~tir~~4y As Filown In IF1On* 6 and 6 the ("Iteor box 36 omaltit it pidr of oontra rotaing knife aeb1, 37 and 38 havng respootIvp lplado 39 Lgnd 40 whioh mes~h above a lower pi~rt-,, o,-,vlldrlcrn hquoira~ 44 Whicqh xtando abpotd the rear ht othow, 40 shownj ar milf? ohgrponlng so ivo provc4od wich adIjloM nt nwnl 00 We t'PPrOPr4it Ov~p. 04n 4wo' Prvided to qfle1 LhQ~r ofolnay or op rtito1 toc bo mintnttidn, wardsl tho, ~rcul p yrzfrmd nnl 4t, vi tvuy the u iA onoyo atem ',cl L rd 'Imrntl drvssn pwai pTh'idt4 to ro'1i hyr!.1i lut mmbn1 17 in mltsssr 10pp-is th utprpite pe di h1 Te 'entts ss monllnri 4A. fud Cho 1e1ta 44 or t rikud 45 temidn roawevd yto vlml then "l tt d ell rollnd 461 4he atidd 41 rnao r tI ponfigurtatipo 00pecia1Jy A Otraight run~ "Pot104 immodltoly bohInd the OPOVeo-ing rooi 63 to Inlet 8, The beL1t a4eeibly- 17 apporto a~ pootrd. k1t' roler 4 Qol the tonon ro~n of~ Ut 1301t rmq 14t the idler~ roller 41 And 48 And 4 r thor ro1lqr 64 on the rotorni rUn ofC the -bolt 2f1, The Arm 4o d the body or t~lo hydrauhl rinm 44 In thf4 -bolt twsobly, 17 are conneoted pivot~al1I Lo the, hub icutz 43l w4hoh, tw I wtvtped, Ls CL'eitL Lo oee side rvu the 44nea tn jl the Omavto the lhhed 26 and 2,7 Eto Chat~ Lho Latter Art b01ne to the ovwiIlte aido by tlt' tJnfiln for mtovefltrt Cwtwrda th jiivent rixd wvh 26 nwd 27o The ramse 44 itro ItIL'aimted Lo a respocjt-Voi or eruflI4om (~e 01WT ,hervob Choy ma bo held tit l 1oed proeutm o t~dilo the dosiged belt Lonnn it) Lho bo.Un 5 (pd to ig the adJammLd portionsi of the beltm 2 rinto erg~vnrt, A Ckwther putp o ain 6i0 (She FIGb 1)f stippvo on Che lfe11i 14a math Che tad acentt ptvot eItrum 44' ttw~ly t~riom e tmotllv N.' Chme. previto additional eutf mnt Vtev atoen th1e1 vo~et~ve ~v~tofl'toele bwlt leA form"( frw it pehtlitr, poltethaie maxtrlad fnd hati a oepped roi~ tmoiei (,oin(t0rtoi 11H vijiei tr ttd nFO 44~ hit t iteitoi e 12 betwee~n the bolts omd aits the rotMaonal stability of' the.

4rlvon whoos 2.7. In this respect the rami shaftsl 46$ ar fre 'to pivot~ About their 4xqs, go that they may pivot during~ working to, Agoommodate 'tihe shape variations ofV plants, being proosuaed, The eastriq belta 17 and 18 are poniud f1U~t'a~ed# both th ud y 4 nd4 21 are ferpmed as rUangod flat rim Pt411eys, A scraper Asemibly, 68 is pvidpd with flak!,rs Wieh, fen-gago -the pulloya at thpi~r bolt contAot, -0tt~ koc 0ee 0oe apean f ree of, goeii bmiildupi cnveyor aw~embly to ie provided wich ha.s at nlplu ontins.

4pjtg~oi whkleh dooes not urdtfl, op uot th tp b~tilin alous tho oveyinff ptuth and w~hich maintalin- th e qjjj~un Loplijon I tho bol tn Cor off :lt oezaan lix thitt ebdiinont~, the too01 bt~ &~uprsleetv Iwtynoe 65) ~for III.ng thd fntrapanot. Qtqon d beati, Theo tyovee tivo lietgit, 11jun d210o in known- ouirneft.And 14(t pvot Lo ntn inooafve pesi tiot If ixif oale tit ttc, go y n1~ ar It locairig pin 66 The Lool bar cui alo wipport~ htpporoo distitw~s and Eivel4 krills for plantin Who bedsl In thte nuttmaa i the Plahts are VMved, 'Pil Oultvatot* 10 a sn~to ain orporato ho4ontaflyr oxtml(n hod knlveii (not ithowit) w'hioli ent litorally Into to iwdAt front ti ipoiettng Tve9 Cran 14 In olntely apitod 1zAol hlp behlind ,h inlut U to tho. b(44 owyosta I Thosie knives serve 'to disturb anid loosen the bedsi to prepare them -for plantirg. Furthermor'e their ol0oie a~pt'ing reari~ard3ly or the oonvoyor a Prvtog tn ppvor, the base stem~ of plAntri thgt oan not be pullqd by, the bolts~ 17 4in4 18, 6 The e'.dtiVating 4pparatus, 10 tilostated, is adapted to be oooooted toQ 4 tChiee point link~age whereby- it,. may be tr~ld naoio a harvergtoa oqt~on fi~qla to poll the ottqn plwit~q n convoy them t~o ootiog rkpparatlie at whioh, after' eoioa roV' 0 _itio ofte0o14.~jigt tho r0 outm tOjeotq during pawwag alnlcg -the oonveyor wmemiW4,, 1O the buahes are rodwuecd tnt~o timadl pa.vtio-lu 4 1n cotve),od to 4, sultablQ re eptiie or hiwk pri to VLhe f eld ird Use the out1vator wany bo traile4 liehitd traotor vIO~ C~ho gr-old wheeth 24 ltdjtisito Lo poIIt~On~ the ladtog, od cm the beIL twoobl~s Lor engagomrit dhth ihw o plits, Aii the oultvator is drawn aln th~e fiolcl tho opper putiolm of the planto fte engated by tOw Coed wheeie 2.9 luid dlrecited Lowf~rdN Lhe intet, 8 1 ernwd botimeon the netv'r'9i1i VU006s e htwon the rospeotivo pavt of bult &ae emull"" '1iand, 18. The beltse 1,rip the utem portor of~teb~e the beweee holrub: the IaL*nr ste pullted mvn h aon Lhe gr~ping potLion of the ImIL moves osiavdt Cho kippor iuideo whoee The o vwttio of the top rall 13' onublan h 0110viito to w4ork offutvoy In Call oropns.

It4 10mn~ tho plimt iti Int idJ4 oxt dw rrom Ltt ffid~ u subitzuntLt 410eu;4 of ooX W111 Olhig Lu WIhe rfeOt t~uctm 14 This i~s engaged by the oontra -rotating spiral wound agitating bars 32 whiph will shake the soil fr~om the root systemi and move the lower portion qf the Qtiraotod plant rearwardly, at a faster r'ate than roqrw~rd moemont or the uppor portion supported between the belt, a isnmbliog 17 and, lf, sio that as, -the, extracted plant 4pproapoe the end or' tho bolt, AeIombie,4i ILWill be 4llgnoed obmtantlally at rig~ht, angls ohroto and will be engaged by the: radially qxtoodn in or" otoh Qonvoyop assolabl whlIch will drve t-he plant downwardly in~to tho oqteot attspbly If0. Ag the plant pai~e into the ei.jtAtr anobly It WIdl bw Wihroedo. and throcwn ~rnw~ra for dpo"i baek the bod".

$uij,01) Uurrow voto .nn disk itp Anr tidlAge appnratu Way be $iUp clte on tho tool bar tO Lo till tqid v rci th bed~ nditde.1rod Ienoopovate thfj -rtede lntbc t the a'iei At the end Of 040i pann the cultivatqxr 1.0 oma be .11td by the throe 1pclnt. Inkue t-1 prdvile good, rvrabll Ill Idoo he plciad hnrnmn W_[Le or iut~vatect fllk, Trhina fri tafhievcd q L dtjjI :L th 210 vorl Xeng~lk or thf, eiultlyntcl, veit~~ely killtL"4qja 4, ilun rlta If ir d~th Coed wheli waY be omiittcid ot bo madoedetaeohahle tad it desired e)rxe m6V~ beQ U004 -ticlepnderit.ly to autt plant ood4itons. Thu" 011nts tAAY~ b( roed to Cho 111let bv hlsning the beILt 17 arid lt 1,8dth t olnt te be pu Alteriinteol Lhq foved may, oe vate prov1ooil~y otit to tho, inlet f or PonVeYing -to the cutter assem~bly. Fur'thermor~e, it isz preforred that the rams whicit apply the contaot, pressure between the bolts be fed from an adjustable accumulator so that the tensions and contact pressures mnay be readilly a idjusted -t sidt concditions. Of' course alternate mieans may be use~d for mst nt i ~tapt pressure between the belts.

It Will of course be retliie4 that the above has been given only~ by way of 11],ustrativo egamiplo of the invention atkd tht all Hooll raodirloatioris Awl varitions thoreto as, be opparot, to- porQPng *ledq In the art are deemed to f..Within tho broa aep nd ariddt OT 1the I n

Claims (3)

1. 2. Plant extracting apparatus as aldimed in Claim 1, wherein one Of said pivot arms is formed as a hydrauic ram which is hydraulically biassed towards an extended attitude so as to induce a desired belt tension In said other endless beJlt Plant extractin apparatus as qlaimed in claim wherein one of said upper and lower g11d~e wheels supporting said one endless belt is extendabj:)e longitijina21y of said belxtaposittoned beit 0"'a runs and i, 1biassed by a hydraulic ram to an extened attitude to induce a dqsire-,d belt tension in said Ono belt. o C0 t. Plant extracting apparatus a8 claimed In claim 4, whorei the 1 0 0 hYdraulic oil supply to said hydraulic rams 4s maintained at a substantially constant pressure using a hydraulic accqumuator., Plant extracting apparaItu as claimed in claim 4, whteren said pivot arms are support, d for pivotal movement about A qooxon, C x opao trnvesl from a li~ne intronrecing the axe of said upper and lower wheels and at the side Qt pad line remote frQO aid xtapooitiond bolt runo, k Plant OXtaction apparatus as claimed In claim 6f including an auger acoembly supported above an upper end portion of said 3atapositioned belt runs and rpeable to engage the upper ends ot plants 0uppo;ted thqerbetween, .1 Plant QrkitinU ap~rtuz 6s c4imod in claim 4, weein oaid upper guide wheelus ar oupportod by hydraulic r&ms whereby 17 they may pivot freely about their' respective ram axes.
2. 8. Plant QxtcAtng appaiatJs as claimed in claim 8, where~4n each paid endless belt. is formed with a complementary step across its OlItor face, B sPant extraqtJnq apparattis as qaimode in claim 3, wherein said juxtapcsi tioned bolt uns are displaOed fr-m a straight path between their respective Qpper and. lower pulleys by eopetive intormedRi ato guide puLLeys arranged in longtuinally sapaoec relationship alorv. saiA 3uxtapos$i ±onee bult runs. Q 0 L Plant exttactiorl apparatus as c ainwd claim 10, wherein qed Meanq ars proided for dictin vlant; -o be ctlarated t -said inlet,
3. 11. Plant extzAltinq appratuj. claimited in claim 3, wherein a pair of contra-rotatable spiralwund mmbrs io juppcrto boneath 1 oi$d juxtapoitioned belt runu EOi forreiving dirt from thn rots of Plante gripped threbobtwen, Il, Plant OxttactiOn apparatus as Clied in claim11, wheein Oaid tpral Wound iembers oxend roarwitrdly beyond said ju~t~ptnition~d belt runs b u to suport long j tudin I ly oxtendg ftnz ZO adapted to o nqage the ext~acted pl-nt dabliueroe to eai oxtractod~ plant outlet Oo aXv4 to move tho extracted plantu into plant ctting manaio Ou ported on raid 11upportinu frafte, 18 I$ Plant extraction apparatus as claimed, in oaim 3, wherein said supporting frame includes a pair of supporting legs extending upwardly from respective opposite sides of said uxtapositioned bet rnas to an elevated supporting beam whereby the supporti~nq f riame may straddle the row of plants to be extraoted, Plant (etracting ap aratus as ctimd in c a. wherein gaei Ojt opte formed fQtf a reiolient ela o~eti~c mteria- ~th ?'lant eCt~aating apparatus including,,- 0 0, a :upporttng fame; tO :uport Mans anssociated with said oipportifq ftare wherseby tho latter may be conveyed aong a rtw of plants; a pair of endless belts, suported by and otendng ketwon Mllpurtivoupper and lower guide whels and having juxtOt ioned bol~t tuno which inciane upwardly and otiawatdly ft ro a plant inlet 1$ toward an xttacted p3ant outltt j o i pe guide wheeir, suppoted by f luidic raMO, Which are luidihlal4y biassed towads an Qxtopndcj attitde to IndUCO 4 otact1r tensio9 n in said bolts; drivo 01 ar14 fr driing o a i boltscr whereby oaid jUxta onitionos l bolt runn movo upwardly and wtdar 8y ern f t 04 pltant itnlohta int~o onnagement with on~ awe anothwr, Andn re".4pective intrmadiate guido pv I I kay arranged In lon Itudiiatjjy pAed relatI'OnshIp along oaid~ jxtapQsItIoned bolt tus for displacing saId uxtAposttoe e,1 -e n rma ta~h 1ino path between saId uipper and lower quide wheels whereby the vontaiot preossi~e -between said j1u1xtapoitionod bolt vun* May be I ncreased LjpwArdly ot oaI4. pXari Inl !to, -Plant extractingj Appar~atusi o8 cailned in OjaiM wihprein, said hydraulic ram way pivot freely about thoir reopective rain 11t Plant extacting appa-atuo as climie4 in~ claim 1, wherein 14 each sai~d ondls belt is fome With a cimplenentary ,,top ito Oue taq IS,, Plant extracting ipa~ratu a dtinw '4 ouppcrting frUIe~ O~pport meano aofioiatod With said ouprtinq joa~i whrQy 1the later mnay be nveyed along a ro fpat111 a pai ofodoo1eltoi uurted b~y ind4 otnditly 1been rpetive upc uanc toe aoa4 aigJ itionod be I t rtlns, hich In~lino upwardly and4 zecirardl? fromu a plant itilet tocidoan otato plant outot drivo 'e an t- or drivingj qaid beXtq whoreby uid jutapt-iioe belt rune1 upwardly and r.;wirdly ftoo %ald reald upper atnd lower uJa whOW111 Oupporting one maid andlevo botboin rezranad a~ainot Miov~mrit tranavarie to said J~apt~owc~belt runpi said Lipper an;d otther sa s~a~b r- lower qa~ i de W hppes Oupporing the Btl ena~ea bet being tippoztted on reosep4ve t iVot arsf for movement transverse to said jutapositionedc bdtu ound whreby dus ec. tens~iron in 94 1 d other endlOOPs belt hiafsos the JUX-taPosit4Qnied. ru 4 said other enless4 belt into onqagement with the juxtapositoned run of aid Ono endless belt whereby pl$ant OtemO Maybe gippedbetwe~n sad JuxapQatioed belt rune rrq of said pivot armns be4ing formed as a variable engt h 4rm IQ t and biassinrg Mens for biaooing said Vi7rable lngthj arm towards an exended attitude so a to inuc a desired bolt tensiQn in oter ondlea* belt. ti, Plant O'Xtracting apatu s as, claied 44 olaim 1t, t erei one oaid tippe and 1wer qt44e wheels supptring naid ono endlc,-Q,,o belt is extendable longitunlf saidn&Xly o juxtatds belt r mid i iaroe l by biqssing meano to an oXteridci attittldo to induce a d~sired belt tor4 4 ion in aid one belt, Vlan etritin apparatuo teb tht Q ntialg y .9 ji before doal('Vibod with roferen~o to tho aocopanyinq drawinqug~: nup)pQrtod mbovo tho tr~iling ond portion qf- o14 g~ripping~ uwona nd4 opqroblo to 04909o tho uppor ofldo of pla~nt$ grbi p d Obf "414 gripping~ mqW z, QUjttv~tiu Appratus 40 14at in, any o~ 6 f tho proopo41rg o~lut~ whgrelo oad supporting r noAud it PAIr Of~ spprtin log" Oxtoing upwar~l frvoi 0rn14 q$pptru fvrWW WatY Hi4d~v (i row of plari4i Lo~ bo qOUnated 111h(ompvtsmi it p~ih of~ ond' oig bgLLH sppoftd betw~of repeAve~ spaced pI)Arti or oppmied gulde iwhoelt and ara'g gr~ippod Ovevohewovi arid oowivey(md t~doii Kad adjacent, vrI-um DATI) TITT81 DOntfl QOo bor I4fZ? &Y (1ONPANY? PAINT1 A(T~Nrm ys