CA2224854A1 - Seeding system: alternating paired seed and fertilizer rows - Google Patents
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Abstract
Disclosed is a farm implement used for one-pass fertilizing and seeding the soil. The implement has an arrangement of first and second soil openers which are attached to the frame of the implement in such a manner as to create, in operation, a pair of parallel seed rows between adjacent fertilizer rows. This arrangement facilitates mid-row banding of fertilizer. The invention is unique in that virtually any cultivator or other such implement can be fitted with alternating fertilizer and paired seed row soil openers.
No additional fertilizer coulters or other heavy attachments are necessary. In a particular arrangement fertilizer distribution soil openers are equipped with a single fertilizer boot to create a single fertilizer row and seed distribution soil openers are equipped with splitter seed boots to create a pair of parallel seed rows. The fertilizer distribution soil openers are typically narrower than the seed distribution soil openers.
No additional fertilizer coulters or other heavy attachments are necessary. In a particular arrangement fertilizer distribution soil openers are equipped with a single fertilizer boot to create a single fertilizer row and seed distribution soil openers are equipped with splitter seed boots to create a pair of parallel seed rows. The fertilizer distribution soil openers are typically narrower than the seed distribution soil openers.
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DISCLOSURE
Seeding System Alternating Paired Seed and Fertilizer Rows Thls invention relates to a method of, and an apparatus for, seeding and mid-row bandlng of fertlllzer for farm crops.
Background As farms become larger and labour becomes more expenslve, capltol intensive farming and larger lmplements operated by a single operator are becoming standard.
Furthermore, the high cost of fuel has preclpitated a need to reduce the number of passes of machinery over the field to accomplish cultivatlng, seeding, fertillzlng, packing, spraying and eventual harvesting of the crop.
Of particular importance ls the trend towards one-pass seedlng, fertlllzlng, cultlvatlng and packing of the field. Unfortunately, it is not advantageous to deposit hlgh rates of nltrogen fertllizer and seed together in the same furrow. The nitrogen fertillzer wlll often reduce emergence and delay crop development. Furthermore, too much fertllizer at the onset of the plant's llfe can reduce yleld. Thus, lt has been found that the most advantageous method of banding fertillzer ls to place most or all of the nitrogen requlred to grow a crop separate and away from the seed ln a one-pass seedlng and fertlllzlng operatlon. Alternatlng fertlllzer rows mld way between every palr of seed rows ls one form of CA 022248~4 1997-12-1~
mld-row bandlng. (Another way to mld-row band is to alternate a fertllizer row between every seed row.) Many types of attachments for seedlng implements generlcally ldentlfled as dual-shoot openers have been deslgned, bullt and tested over the years. The purpose of these openers ls to provide seed and fertlllzer separatlon.
Many will only provide separation between the seed and fertillzer in certaln soll types.
Other prlor art devlces have hlgh draft requirements and leave the soil surface extremely rough, maklng future operatlons such as spraylng and swathlng hard on equipment and the operator.
Presently, fully functlonal mld-row bandlng systems add separate fertlllzer dellvery systems between every other pair of shanks on a cultlvator, chisel plow or alr hoe drill.
(Some dual shootlng type of openers place a row of fertlllzer between two rows of seeds. The entlre dual shootlng mechanlsm for accompllshlng thls is mounted on each shank assembly.) The fertlllzer delivery system generally includes a means for attaching an arm to the frame of the cultivator or other implement, and an arm which generally has attached to it a coulter disk for creating a slot for a fertilizer delivery tube. All of the seeding implement shanks are dedicated to producing a seed row, whereas the coulters are used to produce fertilizer rows. These machines, however, are qulte costly.
Additlonally, because of the extra equlpment needed for the mld-row banding, the implements are heavy. Thus, the machine CA 022248~4 1997-12-1~
must be constructed of materials of sufflcient strength to carry the extra lmplements.
It is therefore an ob~ect of the present invention to create a implement which is capable of seeding and mid-row fertlllzer bandlng, which ls llght welght, versatlle, and low-cost.
Therefore, this invention seeks to provide a farm implement adapted to be pulled by a power source and used for fertilizing, tilling, and seedlng the soll; sald lmplement comprlslng: a frame with a plurallty of soll openers attached thereto; said frame being supported by a plurality of support wheels; sald soll openers belng arranged, ln operatlon, to create a plurallty of furrows parallel to one another and parallel to the llne of travel of sald power source and sald lmplement; sald soll openers comprlslng: flrst soll openers, adapted, ln operation, to each dellver a single row of fertlllzer; and second soll openers adapted, ln operatlon, to each dellver two parallel rows of seed; sald flrst and second soll openers being mounted on sald farm lmplement in an alternatlng arrangement transverse to the direction of travel such that, in operation, sald lmplement creates two seed rows between adjacent fertlllzer rows.
The lnvention further seeks to provide a method of mld-row bandlng fertlllzer comprlslng: (a~ mounting first soil openers and second soll openers ln an alternating arrangement on frame cross members of a farm lmplement positloned transverse to the dlrectlon of travel of a (b) dlrectlng a stream of alr blown fertlllzer to a fertlllzer CA 022248~4 1997-12-1~
dlstrlbutlon port on each of sald flrst soll openers; (c) dlrectlng a stream of alr blown seed to sald second soll openers; (d) spllttlng sald stream of alr blown seed lnto two seed dlstrlbutlon ports ad~acent sald second soll openers; (e) movlng sald lmplement ln a forward dlrectlon thus creatlng two parallel seed rows between ad~acent fertlllzer rows; and If) packlng sald seed rows wlth packer wheels.
In an alternatlve arrangement, a method of mld-row bandlng fertlllzer comprlses: (a) mountlng flrst soll openers and second soll openers ln an alternatlng arrangement on frame cross members of a farm lmplement posltloned transverse to the dlrectlon of travel; (b) dlrectlng a stream of alr blown fertlllzer to a fertlllzer dlstrlbutlon port on each of sald flrst soll openers; (c) dlrectlng a stream of alr blown seed to sald second soll openers; (d) spllttlng sald stream of alr blown seed lnto two seed dlstrlbutlon ports ad~acent sald second openers; (e) movlng sald lmplement ln a forward dlrectlon thus ln operatlon creatlng two parallel seed rows between ad~acent fertlllzer rows; and (f) mountlng harrows on the back cross members of the lmplement frame thus coverlng the seed and fertlllzer and levellng the soll. If requlred, packlng could be provlded by a wlng-up type packer located behlnd the cultlvator, attached to elther the cultlvator or alr seeder dependlng on the seedlng unlt's conflguratlon.
(The seedlng unlt can be conflgured to have the alr seeder located ln front of the ground engaglng lmplement or behlnd, dependlng on the preference of the farmer.) Packlng can also be provlded ln a separate follow-up operatlon.
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In a simple embodiment of the present invention one begins with a stock cultivator, chisel plow or air hoe drill having existing mounted shanks with soil openers thereon.
Normally, these implements deliver one row of seed from a single seed boot located behind each one of the soil openers.
However, in the present invention every second soil opener, in a transverse line across the machine, is equipped with two seed delivery ports, thereby being capable of depositing two parallel rows of seed. Alternating existing shanks are equipped with a single fertilizer boot or distribution port.
Thus, there is no need to add additional coulters or other openers to create the fertilizer rows.
The soil openers used for seeding and fertilizing are typically sweeps, spoons or single shoot knife openers which are modestly priced in comparison with the dual shoot boots or openers used in the prior art mid-row fertilizer banding devices. Furthermore, the seed boots used for placing seed in paired rows are relatively inexpensive when compared with the dual shoot boots. The implement can be equipped with packer wheels which are matched with the paired seed rows with either one narrow packer wheel packing each seed row or a single wide packer wheel packing a pair of seed rows or with mounted harrows which assist in covering up the seed and fertilizer rows and leveling the surface of the soil.
The distance between the paired rows and the fertilizer rows will vary from situation to situation for the perceived needs of the operator and the shank spacing on the seeding implement. Generally, once a machine is configured at CA 022248~4 1997-12-1~
a certaln spaclng lt remalns at that spaclng for the entlre llfe of the machlne.
A typlcal configuration to produce a crop wlth 8 lnch spaced apart rows ls to space fertlllzer openers at an 8 lnch distance between centers of the palred rows. The shanks that produce the palred rows are equlpped wlth 12 lnch sweeps and the shanks carrying the fertlllzer boots are equlpped with 4 or 5 lnch sweeps. The cultlvator could typlcally be equipped with mounted packers wlth packer wheels at 8 lnch centers with the center lines of the packer wheels placed in alignment wlth the center llnes of the seed rows. All of the fleld area would be cultlvated and the center llnes of each of the seed rows would be 4 inches away from the center llnes of the fertlllzer rows.
In another conflguration, the cultlvator shanks can be spaced 10 lnches apart wlth the palr of seed rows belng spaced eight lnches apart behlnd every alternate shank. The fertlllzer ls placed ln a narrow row 10 inches from the center line of ad~acent eight inch palred seed row center llne such that the center llne of each individual seed row is six inches away from the center line of the ad~acent fertilizer row.
Another configuration would be a 7 inch spaced air hoe drill with a paired row spacing 4 inches between seed rows and a single 4 1/2 inch packer wheel running over both rows.
The center lines of the fertilizer rows would then be 5 inches away from the center lines of the seed rows. The sweep on the shank produclng the palred row could be up to 12 lnches wlde CA 022248~4 1997-12-1~
whereas the sweep on the fertilizer opener could be up to 10 inches wide.
The invention will be described in greater detail in conjunction with the following drawings wherein:
Figure 1 is a planar view of a cultivator/seeder/
fertilizer of the present invention;
Figure 2 is a planar view of a alternative embodiment of the invention;
Figure 3 is a planar view of an alternative embodiment of the invention;
Figure 4 is a perspective detailed view of the soil opening sweeps and corresponding packer wheels; and Figure 5 is a planar view of an alternative embodiment of the invention.
In Figure 1 a cultivator/seeder/fertilizer implement is shown generally as 1. The cultivator of this particular embodiment has a central frame section 2, a left wing boom frame section 3a, and a right wing boom frame section 3b. The cultivator is towable by a floating hitch 4, which is attached in a known manner to a power source such as a tractor.
The frame sections 2, 3a, and 3b, are supported in the seeding/operating position by forward caster wheel assemblies 5. The center frame section 2 is also supported by cultivator support wheels 6, while the left wing boom frame section 3a is supported by cultivator support wheel assembly 7a, and the right wing boom frame section 3b is supported by right wing support wheel assembly 7b. The frame consists of a plurality of transverse frame members 8 and longitudinal frame CA 022248~4 1997-12-1~
members 9. The comblnatlon soll openers, fertlllzer dlstrlbutors, and seed dlstrlbutors wlll be dlscussed later ln further detall, however they are mounted on the transverse frame members 8 wlth brackets 10 on the top sldes of the frame members 8 and by brackets 30 on the underslde of frame members 8.
The soll openers 12 and 14 are mounted rearwardly and forwardly ln a staggered relatlonshlp. It ls to be understood that such soll openers can be mounted ln any conflguratlon to create narrower or wlder rows, however they must be staggered to lnsure good trash sheddlng.
Downwardly extendlng shanks 11 are attached by brackets 10 and 30 to the frame members 8. Attached to the bottom of shanks 11 are seed dlstrlbutlon soll openlng sweeps 12 and fertlllzer dlstrlbutlon soll opener sweeps 14.
In the embodlments shown ln Flgures 1, 3 and 4, one notes that the wldth of the seed dlstrlbutlon soll opener sweeps 12 ls conslderably greater than that of the fertlllzer dlstrlbutlon soll opener sweeps 14. The seed dlstrlbutlon soll opener sweeps 12 are equlpped wlth a splltter seed boot 13. Thus, when seed ls lntroduced through the seed dlstrlbutlon ducts 28, as shown ln Flgure 4, lt ls spllt lnto two streams by the splltter seed boot 13, thereby creatlng a palr of seed rows 16.
On the other hand, the fertlllzer soll opener sweeps 14 have a slngle fertlllzer boot 15 whlch creates a slngle fertlllzer row 17 approxlmately mld-way between ad~acent seed CA 022248~4 1997-12-1~
rows. Fertlllzer ls fed to fertlllzer boot 15 through fertlllzer duct 29.
One notes from the drawlngs that there ls only one fertlllzer row 17 for each palr of seed rows 16. Thus, none of the seed rows have fertlllzer placed on both sldes of the seed row but only on one slde. Thls technl~ue ls known as mld-row bandlng. Sufflclent fertlllzer can be placed ln row 17 to serve the needs of two seed rows 16.
As shown ln Flgures 1 and 3, plvotally mounted to the rearmost transverse frame member 8 are a plurallty of packer wheel assemblles shown generally as 18. These packer wheel assemblles 18 each have a plurallty of slngle packer wheels 20 whlch are, ln turn, each adapted to pack a slngle seed row 16. One also notes ln Flgures 1 and 2, that wlng frame sectlons 3a and 3b are plvotally mounted at 19 to center sectlon 2 to enable a narrow transport wldth for the lmplement.
The lmplement shown ln Flgure 2 ls very slmllar to that shown ln Flgure 1 wlth a couple of exceptlons. One notes, partlcularly ln Flgure 2, that the fertlllzer sweeps 22 have openers whlch have the same wldth as those of the seed dlstrlbutlon soll opener sweeps 12. However, fertlllzer sweeps 22 dlstrlbute only one row of fertlllzer 17, through the fertillzer boot 15. Also shown ln Flgure 2 are wlder packer wheels 21 which are adapted to pack two seed rows shown as 16. Only one row of fertlllzer ls placed ad~acent a seed row 16, l.e., that ls to say, fertlllzer ls placed on only one slde of a seed row.
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Figure 3 is a slightly different type of seeding/fertilizing/tilling implement known as an air hoe drill 23. It is equipped with hydraulic cylinders 24 to raise and lower the air hoe drill shanks 11 by raising the frame 2 between front castering wheel 5 and rear packer assemblies 18.
In Figure 4 the trip mechanism for fertilizer and seed distribution soil opener sweeps 12 and 14 is shown.
Mounting bracket 10 has an upwardly inclined trip tower which holds the upper end of a tension spring 26. Tension spring 26 is attached at its lower end to a shank holder 25, to which the upper end of shank 11 is attached. When soil openers 12 or 14 strike an object, shank 11 is pushed upwardly and rearwardly pivoting about horizontal axis 27 and placing tension on spring 26. When an obstacle is cleared the respective shank 11 returns to its normal position. Thus, breakage of soil openers 12 and 14 is avoided.
In Figure 5 mounted harrows 28 replace parking wheels to cover seed and fertilizer and level the soil.
DISCLOSURE
Seeding System Alternating Paired Seed and Fertilizer Rows Thls invention relates to a method of, and an apparatus for, seeding and mid-row bandlng of fertlllzer for farm crops.
Background As farms become larger and labour becomes more expenslve, capltol intensive farming and larger lmplements operated by a single operator are becoming standard.
Furthermore, the high cost of fuel has preclpitated a need to reduce the number of passes of machinery over the field to accomplish cultivatlng, seeding, fertillzlng, packing, spraying and eventual harvesting of the crop.
Of particular importance ls the trend towards one-pass seedlng, fertlllzlng, cultlvatlng and packing of the field. Unfortunately, it is not advantageous to deposit hlgh rates of nltrogen fertllizer and seed together in the same furrow. The nitrogen fertillzer wlll often reduce emergence and delay crop development. Furthermore, too much fertllizer at the onset of the plant's llfe can reduce yleld. Thus, lt has been found that the most advantageous method of banding fertillzer ls to place most or all of the nitrogen requlred to grow a crop separate and away from the seed ln a one-pass seedlng and fertlllzlng operatlon. Alternatlng fertlllzer rows mld way between every palr of seed rows ls one form of CA 022248~4 1997-12-1~
mld-row bandlng. (Another way to mld-row band is to alternate a fertllizer row between every seed row.) Many types of attachments for seedlng implements generlcally ldentlfled as dual-shoot openers have been deslgned, bullt and tested over the years. The purpose of these openers ls to provide seed and fertlllzer separatlon.
Many will only provide separation between the seed and fertillzer in certaln soll types.
Other prlor art devlces have hlgh draft requirements and leave the soil surface extremely rough, maklng future operatlons such as spraylng and swathlng hard on equipment and the operator.
Presently, fully functlonal mld-row bandlng systems add separate fertlllzer dellvery systems between every other pair of shanks on a cultlvator, chisel plow or alr hoe drill.
(Some dual shootlng type of openers place a row of fertlllzer between two rows of seeds. The entlre dual shootlng mechanlsm for accompllshlng thls is mounted on each shank assembly.) The fertlllzer delivery system generally includes a means for attaching an arm to the frame of the cultivator or other implement, and an arm which generally has attached to it a coulter disk for creating a slot for a fertilizer delivery tube. All of the seeding implement shanks are dedicated to producing a seed row, whereas the coulters are used to produce fertilizer rows. These machines, however, are qulte costly.
Additlonally, because of the extra equlpment needed for the mld-row banding, the implements are heavy. Thus, the machine CA 022248~4 1997-12-1~
must be constructed of materials of sufflcient strength to carry the extra lmplements.
It is therefore an ob~ect of the present invention to create a implement which is capable of seeding and mid-row fertlllzer bandlng, which ls llght welght, versatlle, and low-cost.
Therefore, this invention seeks to provide a farm implement adapted to be pulled by a power source and used for fertilizing, tilling, and seedlng the soll; sald lmplement comprlslng: a frame with a plurallty of soll openers attached thereto; said frame being supported by a plurality of support wheels; sald soll openers belng arranged, ln operatlon, to create a plurallty of furrows parallel to one another and parallel to the llne of travel of sald power source and sald lmplement; sald soll openers comprlslng: flrst soll openers, adapted, ln operation, to each dellver a single row of fertlllzer; and second soll openers adapted, ln operatlon, to each dellver two parallel rows of seed; sald flrst and second soll openers being mounted on sald farm lmplement in an alternatlng arrangement transverse to the direction of travel such that, in operation, sald lmplement creates two seed rows between adjacent fertlllzer rows.
The lnvention further seeks to provide a method of mld-row bandlng fertlllzer comprlslng: (a~ mounting first soil openers and second soll openers ln an alternating arrangement on frame cross members of a farm lmplement positloned transverse to the dlrectlon of travel of a (b) dlrectlng a stream of alr blown fertlllzer to a fertlllzer CA 022248~4 1997-12-1~
dlstrlbutlon port on each of sald flrst soll openers; (c) dlrectlng a stream of alr blown seed to sald second soll openers; (d) spllttlng sald stream of alr blown seed lnto two seed dlstrlbutlon ports ad~acent sald second soll openers; (e) movlng sald lmplement ln a forward dlrectlon thus creatlng two parallel seed rows between ad~acent fertlllzer rows; and If) packlng sald seed rows wlth packer wheels.
In an alternatlve arrangement, a method of mld-row bandlng fertlllzer comprlses: (a) mountlng flrst soll openers and second soll openers ln an alternatlng arrangement on frame cross members of a farm lmplement posltloned transverse to the dlrectlon of travel; (b) dlrectlng a stream of alr blown fertlllzer to a fertlllzer dlstrlbutlon port on each of sald flrst soll openers; (c) dlrectlng a stream of alr blown seed to sald second soll openers; (d) spllttlng sald stream of alr blown seed lnto two seed dlstrlbutlon ports ad~acent sald second openers; (e) movlng sald lmplement ln a forward dlrectlon thus ln operatlon creatlng two parallel seed rows between ad~acent fertlllzer rows; and (f) mountlng harrows on the back cross members of the lmplement frame thus coverlng the seed and fertlllzer and levellng the soll. If requlred, packlng could be provlded by a wlng-up type packer located behlnd the cultlvator, attached to elther the cultlvator or alr seeder dependlng on the seedlng unlt's conflguratlon.
(The seedlng unlt can be conflgured to have the alr seeder located ln front of the ground engaglng lmplement or behlnd, dependlng on the preference of the farmer.) Packlng can also be provlded ln a separate follow-up operatlon.
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In a simple embodiment of the present invention one begins with a stock cultivator, chisel plow or air hoe drill having existing mounted shanks with soil openers thereon.
Normally, these implements deliver one row of seed from a single seed boot located behind each one of the soil openers.
However, in the present invention every second soil opener, in a transverse line across the machine, is equipped with two seed delivery ports, thereby being capable of depositing two parallel rows of seed. Alternating existing shanks are equipped with a single fertilizer boot or distribution port.
Thus, there is no need to add additional coulters or other openers to create the fertilizer rows.
The soil openers used for seeding and fertilizing are typically sweeps, spoons or single shoot knife openers which are modestly priced in comparison with the dual shoot boots or openers used in the prior art mid-row fertilizer banding devices. Furthermore, the seed boots used for placing seed in paired rows are relatively inexpensive when compared with the dual shoot boots. The implement can be equipped with packer wheels which are matched with the paired seed rows with either one narrow packer wheel packing each seed row or a single wide packer wheel packing a pair of seed rows or with mounted harrows which assist in covering up the seed and fertilizer rows and leveling the surface of the soil.
The distance between the paired rows and the fertilizer rows will vary from situation to situation for the perceived needs of the operator and the shank spacing on the seeding implement. Generally, once a machine is configured at CA 022248~4 1997-12-1~
a certaln spaclng lt remalns at that spaclng for the entlre llfe of the machlne.
A typlcal configuration to produce a crop wlth 8 lnch spaced apart rows ls to space fertlllzer openers at an 8 lnch distance between centers of the palred rows. The shanks that produce the palred rows are equlpped wlth 12 lnch sweeps and the shanks carrying the fertlllzer boots are equlpped with 4 or 5 lnch sweeps. The cultlvator could typlcally be equipped with mounted packers wlth packer wheels at 8 lnch centers with the center lines of the packer wheels placed in alignment wlth the center llnes of the seed rows. All of the fleld area would be cultlvated and the center llnes of each of the seed rows would be 4 inches away from the center llnes of the fertlllzer rows.
In another conflguration, the cultlvator shanks can be spaced 10 lnches apart wlth the palr of seed rows belng spaced eight lnches apart behlnd every alternate shank. The fertlllzer ls placed ln a narrow row 10 inches from the center line of ad~acent eight inch palred seed row center llne such that the center llne of each individual seed row is six inches away from the center line of the ad~acent fertilizer row.
Another configuration would be a 7 inch spaced air hoe drill with a paired row spacing 4 inches between seed rows and a single 4 1/2 inch packer wheel running over both rows.
The center lines of the fertilizer rows would then be 5 inches away from the center lines of the seed rows. The sweep on the shank produclng the palred row could be up to 12 lnches wlde CA 022248~4 1997-12-1~
whereas the sweep on the fertilizer opener could be up to 10 inches wide.
The invention will be described in greater detail in conjunction with the following drawings wherein:
Figure 1 is a planar view of a cultivator/seeder/
fertilizer of the present invention;
Figure 2 is a planar view of a alternative embodiment of the invention;
Figure 3 is a planar view of an alternative embodiment of the invention;
Figure 4 is a perspective detailed view of the soil opening sweeps and corresponding packer wheels; and Figure 5 is a planar view of an alternative embodiment of the invention.
In Figure 1 a cultivator/seeder/fertilizer implement is shown generally as 1. The cultivator of this particular embodiment has a central frame section 2, a left wing boom frame section 3a, and a right wing boom frame section 3b. The cultivator is towable by a floating hitch 4, which is attached in a known manner to a power source such as a tractor.
The frame sections 2, 3a, and 3b, are supported in the seeding/operating position by forward caster wheel assemblies 5. The center frame section 2 is also supported by cultivator support wheels 6, while the left wing boom frame section 3a is supported by cultivator support wheel assembly 7a, and the right wing boom frame section 3b is supported by right wing support wheel assembly 7b. The frame consists of a plurality of transverse frame members 8 and longitudinal frame CA 022248~4 1997-12-1~
members 9. The comblnatlon soll openers, fertlllzer dlstrlbutors, and seed dlstrlbutors wlll be dlscussed later ln further detall, however they are mounted on the transverse frame members 8 wlth brackets 10 on the top sldes of the frame members 8 and by brackets 30 on the underslde of frame members 8.
The soll openers 12 and 14 are mounted rearwardly and forwardly ln a staggered relatlonshlp. It ls to be understood that such soll openers can be mounted ln any conflguratlon to create narrower or wlder rows, however they must be staggered to lnsure good trash sheddlng.
Downwardly extendlng shanks 11 are attached by brackets 10 and 30 to the frame members 8. Attached to the bottom of shanks 11 are seed dlstrlbutlon soll openlng sweeps 12 and fertlllzer dlstrlbutlon soll opener sweeps 14.
In the embodlments shown ln Flgures 1, 3 and 4, one notes that the wldth of the seed dlstrlbutlon soll opener sweeps 12 ls conslderably greater than that of the fertlllzer dlstrlbutlon soll opener sweeps 14. The seed dlstrlbutlon soll opener sweeps 12 are equlpped wlth a splltter seed boot 13. Thus, when seed ls lntroduced through the seed dlstrlbutlon ducts 28, as shown ln Flgure 4, lt ls spllt lnto two streams by the splltter seed boot 13, thereby creatlng a palr of seed rows 16.
On the other hand, the fertlllzer soll opener sweeps 14 have a slngle fertlllzer boot 15 whlch creates a slngle fertlllzer row 17 approxlmately mld-way between ad~acent seed CA 022248~4 1997-12-1~
rows. Fertlllzer ls fed to fertlllzer boot 15 through fertlllzer duct 29.
One notes from the drawlngs that there ls only one fertlllzer row 17 for each palr of seed rows 16. Thus, none of the seed rows have fertlllzer placed on both sldes of the seed row but only on one slde. Thls technl~ue ls known as mld-row bandlng. Sufflclent fertlllzer can be placed ln row 17 to serve the needs of two seed rows 16.
As shown ln Flgures 1 and 3, plvotally mounted to the rearmost transverse frame member 8 are a plurallty of packer wheel assemblles shown generally as 18. These packer wheel assemblles 18 each have a plurallty of slngle packer wheels 20 whlch are, ln turn, each adapted to pack a slngle seed row 16. One also notes ln Flgures 1 and 2, that wlng frame sectlons 3a and 3b are plvotally mounted at 19 to center sectlon 2 to enable a narrow transport wldth for the lmplement.
The lmplement shown ln Flgure 2 ls very slmllar to that shown ln Flgure 1 wlth a couple of exceptlons. One notes, partlcularly ln Flgure 2, that the fertlllzer sweeps 22 have openers whlch have the same wldth as those of the seed dlstrlbutlon soll opener sweeps 12. However, fertlllzer sweeps 22 dlstrlbute only one row of fertlllzer 17, through the fertillzer boot 15. Also shown ln Flgure 2 are wlder packer wheels 21 which are adapted to pack two seed rows shown as 16. Only one row of fertlllzer ls placed ad~acent a seed row 16, l.e., that ls to say, fertlllzer ls placed on only one slde of a seed row.
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Figure 3 is a slightly different type of seeding/fertilizing/tilling implement known as an air hoe drill 23. It is equipped with hydraulic cylinders 24 to raise and lower the air hoe drill shanks 11 by raising the frame 2 between front castering wheel 5 and rear packer assemblies 18.
In Figure 4 the trip mechanism for fertilizer and seed distribution soil opener sweeps 12 and 14 is shown.
Mounting bracket 10 has an upwardly inclined trip tower which holds the upper end of a tension spring 26. Tension spring 26 is attached at its lower end to a shank holder 25, to which the upper end of shank 11 is attached. When soil openers 12 or 14 strike an object, shank 11 is pushed upwardly and rearwardly pivoting about horizontal axis 27 and placing tension on spring 26. When an obstacle is cleared the respective shank 11 returns to its normal position. Thus, breakage of soil openers 12 and 14 is avoided.
In Figure 5 mounted harrows 28 replace parking wheels to cover seed and fertilizer and level the soil.
Claims (31)
1. A farm implement adapted to be pulled by a power source and used for fertilizing, tilling, and seeding the soil;
said implement comprising:
a frame with a plurality of soil openers attached thereto;
said frame being supported by a plurality of support wheels;
said soil openers being arranged, in operation, to create a plurality of furrows parallel to one another and parallel to the line of travel of said power source and said implement;
said soil openers comprising:
first soil openers, adapted, in operation, to each deliver a single row of fertilizer; and second soil openers adapted, in operation, to each deliver two parallel rows of seed;
said first and second soil openers being mounted on said farm implement in an alternating arrangement transverse to the direction of travel such that, in operation, said implement creates two seed rows between adjacent fertilizer rows.
said implement comprising:
a frame with a plurality of soil openers attached thereto;
said frame being supported by a plurality of support wheels;
said soil openers being arranged, in operation, to create a plurality of furrows parallel to one another and parallel to the line of travel of said power source and said implement;
said soil openers comprising:
first soil openers, adapted, in operation, to each deliver a single row of fertilizer; and second soil openers adapted, in operation, to each deliver two parallel rows of seed;
said first and second soil openers being mounted on said farm implement in an alternating arrangement transverse to the direction of travel such that, in operation, said implement creates two seed rows between adjacent fertilizer rows.
2. A farm implement as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first soil openers are narrower than said second soil openers such that, in operation, said first soil openers till a narrower strip of land than said second soil openers.
3. A farm implement as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first soil openers create one furrow and said second soil openers create two furrows.
4. A farm implement as claimed in claim 1, wherein said frame includes a plurality of cross members extending across the width of said implement transverse to the line of travel;
said cross members being positioned in a fore and aft relationship throughout the length of said implement.
said cross members being positioned in a fore and aft relationship throughout the length of said implement.
5. A farm implement as claimed in claim 4, wherein said first and second soil openers, which are mounted on said farm implement in an alternating arrangement transverse to the direction of travel, are mounted on said cross members in a staggered relationship such that a first soil opener is on a forward cross member and an adjacent second soil opener is mounted on a rearward cross member, or alternatively, a first soil opener is mounted on a rearward cross member and an adjacent second soil opener is mounted on a forward cross member.
6. A farm implement as claimed in claim 1, including a plurality of pivotally mounted packer wheel assemblies attached to the rear of said implement;
said packer wheel assemblies including a plurality of packer wheels;
said packer wheels being adapted, in operation, to pack said parallel rows of seed.
said packer wheel assemblies including a plurality of packer wheels;
said packer wheels being adapted, in operation, to pack said parallel rows of seed.
7. A farm implement as claimed in claim 1 wherein mounted harrows are located on a last transverse member of said frame, said harrows being adapted to cover seed and fertilizer and level the surface of the soil.
8. A farm implement as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first soil openers include a single fertilizer boot or exit port, and said second soil openers include two seed boots or exit ports.
9. A farm implement as claimed in claim 8, wherein said second soil openers each include a Y-shaped splitter duct;
said splitter duct being adapted, in operation, to deliver two parallel rows of seed.
said splitter duct being adapted, in operation, to deliver two parallel rows of seed.
10. A farm implement as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first and second soil openers are mounted such that, in operation, said seed rows are spaced approximately 8 inches from one another and each of said fertilizer rows is spaced 4 inches from an adjacent seed row.
11. A method of mld-row banding fertilizer comprising:
(a) mounting first soil openers and second soil openers in an alternating arrangement on frame cross members transverse to the direction of travel of a farm implement;
(b) directing a stream of air blown fertilizer to a fertilizer distribution port on each of said first soil openers;
(c) directing a stream of air blown seed to said second soil openers;
(d) splitting said stream of air blown seed into two seed delivery ports adjacent said second soil openers;
(e) moving said implement in a forward direction thus creating two parallel seed rows between adjacent fertilizer rows; and (f) packing said seed rows with packer wheels.
(a) mounting first soil openers and second soil openers in an alternating arrangement on frame cross members transverse to the direction of travel of a farm implement;
(b) directing a stream of air blown fertilizer to a fertilizer distribution port on each of said first soil openers;
(c) directing a stream of air blown seed to said second soil openers;
(d) splitting said stream of air blown seed into two seed delivery ports adjacent said second soil openers;
(e) moving said implement in a forward direction thus creating two parallel seed rows between adjacent fertilizer rows; and (f) packing said seed rows with packer wheels.
12. A one-pass seeding and fertilizing apparatus comprising:
(a) a seeding implement with a hitch and a frame adapted to be towed directly or indirectly by a power source;
(b) a multitude of ground engaging shanks connected to horizontally oriented frame members when in a working position;
(c) ground engaging openers attached to the ends of the shanks remote from the frame;
(d) a pair of seed delivery tubes attached to the rear of said shanks of first ground engaging openers; and (e) a single fertilizer delivery tube attached to the rear of said shanks of second ground engaging openers located immediately adjacent each of said first ground engaging openers (f) thereby, in operation, creating arrangements of two seed rows and one fertilizer row organized in an alternating manner across the width of the seeding implement.
(a) a seeding implement with a hitch and a frame adapted to be towed directly or indirectly by a power source;
(b) a multitude of ground engaging shanks connected to horizontally oriented frame members when in a working position;
(c) ground engaging openers attached to the ends of the shanks remote from the frame;
(d) a pair of seed delivery tubes attached to the rear of said shanks of first ground engaging openers; and (e) a single fertilizer delivery tube attached to the rear of said shanks of second ground engaging openers located immediately adjacent each of said first ground engaging openers (f) thereby, in operation, creating arrangements of two seed rows and one fertilizer row organized in an alternating manner across the width of the seeding implement.
13. A seeding implement as claimed in claim 12, wherein the implement is a cultivator.
14. A seeding implement as claimed in claim 12, wherein the implement is a chisel plow.
15. A seeding implement as claimed in claim 12, wherein the implement is an air hoe drill.
16. A seeding implement as claimed in claim 12, wherein the ground engaging opener for the pair of seed rows is a sweep opener.
17. A seeding implement as claimed in claim 12, wherein the ground engaging opener for the fertilizer row is a sweep opener.
18. A seeding implement as claimed in claim 12, wherein the ground engaging opener for the fertilizer row is a knife opener.
19. A seeding implement as claimed in claim 12, wherein the ground engaging opener for the fertilizer row is a spoon opener.
20. A seeding implement as claimed in claim 12, wherein a source for the seed is an air seeder.
21. A seeding implement as claimed in claim 12, wherein a source for the fertilizer is an air seeder.
22. A seeding implement as claimed in claim 12, wherein a source for the fertilizer is a pressure vessel and the fertilizer is anhydrous ammonia.
23. A seeding implement as claimed in claim 12, wherein a source for the fertilizer is a liquid tank and the fertilizer is in a liquid form.
24. A cultivator or a chisel plow seeding implement as claimed in claim 13 or 14, wherein a frame is supported by a hitch and wheels.
25. A cultivator or chisel plow seeding implement as claimed in claim 13 or 14, wherein a frame is supported by front caster wheels and wheels within the frame.
26. An air hoe drill seeding implement as claimed in claim 15, wherein a frame is supported by front caster wheels and rear packer wheels while in a seeding position.
27. A seeding implement as claimed in claim 26, wherein the packer wheels are plastic, steel, steel with a rubber cap or pneumatic tires.
28. A seeding implement as claimed in claim 12, wherein each seed row is packed by a packer wheel.
29. A seeding implement as claimed in claim 12, wherein each seed row pair is packed by one wheel.
30. A seeding implement as claimed in claim 24, wherein packing is provided by coil packers towed behind the seeding implement on a separate bar.
31. A seeding implement as claimed in claim 12, wherein, in operation, the implement provides complete tillage of the soil for weed control, herbicide incorporation, residue distribution, soil surface breakup and levelling, and other related management operations.
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