WO1996009950A1 - Machine agricole et materiel agraire adapte - Google Patents

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WO1996009950A1
WO1996009950A1 PCT/AU1995/000642 AU9500642W WO9609950A1 WO 1996009950 A1 WO1996009950 A1 WO 1996009950A1 AU 9500642 W AU9500642 W AU 9500642W WO 9609950 A1 WO9609950 A1 WO 9609950A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01B—SOIL WORKING IN AGRICULTURE OR FORESTRY; PARTS, DETAILS, OR ACCESSORIES OF AGRICULTURAL MACHINES OR IMPLEMENTS, IN GENERAL
    • A01B51/00—Undercarriages specially adapted for mounting-on various kinds of agricultural tools or apparatus
    • A01B51/02—Undercarriages specially adapted for mounting-on various kinds of agricultural tools or apparatus propelled by a motor
    • A01B51/023—Undercarriages specially adapted for mounting-on various kinds of agricultural tools or apparatus propelled by a motor of the Gantry-type
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01C—PLANTING; SOWING; FERTILISING
    • A01C11/00—Transplanting machines
    • A01C11/02—Transplanting machines for seedlings
    • A01C11/025—Transplanting machines using seedling trays; Devices for removing the seedlings from the trays
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
    • B62D49/00—Tractors
    • B62D49/06—Tractors adapted for multi-purpose use
    • B62D49/0607—Straddle tractors, used for instance above vine stocks, rows of bushes, or the like
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
    • B62D7/00—Steering linkage; Stub axles or their mountings
    • B62D7/02—Steering linkage; Stub axles or their mountings for pivoted bogies
    • B62D7/023—Steering turntables

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  • THIS INVENTION relates to an agricultural machine, and implements therefor.
  • the invention is particularly suitable for, but not limited to, the growing and harvesting of pineapples and other crops grown in rows.
  • an agricultural machine in the form of a tractor or prime mover, suitable for row crops, including: a main frame of substantially U-shape in plan view, having a pair of spaced side beams interconnected by at least one cross-beam at or adjacent the rearward end of the side beams; an operator's console, having controls for the operation of the machine, on the main frame; a pair of drive wheels supporting the forward ends of the side beams, each drive wheel having respective drive means operably connected to a power unit on the main frame; a pair of steerable wheels supporting the rear ends of the side beams, the steerable wheels being selectively releasable to operate as castor wheels; and mounting means on the side beams and/or the cross-beam to releasably mount at least one agricultural implement on or within the main frame.
  • a remote operator's console is provided on the agricultural implement, with duplicate controls to control the operation of the machine; and the power unit includes an internal combustion engine and hydraulic pump mounted on the cross-beams within a power unit housing.
  • each steerable wheel has a vertical king pin journalled in a mounting block at a respective end of a rocker arm pivotally mounted intermediate its length on the cross-beam; an annular plate, having a notch, is fixed on the king pin; and each end of a steering rod has a steering plate rotatably journalled on the king pin; so arranged that latch means releasably interconnect the annular plate and the steering plate so that the steerable wheel is releasably detachable from the steering rod to enable the steerable wheel to operate as a castor wheel.
  • the rocker arm is pivotally mounted on a block slidably mounted on the cross-beam; and a ram mounted on the cross-beam is connected to the block to selectively displace the block from the longitudinal axis of the machine to create a "yaw" steering effect when the machine is operating on an inclined surface.
  • a three-point linkage assembly is mounted at the forward ends of the side beams to support an agricultural implement within the main frame.
  • a pair of lifting arms are pivotally mounted on the side beams; a lifting head is pivotally mounted at the distal end of the lifting arms; a first ram means interconnects the side beams and the lifting arm to raise and lower the lifting arm relative to the machine; and a second ram means interconnects the lifting arms and the lifting head to tilt the lifting head relative to the lifting arms.
  • the present invention resides in a mulching implement including: a frame; a plurality of spaced, substantially parallel, upwardly inclined rake bars on the frame; a digging tip on one or more of the rake bars; conveyor means having spaced fingers to convey plant roots up the racket bars; a plurality of spaced, substantially parallel mulching plates below, and rearwardly of, the rake bars; and a rotary mulching head having a plurality of spaced mulching discs, each disc being intermediate an adjacent pair of the mulching plates.
  • each disc has a plurality of teeth, the teeth and mulching plates co-operating to break the fibre structure of the plant roots.
  • each tooth on the disc has a pair of angularly inclined tips.
  • the present invention resides in an agricultural machine as hereinbefore described wherein: a mulching implement as described is mounted between the side beams of the main frame; and a hydraulic motor, connected to the power unit, operably drives the conveyor means.
  • a planting implement for row crops including: a support frame mountable on the main frame of an agricultural machine; a respective operator station for each row, or pair of rows, to be planted; supply means to supply plants (being roots, bulbs or seeds) to be planted to each station; and digging means to selectively open the soil to enable the plants to be planted in the soil.
  • the supply means is a supply hopper or tin mounted above the operator's station; agitator means in the hopper or bin agitate the plants therein; and a respective chute or conveyor conveys the plants from the hopper or bin to the operator's station for each row.
  • an arm is hingedly mounted, at its forward end, on the support frame, adjacent an operator's station for a respective row to be planted;
  • a digging blade is hingedly mounted at the rearward end of the arm, with biassing means allowing the digging blade to rotate about the blade tip as the digging blade is advanced; and ram means interconnecting the arm to selectively raise and lower the arm to cause the digging blade to dig the hole for the plant.
  • each operator's station has a pair of planting heads, each planting head being provided for a respective row of plants to be planted, and each planting head includes: a pair of parallel, spaced chains having a downward planting run and an upward return run; a plurality of digging blades interconnected to the chains at spaced intervals; and a pair of hinged gripper plates hingedly mounted on each digging blade, so arranged that, on the planting run, the gripper blades secure the plant to the digging blade until the digging blade enters the soil, the gripper blades then releasing the plant as they move along the return run of the chains.
  • the present invention resides in an agricultural machine as hereinbefore described wherein: a planting implement as described is mounted between the side beam of the main frame; and a remote operator's console is provided at one of the operator's stations to enable control of the agricultural machine.
  • a planting implement including: a support frame; a table on the support frame; a belt conveyor having a forward run supported by the table; a pair of spaced rollers or gears, adjacent the table to receive and advance a tray in a path adjacent the forward rim of the belt conveyor, the tray having plants to be planted arranged in columns and rows; means to discharge the plants from the tray; planting head means to receive the plants advanced by the belt conveyor to plant the plants in soil.
  • first drive means connected to the rollers or gears selectively advance the tray to enable successive rows of plants to be discharged from the tray; and second drive means selectively advance the belt conveyor to convey the plants to the discharge means at spaced intervals.
  • the planting head includes: a substantially vertical tube connected to the discharge means; a mounting block slidably mounted on the tube; a pair of fingers hingedly mounted on the block and movable between a first, released position, and a second, planting position; and drive means connected to the fingers and operable to move the mounting block downwardly and the fingers from the released position to the planting position, where the fingers engage the plant, or a planting material supporting the plant, and advance the plant or planting material into the soil.
  • a pair of pressing wheels and/or tamper plate means tamp the soil about the plant.
  • a plurality of pneumatic rams are provided in alignment with the row of plants in the tray adjacent the table, the rams being operable to advance the plants from the tray onto the forward rim of the belt conveyor; and the means to discharge the plants includes a slot in the table, aligned with the planting head, and transverse slots formed along one side of the conveyor belt to form flexible fingers therein, the fingers being deflected downwardly over the slot in the table to allow the plants to fall to the planting head means.
  • the present invention resides in an agricultural implement as hereinbefore described wherein: the planting implement as described is mounted between the side beams of the main frame.
  • FIG 1 is a perspective front view of the agricultural machine
  • FIG 2 is a perspective rear view of the agricultural machine;
  • FIG 3 is a side elevational view of the machine;
  • FIG 4 is a top plan view of the machine
  • FIG 5 is a perspective view of the rear chassis of the machine;
  • FIG 6 is a side elevational view of one of the steerable wheels;
  • FIG 7 is a sectional plan view taken on line 7-7 on FIG 6;
  • FIG 8 is a schematic plan view showing the machine operating along rows on an inclined surface
  • FIG 9 is an elevational rear view of the machine corresponding to FIG 8;
  • FIG 10 is a rear elevational view showing an optional mounting assembly for the rear suspension
  • FIG 11 is a perspective view of the mounting system in more detail
  • FIG 12 is a perspective view of the operator's console on the machine
  • FIG 13 is a front perspective view of a remote operator's console
  • FIG 14 is a side view of a three point linkage assembly for the machine
  • FIG 15 is a side view of a lifting arm system for the machine
  • FIG 16 is a perspective front view of a mulching implement module suitable for the machine
  • FIG 17 is a schematic sectional side view of the mulching implement
  • FIG 18 is a plan view showing the mulching discs and plates
  • FIG 19 is a perspective view showing a first planting implement mounted on the machine
  • FIG 20 is a front elevational view corresponding thereto;
  • FIG 21 is a schematic sectional side view of the planting machine;
  • FIG 22 is a schematic sectional side view of the supply hopper for the machine.
  • FIG 23 is an end view of the profiles for planting pineapples
  • FIG 24 is a side view of an erosion control machine
  • FIG 25 is a front view of the blade of the erosion control machine
  • FIG 26 is a sectional side view of a gutter between the rows after the erosion control machine has passed;
  • FIG 27 is a plan view of an alternate layout of the operator's station for a planting implement
  • FIG 28 is a similar view of the operator's station for an alternative embodiment of the planting implement
  • FIG 29 is a schematic side view of the agitators for the supply hopper of the planting implement.
  • FIG 30 is a schematic view showing an operator placing the plants in the planting head of the planting implement of the second embodiment
  • FIG 31 is a perspective front view of the planting implement of the second embodiment
  • FIGS 32 to 39 show the planting sequence of the planting implement of FIG 31
  • FIG 40 shows the arrangement of the operator's station for a planting implement of a third embodiment
  • FIG 41 is a perspective view of the planting equipment of the third embodiment
  • FIG 42 is a rear perspective view of the apparatus for discharging the plants from a tray
  • FIGS 43 and 44 are respective elevational views of the planting head of the third embodiment;
  • FIG 45 is a sectional view taken on line 45-45 on FIG 43;
  • FIGS 48 to 51 show the planting sequence using the planting implement of the third embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
  • the agricultural machine 10 has a substantially U-shaped main frame 11 defined by a pair of side beams 12, 13 interconnected by a rear cross-beam 14 and at least one intermediate cross-beam 15.
  • Vertical mounting plates 16, 17 extend downwardly from the forward ends of the side beams 12, 13 and mount hydrostatic motors 18 within the hubs 19, 20 of the main driving wheels 21, 22 at the front of the machine 10.
  • a rocker arm 23 is pivotally mounted intermediate its length between a pair of brackets 24, 25 fixed to the rear cross-beam 14 and mounting blocks 26, 27 at the ends thereof receive and journal the king pin 28, 29 of a pair of steerable wheels 30, 31 which have their axles received in yokes 30, 32 fixed to the king pin 28, 29.
  • a steering ram 34 is mounted on the rocker arm 23 and is connected to a steering rod 35, each end of which (see FIG 7) is connected to a lug 36 on a plate 37 which is rotatably journalled on the king pins 28, 29 and spaced above a plate 30, fixed to the king pin 28, 29, having a notch 39 in its periphery.
  • a finger 40, having a roller 41 is biassed by a spring to urge the roller 41 into engagement with the notch 39 to provide steering connection between the steering rod 35 and the king pin 28, 29.
  • a hydraulic ram 43 mounted on the plate 38, has a piston rod 44 with a nose 45 operable to engage the finger to urge it to a position where the roller 41 is released from the notch 39 to enable the steerable wheels 30, 31 to operate with a castor action.
  • a block 46 has a notch to releasably retain the nose 45 in the extended position to prevent inadvertent engagement of the roller 41 with the notch 39.
  • An operator's cabin 47 is mounted on the main frame 11 and is provided with a suitable control console 48 and driver's seat 49.
  • a diesel motor 50 and hydraulic pump 51 are provided within a power unit enclosure 52.
  • the machine 10 may be required to operate between rows 50 of plants on an inclined surface 51.
  • a suitable "yaw” factor 39 may be provided to the steering of the machine by the mounting of the rocker arm 23 from a mounting block 52 slidably mounted on the rear cross- beam 14 and movable by a ram 53.
  • the operator's cabin 47 is mounted on the main frame 11 and is provided with the operator's console 48 and seat 49 to enable the operator to have a clear view of the operation of the machine and any implements fitted thereto.
  • a remote operator's console 54 and seat 55 may be mounted below the main frame where the remote operator's console 54 is connected to the main operating console 48 by suitable hydraulic lines and/or electric cables.
  • the drive of the machine 10 and the implements are controlled by two stick controllers 55, while the machine 10 is steered by a pair of foot pedals 56 (operably connected to the steering ram 34).
  • a removable three point linkage assembly 60 is provided at the front of the machine 10 and is supported by a pair of side plates 61 which support a cross-frame 62 which pivotally supports a top link 63 and a pair of bottom links 64 to which an implement 65 may be releasably detached.
  • a pair of rams 66 mounted on the frame 62 are operable to raise and lower the lower link 64.
  • a metering ground wheel 67 may be mounted via a linkage 68 on one of the plates 16, 17 to control the timing or operating speed of an implement mounted on the machine 10.
  • a bin 69 adapted to supply a hopper 70 on the machine 10 may be releasably secured to a lifting head 71 pivotally mounted at the forward ends of a pair of lifting arms 72 hingedly mounted on the side beams 12, 13.
  • a first ram 73 raises each lifting arm 72 while a second ram 74 controls the tilt between the lifting head 71 and the lifting arm 72.
  • a mulching implement 80 to mulch pineapple plants after they have borne fruit, is mountable at the front of the machine 10 between the side plates 16, 17 on the side beams 12, 13.
  • the mulching implement 80 has a plurality of spaced, substantially parallel, upwardly inclined rake bars and a plurality of dissing tips 82 extend forwardly therefrom.
  • a pair of side chains 83, 84, passing around upper and lower sprockets 85, 86 carry cross-bars 87 on which are provided a plurality of rake fingers 87.
  • a hydraulic motor 88 is connected by a chain and sprocket drive 89 to the upper sprocket 85 to cause the rake fingers to lift the pineapple plants up the rake bars 81 and to allow them to drop onto a plurality of spaced mulching plates 90 formed with notches 91, 92.
  • a mulching head 93 has a plurality of mulching discs 94 mounted on a cross-shaft 95 and driven by a chain and sprocket drive 96.
  • Each mulching disc 94 is provided intermediate a pair of the mulching plates 90 and has substantially radially extending teeth 97 with angularly inclined tips 98 (see FIG 18).
  • the mulching discs 94 and mulching plates 90 co-operate to smash the fibrous structure of the pineapple plants and the mulched plants are then deposited onto the ground to provide organic fertilizer for the next season's crop.
  • FIGS 19 to 22 illustrate a planter 100 mounted on the machine 10 which enables four rows of pineapple plants to be planted for each pass of the machine.
  • the pineapple plants are placed within a supply hopper 101 mounted above the main frame 11 and provided with an agitator unit 102 having a series of vertically movable agitator rods 103 mounted on a drive drum 104 and a fourth agitating rod 103 mounted on a drive drum 105.
  • Each planting station 106 is provided side by side across the planter 100 and a fourth station 106 is provided behind the station on the left hand side of the machine - see FIG 21.
  • Each station 106 has an operator's seat 107 and a chute 108, connected to the supply bin 101, to supply the pineapple plants to the operator.
  • a digging arm 109 is hingedly mounted on the frame 110 of the planter and is provided with a hingedly mounted digging blade 111 at its distal end.
  • a hydraulic ram 112 controlled by a timing wheel (eg. the timing wheel 67 shown in FIG 15) connected to a computer, the latter determining the size of the hole dug, and the spacing between the adjacent holes.
  • the ram 12 selectively raises and lowers the digging arm 109 to cause the digging blade to dig a hole in the ground to receive the plant.
  • An operator places the plant in the hole and a blade or wheel (not shown) may pass over the hole to cover the plant with soil.
  • the digging blade 111 be provided with a biassing spring so that the point 113 will remain stationery as the plant advances until the arm 109 is raised.
  • one of the operator's stations 106 is arranged to operate as the remote control station shown in FIG 13.
  • the machine 10 is designed to span four rows (eg. of pineapples) where the rows are spaced apart (eg. at equal 2ft spacings) in two row beds (see FIG 23).
  • the rows X are spaced a distance R apart and two beds, of width d are provided between each pair of gutters at width D.
  • a central gutter divides these; and the beds and gutters may be formed by a blade and gutter forming rollers on discs drawn by the machine 10.
  • small transverse mounds 121 may be formed at regular intervals, as shown in FIG 26.
  • An erosion control machine 122 has a digging arm 123 hingedly mounted on a post 124 and is raised and lowered by a ram 125.
  • a blade 126 similar to shovel blade, is mounted on the digging arm 123. As the machine 10 is advanced, the blade 126 is lowered and dragged until the mound 121 is formed, the arm 123 is raised and then lowered and the cycle repeated. The mounds 121 limit the run-off of water along the gutters 120.
  • the post 124 is mounted on a trailing arm 127 which, in turn, is mounted on a head 128 which can be connected to the three point linkage system shown in FIG 14.
  • the operator's stations 106 are arranged three-abreast across the machine with the fourth station 106 behind the left hand station.
  • FIG 27 shows an optional arrangement where the operator's stations are arranged in two rows of two stations each. However, in both this configuration and with planter 100, each operator only effects the planting of one row of plants.
  • FIG 28 shows an arrangement of the operator's stations 106 where each operator can arrange the planting of two rows of plants.
  • the supply hopper 100 has its agitator system 102 replaced by four belt conveyors operating in alternate directions to advance the plants to chutes 130 which supply the plants to the operators, a chute 130 being provided for each row.
  • FIG 30 shows an operator 131 stationed intermediate a pair of planters 140 to be described with reference to FIGS 31 to 39.
  • Each planter 140 has a pair of spaced triangular side plates 141, 142 where sprockets 143 to 145 are provided at the apexes to guide perspective chains 146 about a substantially horizontal loading run 148, a substantially vertical planting run 149 and a rearwardly inclined return run 150.
  • the chains 146, 147 are interconnected by suitable sprocket and chain drives 151 and drive shafts 152 to operate in unison.
  • a plurality of planter heads 153 interconnect the chains 146, 147 at spaced intervals and each planting head has a digging blade 154 between a pair of spring loaded flaps 155, 156.
  • a roller 157 is provided at the upper end of the digging blade for the purposes to be hereinafter described. Referring to FIG 32, the operator places the pineapple plant 160 on the digging blade 154 as it advances along the loading run 148. The spring-loaded flaps 155, 156 then engage the plant 160 to locate it in position - see FIG 33.
  • the planting head 153 travels downwardly on the planting run until at the bottom of the planting run, the digging blade 154 engages the soil and commences to dig a hole for the plant 160 - see FIG 35.
  • the spring-loaded flaps 155, 156 move apart to release the plant in the soil - see FIGS 36 and 37.
  • the planting head now moves up the return run 150 of the planter as shown in the latter drawings.
  • the roller 157 engages a cross-bar 161 (interconnecting the side plates 141, 142) to tilt the planting head so that the roller 157 will engage a second cross-bar 162, which will cause the planting head 153 to rotate relative to the chain 146, 147 so that the digging blade 154 is substantially horizontal to receive the next plant 160, as the planting head 153 advances along the loading run 148.
  • FIGS 40 to 51 show an alternative planter module 170 which may be mounted on the machine 10.
  • the planter module is particularly suitable for the planting of seedlings 171, with their roots in a cube of hydroponic gel 172 arranged in columns and rows in trays 173 (see FIG 41).
  • One operator controls the machine while his assistant transfers the trays 173 from a storage area to respective planter units 174.
  • a planter unit 174 While the planter units 174 are shown arranged transversely to the direction of travel in FIG 40, they may be arranged parallel thereto and arranged to provide an inter-row spacing of, eg. 250mm. Referring to FIG 141, a planter unit 174 has a horizontal table 175 which supports the top run 176 of a belt conveyor 177. Transverse slits 178 are provided in the belt 176 for the purpose to be hereinafter described.
  • a tray 173 is loaded between a pair of toothed rollers 179, 180 which are advanced by a stepping drive 181 to successively locate respective rows of plants 171 adjacent the top run of the conveyor belt 176.
  • the tray 173 is guided in its path by vertical guides 182 at each end and a plurality of pneumatic pusher units 183 cause the plants 171 to be discharged from the tray onto the top run of the conveyor belt 176.
  • the conveyor belt is advanced and a slot 184 in the table allows the conveyor belt 176 to flex between slots 178 to cause the plants 171 to be discharged one at a time into a vertical tube 185 which conveys the plants 171 to the planting head 186.
  • the lower end of the tube 185 has a pair of vertical slots to receive inwardly directed fingers 187 on respective planting arms 188, 189.
  • Each planting finger 188, 189 is pivotally mounted on a respective lug 190 on a sliding block on the supply tube 185 and has an outwardly directed extension 192 to which is secured a rubber mounted link 193.
  • Each link 193 is fixed to the head of a T-shaped link 194, the leg of which is connected to a link 195 suspended from a post 196, which in turn is fixed to a cross-arm 197 on the tube 185.
  • a hydraulic ram 198 is mounted on the tube 185 and its piston rod 199 is connected to the T-link 194 adjacent the head thereof.
  • a plastic block 200 is provided in the sliding block 191 and a bolt 201 and spring 202 provide adjustable pressure on the plastic block 200 to vary the degree of friction between the sliding block 191 and the vertical tube 185.
  • the operating sequence of the planter head 186 will now be described with reference to FIGS 46 to 49.
  • the plant 141, with its cube of gel 142 falls down the vertical tube 185 and is retained by the inwardly convergent end portion 203 of the vertical tube 185.
  • the ram 198 is extended to cause the portion of the T-link 194 to move downwardly (the link pivoting about its connection with the link 195) causing the sliding block 191 to move downwardly relative to the vertical tube 185 and the links 193 cause the arms 188, 189 to swing inwardly to engage the cube 172 to support the plant 171 - see FIG 47.
  • the piston rod 191 is further extended to push the head end of the T-link 194 downwardly, the arm 188, 189 push the cube 172 of hydroponic gel into the soil 210 to plant the plant 171.
  • the plant 171 is planted in a preformed hole by a digging tool 220 (see FIG 41) mounted in advance of the planting head 186.
  • the digging tool 220 is mounted on a piston rod 221 of a ram (not shown) which is electronically controlled to determine the size and spacing of the holes, and is linked to the stepping drive 181 and ram 198.
  • the piston rod 191 is then retracted to return the plant head 186 to its initial position while the seceding plant 191 is being delivered via the vertical tube 185 (see FIG 49).
  • a pair of trailing pressing wheels 211, 212 force the soil 210 inwardly about the sides of the cube 172 and then a tamper plate 213, having a hole 214 therethrough, and mounted on a pair of rods 215, 216 is advanced to tamp the soil 210 in front of, and behind, the plant 171.
  • Advantages of the present invention include: (a) a single machine 10 can provide a platform for a wide range of implements;
  • the machine can be controlled from a remote operator's station so that, eg. a single operator can control a machine and effect the planting of plants in two rows simultaneously;
  • the machine can be accurately controlled for travel through multi-row crops, even when the crops are planted on inclined surfaces;
  • the planter modules mountable on the machine can ensure accurate planting of the plants
  • the mulching implement can, in one pass, provide more effective mulching than multiple passes by, eg. rotary hoes.

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La présente invention concerne une machine agricole (10) comportant un châssis principal (11) en U reposant sur une paire de roues motrices principales (21, 22), équipées de moyeux moteurs (19, 20) à transmission hydrostatique et d'une paire de roues orientables (30, 31) pouvant être sélectivement débrayées pour un fonctionnement en roue libre. Des accessoires aratoires, et notamment une planteuse-repiqueuse (100) à ananas, peuvent être montés au milieu du châssis principal (11). L'invention concerne également un accessoire à pailler, un semoir en ligne et une autre planteuse-repiqueuse ainsi que la combinaison d'une machine agricole avec l'accessoire planteuse-repiqueuse.
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