Apparatus and method for clearing trash from furrow opener path

Details Apparatus and method for clearing trash from furrow opener path Apparatus and method for clearing trash from furrow opener path

A - Human Necessities

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A01C 5/06 (2006.01) A01B 35/16 (2006.01) A01C 7/00 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2329396

A method for clearing trash from a furrow opener path comprises moving first trash from a first path with a front finger wheel and then moving second trash from a next path on top of the first trash with a rear finger wheel. An apparatus for practicing the method comprises a front finger wheel rotatably mounted to the apparatus and oriented to move trash from a first path to a first side of the apparatus. A rear finger wheel is oriented to move trash from an adjacent second path to an opposite second side of the apparatus. The finger wheels are mounted such that bottom edges thereof are maintained at a substantially constant vertical position relative to the ground by at least one depth control wheel rolling along the ground on the first path cleared by the front finger wheel. This invention is in the field of agricultural seeding equipment, and in particular devices for clearing trash from the ground surface to permit effective working of the ground such as seeding, fertilizing, and the like.

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