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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7640873 | Crisscross seed distribution system and method A system for distributing seeds is configured to be transported by an agricultural vehicle along a direction of travel. The system includes a main frame extending along the direction of travel, a first wing frame extending from a first side of the main frame in a fi... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7210538 | Center pivot wing flotation method and apparatus A method and apparatus for proving a flotation for the wings of a foldable wing of an agricultural seeder that are centrally suspended from the main frame such that individual wings are pivotable centrally of the longitudinal axis therefore to better follow the cont... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7073604 | Hydraulic holding cylinder for wing lift mechanism The transversely extending frame of a machine has a number of hingedly interconnected frame sections that may be raised and lowered by lift cylinders to convert the machine between a wide-spread working position and a folded-up transport position. Two lift cylinders... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7051663 | Pivoting planting units vertically A seeding machine comprises a main frame segment and two wing frame segments. In its working configuration the wing frame segments extends transversely. In its transport configuration the wing frame segments are folded forwardly. The wing frame segments are provided... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7036604 | Structure for converting an integral implement to a drawn type A forward acting wheel arm for a drawn hitch includes a pivot point directly below the rear rank of the machine frame, and the wheels are rotated directly in front of the front rank during field operation. For transport, the wheels rotate below the front rank to min... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6935254 | Split seed hoppers for seed on demand seeding machine A seeding machine comprising a transversely extending main frame and left and right transversely extending wing frames. The main frame and the wing frames are provided with a plurality of planting units. Left and right main seed hoppers are mounted to the main frame... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6932004 | Hose constraint for planter apparatus An apparatus for use with an agricultural assembly including at least one rigid support member and a plurality of power cables that traverse along trajectories generally aligned with a cable trajectory adjacent a mounting segment on a mounting side of the support me... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6920941 | Adjustable grass treatment apparatus A grass treatment apparatus is adapted to be coupled with a propellant vehicle in order to be movable over the ground and which mounts a plurality of grass treatment units which are engageable with the ground in order to carry out required grass treatment operations... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6915863 | Planter bar support wheel assembly An agricultural apparatus comprising a carrier frame including a support surface defining an arcuate track about a pivot point, a mainframe mounted to the carrier frame at the pivot point for rotation thereabout between an operating position and a transportation pos... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6860335 | Front folding agricultural implement A multiple section, front-folding implement has gauge wheel assemblies located on the front side of laterally extending beams of the sections during field operations. As the wing sections are folded forwardly to prepare the machine for transport, the gauge wheel ass... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6761228 | Locking wing lift mechanism for farm implements In a preferred embodiment of the invention an extension section of a frame is held down in its locked position by the same mechanism that folds and unfolds the frame extension. When the frame extension is in its locked down position, it bears against a limit stop th... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6684962 | Folding agricultural implement A folding agricultural implement is disclosed having a frame including an inner section, a pair of intermediate sections, and a pair of end sections. The inner section and the end sections of the frame are equipped with lift wheel assemblies including a g... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6666155 | Planter with centrally mounted coulter apparatus A planter/fertilizer assembly that can be configured to facilitate either rapid seeding/fertilizing or transport and including an implement bar mounted on a wheel supported carrier frame for rotation between a transport position where the implement bar is... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6502645 | Folding agricultural implement frame A towed agricultural implement frame comprises a main frame, and right and left wing frame sections that are coupled to one another by right and left pivot frames. The pivot frames are pivotally coupled to the main frame by right and left vertical pivots ... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6408950 | Foldable implement frame and hitch A foldable implement frame and hitch for attachment to a draft vehicle with a three-point hitch, including a support frame carrying field wheels and dedicated transport wheels, motors for moving the transport support wheels between a stored position and a... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6293352 | Telescoping hitch for planting implement An agricultural planter is provided with forwardly folding wing members that allow conversion of the planter from a laterally extending operating position to a compact transport position. To increase stability for the planter, the draw bar telescopes as t... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6213034 | Planter apparatus and method A planter apparatus includes a carrier frame including a curved track portion, and a mainframe rotatably attached to the carrier frame and rotatable along the curved track portion and about a pivot point, which is offset from a centerline of the carrier f... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6205937 | Folding planter frame An agricultural device for transporting planting units which has a first stationary toolbar and a pair of toolbars spaced away and separate from the stationary toolbar and carrying a plurality of planting units thereon at fixed intervals. The pair of tool... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6206105 | Forwardly folding tool bar A forwardly folding tool bar including a center tool bar section having wing tool bar sections pivotally secured to the outer ends thereof. The wing tool bar sections are pivotally movable from a field position to a transport position. In the field positi... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6082467 | Tool bar A tool bar comprising an elongated tongue having a forward end rotatably secured to the hitch of a tractor and having first and second horizontally disposed pivot pins secured to the rearward end thereof at the opposite sides thereof. The inner end of a f... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6076613 | Forwardly-folding agricultural implement A forwardly-foldable agricultural implement includes a center frame supported by wheels and extending generally transverse to the direction of travel, and a pair of wing sections. Each wing section has an intermediate portion pivotally connected to the ce... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6035942 | Full truss tool bar A full truss tool bar is disclosed comprising an elongated main tool bar section having right and left tool bar wing sections positioned at the right and left ends of the main tool bar section. An elongated main truss member is positioned above the main t... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5647440 | Forward-folding, winged, implement frame An improved frame for a drawn agricultural implement, such as a planter, includes a telescoping main frame. The main wheel set is mounted to a sliding carriage to support the central main frame, and may be moved between a forward and a rear position. As t... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5577563 | Stack-folding toolbar with floating wings A floating wing apparatus for toolbars which allows each wing to ride smoothly over terraced or rolling terrain, thereby providing a continuous, even contact between the implements carried thereon and the ground. Upper and lower pivot arms extend from the... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5346019 | Agricultural implement with common mechanism for raising/lowering and rotating a lift frame about a vertical axis An agricultural implement, such as a row crop planter, has a main carrier frame drawn by a tractor and including support wheels. Individual row units are mounted on a lift frame. The carrier frame includes a cornered lift post which is mounted for rotatio... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5063728 | Apparatus for mounting a row unit for lateral movement An apparatus for mounting a row unit for lateral movement relative to a chassis of an agricultural implement. The row unit mounting apparatus includes a laterally extending tool bar assembly supported on a chassis and having a support surface extending be... | 11/12/1991 |
| 5062489 | Folding agricultural implement A foldable agricultural implement for use in a towed relationship with a tractor, wherein a pair of outboardly wheeled implement frames or wings carrying around working tools are rotatably and pivotally supported at their inboard ends by a wheeled rear ca... | 11/05/1991 |
| 5025616 | Hayrake hitch and method of use A second hayrake hitch for use with a tractor is disclosed. The hayrake hitch includes a generally U-shaped main frame of size and height to overfit a forward hayrake which is directly connected to the tractor. The main frame includes a main beam and a wh... | 06/25/1991 |
| 4945997 | Folding agricultural implement A foldable agricultural implement for use in a towed relationship with a tractor, wherein a pair of outboardly wheeled implement frames or wings carrying ground working tools are rotatably and pivotally supported at their inboard ends by a wheeled rear ca... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4721168 | Agricultural implement with raisable lift frame rotatable about vertical axis An agricultural planter has a main carrier frame attached to a tractor by an hydraulically actuated telescoping tongue. Individual row units are mounted on a lift frame which in the illustrated embodiment has a center section and left and right wing secti... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4664202 | Folding implement frame for grain drills and the like A pull-type folding implement, such as a grain drill, has individual and independent radial flotation for each of its drill units such that each unit can rise and fall, while remaining level, independently of the other, as well as cock and cant independen... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4529040 | Folding agricultural implement with structure for locking tool bar sections In an agricultural implement which includes a tool bar, a tongue for towing the implement in a direction generally transverse to the direction in which the tool bar extends, and a plurality of operating heads mounted from the tool bar for performing a fun... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4461356 | Planting implement with end segments rearwardly pivotal to form quadrilateral structure A planting implement which includes an elongated support beam for carrying a plurality of spaced planting units thereon. The support beam also includes a plurality of rearwardly pivotable segments arranged so that a closed framework structure may be const... | 07/24/1984 |
| 4445706 | Tandem hitch apparatus A tandem implement hitch apparatus including a longitudinally extending frame bridging over a first implement and having depending leg portions forming wheel supports and a tongue for connection to a towing vehicle. An elongated implement drawbar is pivot... | 05/01/1984 |
| 4432292 | Floating planter A planter has the seed box and seed dispensing mechanism supported by a tool bar which is supported by tool bar gage wheels and a tractor. A plow moves loose, dry dirt from the seed bed. The plow, opening plow, and covering mechanism are drawn as a unit f... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4368003 | Foldable farm implement with single port hopper-feeding auger A front foldable farm implement and hopper-feeding auger comprising an elongated hopper-supporting frame in three separable sections in end-to-end relation. A drawbar is secured to and transversely extends from the central portion of the intermediate sect... | 01/11/1983 |
| 4296695 | Seeding device with air distribution system A seeding device which comprises an attachment that can be placed onto existing tillage implements such as field cultivators and utilizes an air distribution system which permits the transfer of a metered amount of seed into individual air carrying lines,... | 10/27/1981 |
| 4172537 | Spreader for granular fertilizer and chemicals An elongated mobile frame having supporting wheels at its rear end and a pair of elongated support arms pivotally secured at their inner ends to the rear end portion of the frame for movements between operative positions projecting transversely from the f... | 10/30/1979 |
| 4137853 | Folding grain drill drive including seed dispensing clutch actuated by tensioning pully on ground drive A pull type folding grain drill driven by the gauge wheels including pivoting legs carrying the gauge wheels which drive a clutch shaft through a first chain and sprocket drive, the clutch shaft axis being offset from the pivoting leg axis. A second chain... | 02/06/1979 |
| 4137852 | Forwardly foldable toolbar A forwardly foldable agricultural planter includes a hitch shiftable as wing sectons are moved between transport and operational configurations. Rigid link tow bars pivot about centrally positioned pivots permitting the hitch to be horizontally shifted be... | 02/06/1979 |
