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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7168717 | High clearance vehicle suspension with twin spindles for transferring steering torque An independent strut suspension utilizes upright twin spindles and a spindle cap linked to the spindles that translates vertically along the spindles as the suspension moves over uneven terrain. An upright strut shaft is mounted in a strut journal for axial and rota... | 01/30/2007 |
| 6913289 | Front frame upper-wheel wings and rear catwalk, fan and engine guard for trash compactor machines Structure for protecting landfill compactor machines against damage during operation is provided. In one aspect, deflector structure is provided for deflecting debris away from the cab of the machine. In another aspect, a rear bumper is provided for protecting the r... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6681505 | Snow plow barrier attachment A snow plow blade includes a selectively extendable barrier attachment. The barrier attachment includes a base pivotally secured to the plow blade and secured to one end of each of a number of flexible members that are also engaged by a retraction mechani... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6564879 | Locking device for a guard of soil-working machine A soil-working machine comprising a chassis, a rotor connected to the chassis, driven in rotation during work about a substantially horizontal axis directed transversely to a direction of forward travel of the machine, at least one guard connected to the ... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6431287 | Soil tiller assembly and method for tilling soil A soil tiller assembly for plowing multiple independent rows of soil includes a frame and attached thereto a coulter, a pair of tiller discs, a pair of secondary coulters, and a tilling assembly including a tiller wheel. The perimeter of the tiller wheel ... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6139223 | Trench filler A trench filler having a generally synclinal front section having a solid top and generally downwardly extending sidewalls, a rear section of unitary construction with the front section, the rear section having a solid top and generally downwardly extendi... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6053517 | Support for the mudguard of a steering wheel of a machine, in particular for the steering wheel of an agricultural tractor A mud flap support for a tractor allows the wheels to be steered while maintaining the attitude of the mud flap constant. The support has three elements with a preloaded spring between the axle and one of the elements of the support.... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5839743 | Grader fenders The present invention relates to fender assemblies for use with road graders and the like that prevent mud, dust, snow, or other substances on the ground or road surface from being thrown up by the grader tires. The fenders are arranged to follow any vert... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5836399 | Sprayer wheel shield A wheel shield for a self-propelled sprayer includes a double wall plastic body with a profile designed to protect plants and provide smooth surfaces that resist build up of debris. A support and aligning rod assembly extending upwardly from the wheel hub... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5303780 | Cultivator deflector apparatus and methods of making and using same A multi-row agricultural field cultivator for row crops having a row cultivator shovel sized and configured to penetrate soil adjacent a crop row to a depth of between one and three inches, a substantially flat soil deflector plate and a deflector plate a... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5169167 | Tractor front fender assembly for steerable wheels A mechanism for mounting the front fender for an agricultural tractor wherein the support structure includes an arcuate mounting bracket connected to the front wheel to be pivotally moveable therewith, an arcuate support bracket detachably connected to th... | 12/08/1992 |
| 4905770 | Shield assembly for a cultivator Shield assemblies that are designed to be used with cultivators are disclosed. Shields are mounted to the assembly such that they are laterally rigid but vertically retractable. The shield assembly includes a paralleogram linkage system with a torque bar,... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4828041 | Agricultural implements Agricultural tilling implements are described. In some embodiments the implements are adapted for deep tilling of soil between growing row crops, in which embodiments a horizontal shield member is detachably secured to a depending shank. The front edge of... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4446924 | High speed tillage system with discs and plow points A tillage system includes forward and rear sets of widely spaced discs and a set of plow points. The discs in the forward set are mounted at spaced intervals so as to leave alternate strips of worked and unworked soil of substantially equal width. Each di... | 05/08/1984 |
| 4436161 | Soil cultivating implements A soil cultivating implement having an elongated frame portion which extends substantially horizontally perpendicular to the direction of travel of the implement mounts a side plate at each lateral end. The frame portion carries a row of rotary tined soil... | 03/13/1984 |
| 4403662 | One-pass complete tillage system The system includes a pull-type frame with a forward line of disc blades widely spaced to part the trash, mix it with soil and displace most of the mixture laterally on top of previously undisturbed soil, thereby creating strips of ground which are altern... | 09/13/1983 |
| 4361191 | Seedbed preparation implement Through adaptation of and improvement upon secondary, minimum tillage techniques, there is provided a single pass, seedbed method and agricultural machine, utilizing reduction, incorporation, aeration and other procedures, capable of effectively handling ... | 11/30/1982 |
| 4279311 | High speed tiller with widely spaced discs The apparatus includes a pull-type frame carried by support wheels. The frame is vertically adjustable relative to the support wheels. A first gang of discs is mounted in a forward position on the frame. The discs are widely spaced relative to each other ... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4227580 | Implement with side screening plates and soil roller A harrow has an elongated frame beam supporting a row of rotatable soil-working members mounted side-by-side on upwardly extending shafts. The frame beam and row of soil-working members extend transverse to the direction of travel of the harrow. At each l... | 10/14/1980 |
| 4211285 | Agricultural method and implement A method and implement for facilitating and fostering the germination and sprouting of seeds of row crops, particularly under encrusted soil conditions, and eliminating the need for using herbicide for most common weeds in growing row crops by covering th... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4178997 | Implements with side screening plates A harrow has an elongated frame beam supporting a row of rotatable soil-working members mounted side-by-side on upwardly extending shafts. The frame beam and row of soil-working members extend transverse to the direction of travel of the harrow. At each l... | 12/18/1979 |
| 4121669 | Floating row-crop cultivator A row-crop cultivator for tilling the soil between adjacent rows of crops is connected to a prime mover. The cultivator includes a drawbar connected to the prime mover and a plurality of laterally adjacent cultivating gang assemblies for tilling the soil ... | 10/24/1978 |
| 4077479 | Cultivator plow sweeps with extended vertical vanes connected by brace A cultivator including a plow in which a pair of sweeps extend outwardly and downwardly from a plow shank for pushing soil outward from the center of the plow has at least one of the sweeps provided with a vertical vane at an outer end portion thereof for... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4066130 | Dirt shield for roto tiller A dirt shield for a rotary digger such as a roto tiller includes a shield member mounted outwardly of a rotary earthworking member rotatably mounted on the digger for keeping dirt away from plants adjacent the digger and enabling rows in a field or plot t... | 01/03/1978 |
| 4046202 | Cultivators A tractor drawn cultivator comprises a frame extending transversely to the direction of movement of the tractor. A plurality of spaced apart vertical axis rotary driven cultivator members comprising downwardly extending tines are supported from the frame.... | 09/06/1977 |
| 3944000 | Rotary harrows A rotary harrow attachment has a frame portion to which coupling elements can be connected in alternative locations so that the attachment can be connected to the front or the rear of a prime mover on a multi-point hitch. The p.t.o. of the prime mover is ... | 03/16/1976 |
