Crop inverter and method of using same

Details Crop inverter and method of using same Crop inverter and method of using same

1995-08-25

1996-12-31

Melius, Terry Lee

Unearthing plants or buried objects

Earth removal and separation

Moving conveyer, digger or separator

171 1, 171 53, 171111, 171113, 460126, A01D 2900

Patent

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055884946

ABSTRACT:
A crop inverter is disclosed for digging and inverting crops, such as peanuts, which have pods disposed below the soil. The inverter typically includes a pair of rotating bars for severing the roots extending downwardly from the pods, and for lifting the pods to the surface of the soil. A pick-up mechanism raises the plants above the ground, and a slinging mechanism removes soil from the pods while conveying the pods to an inverter. The inverter causes the plant to come to rest with the peanut pods on top, without causing unnecessary loss of pods. The inverter typically includes a plurality of augers which extends rearwardly relative to the direction of travel, so that the peanut plants move along the auger until they are ready to be inverted. A mounding plate or other mechanism may also be provided to form a new mound below the row of inverted peanut plants.

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Digest: titled: Peanut Digger Shaker Inverter.
Digest: titled: Peanut Digger and Windrower.

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