Planting – Drilling – Furrow closer
Patent
1994-06-27
1996-10-08
Arola, Dave W.
Planting
Drilling
Furrow closer
172200, 172538, A01C 506
Patent
active
055620558
ABSTRACT:
A packer is mounted on a tool shank of an agricultural cultivator. It includes a guide tube slideably and rotatably mounted on a rigid seed tube mounted directly on the shank. The guide tube is biased downwardly by a compression spring surrounding the seed tube. Provision is made for adjusting the position of the packer wheel to accommodate different seeding depths and packer pressures.
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Arola Dave W.
Battison Adrian D.
Novosad Christopher J.
Thrift Murray E.
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