Sugarcane planting device

Details Sugarcane planting device Sugarcane planting device

1976-12-09

1977-09-13

Makay, Albert J.

Planting

Drilling

Furrow closer

111 3, 214 8336, B60P 138

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040476316

ABSTRACT:
A sugarcane planting device comprised of a trailer including a tongue with a hitch means for connection to a tow vehicle, the trailer is provided with a large hopper for the reception of a substantial supply of sugarcane seed pieces, a plurality of driven chains are longitudinally disposed along the bottom of the hopper to move the sugarcane seed pieces to the rear of the device where, by the forces of gravity, it enters a downwardly inclined chute provided with an angular central structure to divide the chute into a pair of opposed side chute portions, a flow of seed pieces continues through each side chute portion and outwardly into contact with a compound conveyor assembly which reorients the seed pieces so that they are discharged into furrows in a parallel relation thereto. FIELD OF THE INVENTION

REFERENCES:
patent: 3702664 (1972-11-01), Clement
patent: 3963138 (1976-06-01), Fowler
patent: 3976214 (1976-08-01), Etwell

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