Method and apparatus for no-till planting

Details Method and apparatus for no-till planting Method and apparatus for no-till planting

1995-03-17

1997-08-26

Melius, Terry Lee

Planting

Drilling

Including trash control accessory

111139, 111900, 111924, A01C 500

Patent

active

056601263

ABSTRACT:
A no-till farming apparatus is provided for use with a planter unit which plants seeds as the planter unit is pulled along a predetermined path. The apparatus includes a hiller device coupled to the planter unit. The hiller device is configured to form an elevated ridge including a mixture of soil and a residue remaining from a previous crop in front of the planter unit so that the planter unit plants seeds a predetermined distance below a top surface of the elevated ridge formed by the hiller device. The apparatus also includes a residue cleaning implement located in front of the hiller device to clear at least a portion of the residue in front of the hiller device. In the illustrated embodiment, the residue cleaning implement is pivotably coupled to a support extending in front of the hiller device.

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