Patent ID: 11882782
Assignee: PRECISION PLANTING LLC
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 8:
9. On an agricultural planter having a plurality of row units, with each row unit in accordance with claim 7, a method of setting a home position for the plurality of row units, the method comprising:
(i) selecting a subset of row units from the plurality of row units, said subset of row units being less than the plurality of row units;
(ii) on each row unit of said subset of row units, actuating said electric motor with said button;
(iii) on each row unit of said subset of row units, driving said gear box along said gear rack until said gear box reaches a selected position along said gear rack;
(iv) determining an average home position for said subset of row units by averaging said selected position of said gear box along said gear rack of each row unit of said subset of row units; and
(vi) applying said average home position to all of the plurality of row units or to any of the row units of the plurality of row units not comprising said subset of row units.