Patent ID: 9706701
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: A01B,A01C

Claim:
1. An agricultural planter assembly configured to be pulled along a surface by a towing vehicle, comprising: a hitch assembly having a first end, a second end, and a telescoping portion, wherein: at least one wing boom having a first end and a second end, each wing boom pivotally connected to the hitch assembly at the first end and movable between a working position and a transport position; at least one draft link, each draft link connected between the hitch assembly and one of the wing booms; at least one wing wheel mounted proximate to the second end of each wing boom and configured to engage the surface; at least one drive member operatively coupled and providing a driving force to each wing wheel, wherein the drive member provides the driving force when the at least one wing boom is being moved between the working position and the transport position; at least one hydraulic cylinder connected between the hitch assembly and one of the wing boom and the draft link, wherein each hydraulic cylinder is movable between a retracted position and an extended position and wherein movement of the hydraulic cylinder between the retracted position and the extended position causes, at least in part, the wing boom to move between the working position and the transport position; and a controller configured to: wherein the drive member receives a command signal from the towing vehicle to provide the driving force when the at least one wing boom is in the working position, and wherein the command signal is a speed signal corresponding to a speed of the towing vehicle, the agricultural planter assembly further comprising a speed sensor generating a signal corresponding to a speed of the wing wheel, wherein the drive member generates the driving force such that the speed of the wing wheel matches the speed of the towing vehicle.