Patent ID: 6681868
Filing Date: 2004-01-27
Classification: A01B,E02F

Abstract:
A rip strip primary tillage implement comprising:a rigid main frame having a front end, an opposing rear end and opposing first and second sides extending therebetween, said main frame being generally horizontal in a plane parallel to the surface of the ground; a hitch having one end connected to said main frame and an opposite forward end adapted to be connected to a vehicle for towing said tillage implement across a field; a plurality of similar working units supported by said main frame at generally equal intervals between said first and second sides, each said working unit having a working line along which it works the soil generally in a straight line such that each said working unit works the soil and prepares a seedbed in a strip, and together said plurality of working units prepare a plurality of generally parallel continuous seedbeds in the direction of travel of said tillage implement; said working units each comprising a series of generally in-line ground-working apparatus including, in a line generally along the respective said working line, a coulter arranged to cut residue and loosen the soil, a tillage shank to fracture and further loosen the soil, a pair of soil-gathering blades that capture and gather the loose soil and residue together and create a berm of a mixture of soil and residue, and a rotary reel that conditions the strip of soil to create a berm of generally uniform size.