Patent ID: 6708631
Filing Date: 2004-03-23
Classification: A01C,A01M,Y02P,Y10S

Abstract:
An agricultural system for application of crop inputs to a field, the system comprising:a variable payload towing vehicle comprising a plurality of primary crop input storage containers and low impact ground engaging mean; a crop input applicator implement coupled to the towing vehicle, the implement comprising a plurality of secondary crop input storage containers, wherein a capacity of the primary storage containers on the towing vehicle is greater than a capacity of the secondary containers on the implement; a control system associated with the towing vehicle and applicator implement that controls a flow of crop inputs from the primary storage containers on the towing vehicle to the secondary storage containers on the implement, controls a rate of release of crop inputs from the crop input applicator implement, and coordinates an application of multiple crop inputs so that the crop inputs are applied at a prescriptive rate; and a delivery system configured to move crop inputs from the primary storage containers on the vehicle to the secondary storage containers on the applicator implement.