Patent ID: 7188680
Filing Date: 2007-03-13
Classification: A01B

Abstract:
1. An agricultural implement for being pulled by a powered vehicle, comprising: a tow bar assembly connected to said powered vehicle; a working assembly having a front gang of coulters and a rear gang of coulters; and a pivoting assembly connecting said tow bar assembly and said working assembly, said pivoting assembly being operable to transfer weight of said working assembly between said front gang of coulters and said rear gang of coulters, the pivoting assembly including a hydraulic cylinder, the pivoting assembly further including a pivoting piston brace, a pivoting cylinder brace, and a pivoting portion connecting the pivoting piston brace and the pivoting cylinder brace, the pivoting portion being operable with said hydraulic cylinder to pivot said pivoting piston brace and said pivoting cylinder brace with respect to one another about a horizontal axis.