Patent ID: 6269757
Filing Date: 2001-08-07
Classification: A01C,Y10S

Abstract:
An agricultural fertilizer applicator comprising in combination:a frame mounted on wheels for movement across an agricultural field, said frame including a plurality of soil cutting knives for penetrating the soil, each knife having at least one fertilizer emitting nozzle through which fertilizer can be emitted into the adjacent soil,a fertilizer supply tank operably connected to said frame for maintaining a supply of liquid fertilizer and a first exit hose from said tank,a heat exchanger operably connected to said frame and to said first exit hose such that fertilizer can flow from said tank through said heat exchanger,a second exit hose for carrying fertilizer from said heat exchanger,an independently powered refrigeration unit operably connected to said heat exchanger for circulating coolant through said heat exchanger, anda plurality of delivery hoses operably connecting said second exit hose to each nozzle on said soil cutting knives.