Patent ID: 7779770
Filing Date: 2010-08-24
Classification: A01C,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method of retrofitting a pneumatic on-demand seed delivery system in which seeds are pneumatically communicated via a product supply hose into an auxiliary hopper and from the auxiliary hopper into a seed reservoir of a seed meter housing through a seed inlet opening in the seed meter housing, the seed inlet opening beginning forward of a vertical axis of the seed meter and extending arcuately rearwardly toward a horizontal axis of the seed meter, the method comprising: disconnecting the product supply hose from the auxiliary hopper; removing the auxiliary hopper secured to an exterior back side of a housing of the seed meter thereby exposing the seed inlet opening; mounting a replacement auxiliary hopper to said exterior back side of said seed meter housing, said replacement auxiliary hopper having an opening beginning rearward of the vertical axis of the seed meter and extending arcuately rearwardly toward the horizontal axis; operatively attaching the product supply hose to the replacement auxiliary hopper for pneumatically communicating seeds thereto.