Patent ID: 6666155
Filing Date: 2003-12-23
Classification: A01C

Abstract:
A coulter apparatus for use with a planter assembly constructed to move in a transport direction where the planter assembly includes support wheels mounted to the underside of a carrier frame and row units linked to the carrier frame and generally disposed on a side of the support wheels opposite the transport direction, the apparatus comprising:a coulter bar pivotally mounted to the underside of the carrier frame so that the coulter bar can be pivotally moved relative to the underside of the carrier frame; and a separate coulter/fertilizer unit mounted to the coulter bar and aligned with each one of the row units on a side of the support wheels opposite the row units, the coulter bar allowing for pivotal movement of the coulter/fertilizer units relative to the underside of the carrier frame for movement between a transport position where the coulter/fertilizer units are above the ground and a functional position where the coulter/fertilizer units engage the ground.