Patent ID: 8850997
Filing Date: 2014-10-07
Classification: A01B,A01C

Abstract:
1. A seeding machine adapted to be moved over soil in a planting operation to plant seed, the machine comprising: a row unit having a trench opener, seed meter, and a motor to drive the seed meter; and a control system including a seed sensor associated with the seed meter, the control system adapted to operate the motor, prior to operation of the seeding machine to plant seed, to drive the seed meter in a priming operation to fill the seed meter with seed and to stop the motor in response to seed being detected by the associated seed sensor whereby when beginning a planting operation moving the seeding machine over a field, seed is immediately discharged from the seed meter; a seed delivery system for the seed meter, the seed delivery system adapted to hold and move seed between the seed meter and the soil; a delivery system motor to drive the seed delivery system; and wherein the control system is adapted to operate the delivery system motor during the priming operation to drive the delivery system to fill the delivery system with seed and to stop the delivery system motor in response to seed being detected by the associated seed sensor.