Patent ID: 6431287
Filing Date: 2002-08-13
Classification: A01B

Abstract:
An apparatus for building up at least one row of soil with a minimum amount of soil structure breakdown to prepare for sowing seeds, the apparatus comprising:a frame including a pair of cross-beam supports and a set of longitudinal beams; support wheels mounted to said frame for selective positioning of said frame at a selected height and a tilling assembly connected to said frame for preparing the row of soil, said tilling assembly including: a coulter resiliently attached to said longitudinal beams; a first tiller disc and a second tiller disc resiliently attached to said longitudinal beams by a connecting arm; a positioning plate attached to said connecting arm, said positioning plate having a first and second end; a first and second wedge end, said first wedge end connected to said first end of said positioning plate and said second wedge end connected to said second end of said positioning plate; a first and second mounting sleeve, said first mounting sleeve attached to said first wedge end and said second mounting sleeve attached to said second wedge end; and a first and second tiller disc shaft having a distal and proximal end, wherein said proximal end of said first tiller disc shaft is rotatably positioned in said first mounting sleeve and said distal end of said first tiller disc shaft is attached to said first tiller disc, and said proximal end of said second tiller disc shaft is rotatably positioned in said second mounting sleeve and said distal end of said second tiller disc shaft is attached to said second tiller disc; and a tiller wheel assembly attached to said longitudinal beams, said tiller wheel assembly including a tiller wheel and a plurality of cutting tools, said plurality of cutting tools connected to the periphery of said tiller wheel; wherein said tilling assembly engages the soil to prepare a row ridge of soil for receiving seed.