Patent ID: 8342254
Filing Date: 2013-01-01
Classification: A01B,A01C,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A system, comprising: a packer wheel assembly configured to be disposed rearward of a hoe opener assembly, wherein the packer wheel assembly comprises a packer wheel mounted to a bracket, the packer wheel assembly controls a depth of a valley formed by a hoe opener of the hoe opener assembly while the hoe opener is in a ground engaging position, and the bracket is coupled to a packer wheel arm extending between the bracket and a linkage assembly; and an adjustment mechanism that shifts the packer wheel horizontally from a first position directly behind the hoe opener to a second position rearward of the first position when the hoe opener encounters an obstruction and moves in a rearward direction toward a disengaged position, wherein the packer wheel maintains contact with a soil surface while the packer wheel is in the first and second positions.