Patent ID: 8887824
Filing Date: 2014-11-18
Classification: A01B

Abstract:
1. A farming tiller, comprising: a. a frame, said frame including means for attachment to a tractor; b. a press roller rotatably mounted to and supported by said frame, said roller including a smooth uniform surface and adapted for smooth rolling engagement over vegetation upon forward movement of said frame over a field of vegetation such that said vegetation is compressed into a mat; c. a pair of band coulters circumferentially affixed to the surface of said roller, each said band coulter having a cutting edge of sufficient width to form a slicing division through the soil surface and sub-surface, wherein said press roller surface is adapted to form a continuous smooth surface between each said coulter, and wherein each said band coulter is positioned on said press roller so that penetration of said band coulter into said soil surface is limited by the surface of said press roller pressing against said soil surface; d. a tilling shank mounted to said frame and positioned in-line with and behind each said band coulter such that said shank forms a planting furrow along the slicing division created by said band coulter; and, e. means positioned behind said shank for filling voids created by said shank as it moves though the soil.