Patent ID: 8544516

Claim:
An agricultural implement, comprising: a tool bar; and at least one row unit carried by said tool bar, each said row unit including a furrow opener arrangement with a gauge wheel, said gauge wheel including: a rim having an outer periphery; and a tire mounted to said outer periphery, said tire including an outer shell formed from a first resilient material having a treadless outer surface and an inner core formed from a second resilient material, said first resilient material being harder than said second resilient material, said outer shell being positioned radially outward from said inner core and axially outward from axial ends of said inner core, whereby said inner core is encased entirely within said outer shell and said rim, said inner core being mounted directly on said outer periphery of said rim and defining an annular hollow core enclosed therein spaced from said rim and from said outer shell with an absence of an inflatable tube, whereby said tire is structured and arranged such that said softer inner core, said annular hollow core and said harder outer shell coact to provide wear, shock absorbance, and mud shedding capabilities.