Patent ID: 7240741

Claim:
An assembly and disassembly tool for a knock-on sweep assembly of a tillage implement including a wedge mount for securing a sweep in a wedged position on a sweep support independently of sweep mounting bolts, the sweep having an attaching portion and a forward soil engaging portion, and a retainer engaging the attaching portion and having a locking position to prevent the sweep from dislodging from the sweep support, the retainer movable from the locking position to a release position for removing the sweep, the assembly and disassembly tool comprising: an elongated handle, a removal end connected to the handle and including a retainer engaging member for movement of the retainer from the locking position to the release position, the removal end also including a first impact receiving surface for impacting the removal end when the retainer is in the release position and driving the sweep from the wedge mount; wherein the removal end of the handle includes a sweep engaging portion extending transversely from the handle on opposite sides of and offset from the retainer engaging member, the sweep engaging portion conforming to the attaching portion for positioning thereon on opposite sides of the retainer engaging member; wherein the retainer engaging member, the sweep engaging portion and the handle are fixed against movement relative to each other and comprise a unitary structure; and an attaching tool connected and extending outwardly from a first side of the handle, the attaching tool including a V-shaped member generally conforming to and slidable over the forward soil engaging portion, the V-shaped member including a flattened impact area located on a side of the handle opposite the first side.