Patent ID: 8635961

Claim:
A profiling apparatus that is operable with a planting apparatus, having a drill for seeds or billets, to facilitate formation of a mound of soil over the seeds or billets, the profiling apparatus comprising: (a) a plurality of mound-forming members; (b) a support frame having (i) soil-working tools configured to displace soil laterally into the path of the plurality of mound-forming members to form a mound with the soil displaced by the soil-working tools and (ii) gauge wheels on which the support frame rides in use and which are mounted to the frame adjustably to control vertical position of the soil-working tools relative to the ground; and (c) a connector extending rearwardly of the support frame to connect the support frame to a planting apparatus such that the soil-working tools lead the drill having regard to the direction of travel of the planting apparatus, wherein the support frame is configured to control the depth of soil in the mound by tracking the contours of the ground through the gauge wheels, such that the soil-working tools penetrate the soil to a predetermined soil depth.