Patent ID: 8291997

Claim:
A wheel assembly for an agricultural implement comprising: a bracket configured to be coupled to an implement frame; a ground engaging wheel rotatably supported by a pivot assembly to permit rotating ground engagement of the wheel, the pivot assembly coupled to a portion of a wheel bearing assembly carried next to an axle of the wheel, the pivot assembly positioned beside an inside surface of the wheel to permit pivoting of the wheel about a non-horizontal axis; a support tube having a first end and a second end, the first end having a pivot bracket configured to support the pivot assembly on a laterally outward side of the pivot bracket, wherein the pivot assembly is configured to enable the wheel to rotate about the non-horizontal axis relative to the support tube, and the support tube includes a length extending between first and second ends, a substantial portion of the length positioned next to the inside surface of the wheel, the support tube configured to be selectively coupled to the bracket at a plurality of positions along the length of the support tube to define a height adjustment of the wheel, and the support tube and bracket both include holes configured to receive a pin for coupling the support tube and bracket to one another in the plurality of positions; and an extendable adjustment assembly having a first portion coupled adjacent to the first end of the support tube and next to the inside surface of the wheel and a second portion coupled to the bracket to enable adjustment of wheel height prior to coupling of the support tube to the bracket at one of the plurality of positions; wherein the ground engaging wheel is configured to independently rotate about the wheel bearing assembly and about the non-horizontal axis during operation.