Patent ID: 6886641

Claim:
A furrow forming tool for use in agricultural apparatus the tool including a tool frame, a furrow forming disc operatively mounted to the tool frame, the disc including a peripheral edge and opposed side faces, the disc being operatively mounted to the tool frame such that when in use the disc is disposed in a plane which is inclined with respect to the normal direction of travel of the tool such that one side face is facing generally forwardly and the other side face is facing generally rearwardly with respect to the direction of travel, the tool further including a ground engaging wheel associated therewith, the disc and its associated ground engaging wheel being assembled together so that they converge towards one another with respect to the normal direction of travel of the tool when in use, the disc being mounted relative to the wheel so that its leading edge is disposed forwardly of the leading edge of the ground engaging wheel with the ground engaging wheel disposed adjacent to the rearwardly facing side face of the disc.