Patent ID: 8328428

Claim:
A hub-bearing assembly for rotatably mounting a soil-working disc on a supporting axle of an agricultural machine, the hub-bearing assembly comprising: a hub-bearing unit with a single radially outer, rotatable outer race from one side of which a flange radially extends for mounting the disc, and a sealing device mounted adjacent to and outside of the single radially outer, rotatable outer race and on a side of the hub-bearing unit opposite to the one side of the flange, wherein a radially outer surface of the assembly has a portion located intermediate the flange and the side of the sealing device and radially recessed with respect to the radially outer surface so as to provide a seat for winding wires picked up from the fields during use of the agricultural machine; and wherein the single radially outer, rotatable outer race is provided with raceways for bearing balls; and wherein the radial recess in the seat is designed to funnel, reel and properly coil the wires to be picked up from the fields.