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Offset hitch

a technology of agricultural implements and hitches, which is applied in the direction of towing devices, agricultural tools and machines, agricultural machines, etc., can solve the problems of affecting the performance of the implement on alternating rows, etc., to achieve carefree maintenance, low manufacturing cost, and durable construction

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-12-08
CNH IND AMERICA LLC +1
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Benefits of technology

The invention is an improved agricultural hitch that allows the implement to be offset from the tractor. This offset of about 7.5 inches makes it easier to maneuver the implement through the crop material. The hitch can be attached to the implement at various vertical positions, making it easier to adjust the implement's components. It is also durable, economical, and easy to install. Overall, the hitch improves the efficiency and ease of use of the agricultural implement.

Problems solved by technology

However, it has been a long-standing problem in certain cropping practices to provide effective planting (or other crop related action) when the implement is pulled directly behind the tractor.
This can make it difficult for the implement to perform its designated function, since it would be aligning with and going directly over the old crop rows.
These crop rows contain crop stubble and plant remnants from previous crops and harvests that impede the implement's performance on alternating rows.

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[0022] Many of the fastening, connection, processes and other means and components utilized in this invention are widely known and used in the field of the invention described, and their exact nature or type is not necessary for an understanding and use of the invention by a person skilled in the art, and they will not therefore be discussed in significant detail. Also, any reference herein to the terms “left” or “right” are used as a matter of mere convenience, and are determined by standing at the rear of the mechanism facing in its normal direction of travel. Furthermore, the various components shown or described herein for any specific application of this invention can be varied or altered as anticipated by this invention and the practice of a specific application of any element may already by widely known or used in the art by persons skilled in the art and each will likewise not therefore be discussed in significant detail.

[0023]FIG. 1 depicts an image of a field 24 with rows...

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Abstract

A heavy gauge agricultural implement hitch is disclosed which is offset such that the implement and the tractor are not directly in line with one another, but allows the tractor to follow the previous crop rows and the implement to be offset of the previous crop rows. This offset of the hitch allows the implement to function with more ease, especially when the implement is a planter, thus making it possible to plant soybeans, for example, more easily in a field with corn stubble.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates generally to an offset agricultural implement hitch that can be attached to an implement behind the tractor with the implement offset to one side of the tractor. The invention is particularly, but not exclusively designed for use in towing a planter, such that it is possible to plant soybeans or other crops in corn stubble (or other crop stubble) more easily. [0002] It is well known that various implements can be towed behind a tractor. Normally, the attached implement is towed directly behind the tractor, providing an effective function since the implement can be simply pulled centrally and directly behind the tractor. However, it has been a long-standing problem in certain cropping practices to provide effective planting (or other crop related action) when the implement is pulled directly behind the tractor. [0003] In many cases the tractor operator simply drives the tractor straight down the crop rows while pulling ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A01B59/00A01B59/042B60D1/00
CPCA01B59/042
Inventor HARNETIAUX, TRAVIS LESTERJOHNSON, CHARLES A.
Owner CNH IND AMERICA LLC
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