CPC A01B 49/02 (2013.01) [A01B 5/06 (2013.01); A01B 17/00 (2013.01); A01B 27/005 (2013.01); A01C 5/064 (2013.01); A01C 5/068 (2013.01); A01B 49/06 (2013.01); A01C 7/08 (2013.01)] | 13 Claims |
1. A row unit assembly for tilling a row of soil for planting seeds, the row unit assembly comprising:
a pair of tine assemblies each having at least one tine mounted to a hub, said hub adapted to rotate about a first axis, whereby rotation of said pair of tine assemblies fractures soil and forms the outer edges of a tilled row with a row width;
a rolling cultivator adapted to treat soil being ripped and fractured and form a generally flat profile to said tilled row; and
a seedbed cultivator adapted to work through said soil in the area defined by said row width,
wherein said rolling cultivator rotates about a shaft,
wherein said rolling cultivator is set at a depth corresponding to the planting of seed, and
wherein a pair of gauge wheels are fastened to each end of said shaft such that said gauge wheels are located outside the outer edges of said tilled row.
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