Planter for rhizomes and the like

An apparatus for planting rhizomes includes a chassis having wheels to move in a primary direction over an area in which rhizomes are to be planted, the primary direction defining a forward and aft sense, a hopper on the chassis holds rhizomes to be planted, the hopper having a live bottom mounted t...

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Main Authors FULGHUM MICHAEL EDWARD, SPELL CURTIS JON, FAZIO THOMAS LOGAN, SAWYER TOMMY LYNN, HEDRICK WILLIAM TRAVIS
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 19.07.2016
Subjects
AGRICULTURE
ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
FERTILISING
FISHING
FORESTRY
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HUNTING
PARTS, DETAILS, OR ACCESSORIES OF AGRICULTURAL MACHINES ORIMPLEMENTS, IN GENERAL
PLANTING
SOIL WORKING IN AGRICULTURE OR FORESTRY
SOWING
TRAPPING
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Summary:An apparatus for planting rhizomes includes a chassis having wheels to move in a primary direction over an area in which rhizomes are to be planted, the primary direction defining a forward and aft sense, a hopper on the chassis holds rhizomes to be planted, the hopper having a live bottom mounted to move rhizomes in the forward direction, a kickback bar at a forward side of the hopper lifts rhizomes at a forward face of the hopper, a leveling roller above the live bottom levels the height of rhizomes transported by the live bottom forward of the hopper, a barrel feed at a forward end of the live bottom to pull rhizomes from the live bottom, a accumulator below the barrel feed, a drop zone below the accumulator, and a chute with inner flaps from the drop zone oriented to deposit rhizomes in a furrow.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201414170572