Disk blade spindle

1. An agricultural tillage implement, comprising:

a frame member; and

a disk blade hanger assembly including:

a disk blade hanger coupled with said frame member and comprising a C-shaped bend;

a disk blade including a drum; and

a spindle assembly including a spindle and a saddle member having a flat plate portion fastened to said disk blade hanger, said disk blade being rotationally coupled with said spindle by said drum, said drum being rotatable about an axis of rotation defined by said spindle, said saddle member being connected to said disk blade hanger and including a curved surface which is connected to only a portion of a circumferential surface of said spindle.

2. The agricultural tillage implement of claim 1 , wherein said saddle member is a casting.

3. The agricultural tillage implement of claim 1 , wherein said spindle includes a round surface which is welded to said curved surface of said saddle member.

4. A disk blade hanger assembly of an agricultural tillage implement including a frame member, said disk blade hanger assembly comprising:

a disk blade hanger configured for being coupled with the frame member and comprising a C-shaped bend;

a disk blade including a drum; and

a spindle assembly including a spindle and a saddle member having a flat plate portion fastened to said disk blade hanger, said spindle disk blade being rotationally coupled with said spindle by said drum, said drum being rotatable about an axis of rotation defined by said spindle, said saddle member being connected to said disk blade hanger and including a curved surface which is connected to only a portion of a circumferential surface of said spindle.

5. The disk blade hanger assembly of claim 4 , wherein said saddle member is a casting.

6. The disk blade hanger assembly of claim 4 , wherein said spindle includes a round surface which is welded to said curved surface of said saddle member.

7. A disk blade hanger assembly of an agricultural tillage implement including a frame member, said disk blade hanger assembly comprising:

a disk blade hanger configured for being coupled with the frame member and comprising a C-shaped bend; and

a spindle assembly including a spindle and a saddle member connected to said disk blade hanger, said spindle being configured for being rotationally coupled with and defining an axis of rotation of a drum of a disk blade, said saddle member including a curved surface which is connected to only a portion of a circumferential surface of said spindle, said curved surface extending an entire width of said saddle member, said width of said saddle member being defined parallel to said axis of rotation.

8. The disk blade hanger assembly of claim 7 , wherein said saddle member is a casting.

9. The disk blade hanger assembly of claim 8 , wherein said saddle member has a flat plate portion configured for fastening to said disk blade hanger.

10. The disk blade hanger assembly of claim 9 , wherein said spindle includes a round surface which is welded to said curved surface of said saddle member.

11. The agricultural tillage implement of claim 1 , wherein said curved surface connects to an upper half of said spindle.

12. The agricultural tillage implement of claim 1 , wherein a bottom of said spindle is unsupported.

13. The disk blade hanger assembly of claim 4 , wherein said curved surface connects to an upper half of said spindle.

14. The disk blade hanger assembly of claim 4 , wherein a bottom of said spindle is unsupported.

15. The disk blade hanger assembly of claim 7 , wherein said curved surface connects to an upper half of said spindle.

16. The disk blade hanger assembly of claim 7 , wherein a bottom of said spindle is unsupported.