Agricultural row unit accessory
A tool assembly for a planter row unit resides at the forward end of the row unit beneath the tool bar. The assembly includes a bracket assembly connected to the row unit, with a ground engaging tool removably mounted on the bracket assembly for movement between raised and lowered positions. A linear actuator controls the position of the tool. The tool may also include a depth control mechanism. Different tools can be interchanged on the bracket assembly.
1. An accessory for use with an agricultural row planter mounted on a tool bar, comprising:
a first tool assembly;
a second tool assembly;
a linkage assembly extending from the tool bar in front of the agricultural row planter;
one of the first and second tool assemblies being selectively mounted on the linkage assembly using a quick coupler connection so as to reside below the tool bar and in front of the agricultural row planter;
the quick coupler connection including hooks on the first and second tool assemblies to hook onto the linkage assembly, and retained with a single, removable retention member extending horizontally through the linkage assembly above the hooks for securing the hooks to the linkage assembly;
the first and second tool assemblies being interchangeable with one another; and
an actuator to pivot the linkage assembly between raised and lowered positions.
2. An accessory for an agricultural planter row unit mounted to a tool bar, comprising:
a first frame supporting a rotatable member;
a bracket assembly for mounting the first frame to the tool bar ahead of the agricultural planter row unit;
the rotatable member being movable between a lowered position engaging the ground and a raised position disengaged from the ground;
the first frame having hooks for mounting the first frame to the bracket assembly; and
a single retention pin extending horizontally through the bracket assembly above the hooks to retain the first frame on the bracket assembly.
3. The accessory of claim 2 wherein the bracket assembly includes pivotal link arms connected to the tool bar.
4. The accessory of claim 3 further comprising an actuator to pivot the pivotal link arms, thereby moving the rotatable member between the lowered and raised positions.
5. The accessory of claim 3 wherein the frame is free from threaded fasteners.
6. The accessory of claim 2 further comprising a second frame with a tool, and being interchangeable with the first frame.
7. An accessory for an agricultural row planter, comprising:
a bracket extending downwardly from the tool bar; and
a tool hooked to the bracket and retained by a pin extending horizontally through the bracket to preclude the tool from becoming unhooked from the bracket, the tool being adapted to work the soil.
8. The accessory of claim 7 wherein tool is movable between a lowered position engaging the soil and a raised position spaced above the soil.
9. The accessory of claim 8 wherein the tool resides in front of the tool bar when in the lowered position.
10. The accessory of claim 7 wherein the tool includes a frame with opposite sides, and a hook on each side for retentively connecting to the bracket assembly.
11. The accessory of claim 10 wherein the tool further includes a rotatable member on the frame to work the soil when the tool is in the lowered position.
12. The accessory of claim 11 wherein the rotatable member is a debris cleaner.
13. The accessory of claim 7 further comprising a second tool, and wherein the tool and the second tool have different functions and are interchangeable with one another.