Soil tilling and planting implement
The combination of a rolling basket tillage implement and a seed distribution implement is disclosed. A height-adjustable mounting system for a rolling basket soil tillage implement is also disclosed for use with a planter that enables such an implement to be raised above the soil as needed to avoid wet conditions.
1. A soil conditioning system comprising a remotely controllable height-adjustable attachment mechanism for applying adjustable directional force to an attached soil conditioning implement further comprising:
(a) a mounting plate adapted to be fixed to an assembly that is adapted to be drawn by a tractor;
(b) a height adjustable mounting arrangement pivotally attached to the mounting plate for carrying a soil conditioning implement, said height adjustable mounting arrangement extending away from the mounting plate;
(c) a soil conditioning implement carried by said height adjustable mounting arrangement;
(d) a mechanical device operatively coupled between the mounting plate and the height adjustable mounting arrangement for selectively raising and lowering said soil conditioning implement relative to ground or providing a directional force on said soil conditioning implement;
(e) wherein said mechanical device comprises a pneumatic operating system selected from single and dual-acting air bag systems; and
(f) a control system for said mechanical device that is operable from said tractor.
2. The soil, conditioning system as in claim 1 wherein said control system provides a moveable deploying and retracting force using a dual-acting air bag.
3. The soil conditioning system as in claim 1 wherein said system is a multi-row-treating device adapted to be connected to a plurality of said conditioning implements.
4. The soil conditioning system as in claim 1 wherein said soil conditioning implement is a rolling basket.
5. The soil conditioning system as in claim 1 wherein said mechanical device comprises a dual acting air bag.
6. The soil conditioning system as in claim 1 wherein said mechanical device comprises a single acting air bag.