Seeding boot for a seeding apparatus
View Patent ↗A seeding boot for a seeding apparatus mountable adjacent a soil-opening disc of a tillage implement. The seeding boot including: a boot body mountable at, or adjacent, a lower portion of the soil-opening disc; a seed distributor on the boot body, the seed distributor having at least one seed outlet spaced laterally from the soil-opening disc; a seed inlet, connectable to a source of seeds to be planted, for the seed distributor; and at least one fertiliser distributor, the at least one fertiliser distributor having at least one fertiliser outlet located rearwardly of the soil-opening disc, and downstream of the at least one seed outlet. The seed distributor has a substantially hollow distributor body connected to the seed inlet, and a pair of substantially hollow wings extend substantially laterally from the distributor body and are each provided with a respective one of the at least one seed outlets.
1. A seeding boot for a seeding apparatus mountable adjacent a soil-opening disc of a tillage implement, the seeding boot including:
a boot body mounted at, or adjacent, a lower portion of the soil-opening disc;
a seed distributor on the boot body, the seed distributor having at least two seed outlets spaced laterally from the soil-opening disc;
a seed inlet, connectable to a source of seeds to be planted, for the seed distributor; and
at least one fertiliser distributor, the at least one fertiliser distributor having at least one fertiliser outlet located rearwardly of the soil-opening disc, and downstream of the at least two seed outlets; wherein:
the seed distributor has a substantially hollow distributor body connected to the seed inlet; and
a pair of substantially hollow wings extend substantially laterally from the distributor body and are each provided with a respective one of the at least two seed outlets.
2. The seeding boot of claim 1 , wherein:
the boot body is releasably mounted to a press wheel arm of the tillage implement.
3. The seeding boot of claim 1 , wherein:
each wing is rearwardly inclined, in top plan view, so that the seed outlets are rearward of the distributor body.
4. The seeding boot of claim 1 , wherein:
the seed inlet is operably connected to the source of seeds by a seed tube mounted rearwardly of the soil-opening disc.
5. The seeding boot of claim 1 , wherein:
the at least one fertiliser outlet includes a first fertiliser outlet and a second fertiliser outlet; and
the first fertiliser outlet is connected to a source of dry or granular fertiliser by a dry fertiliser tube; and
the second fertiliser outlet is connected to a source of liquid fertiliser or other chemicals.
6. The seeding boot of claim 5 , wherein:
at least one of the first and second fertiliser outlets are aligned rearwardly of the soil-opening disc;
the second fertiliser outlet is intermediate the soil-opening disc and the at least one fertiliser outlet; and
at least one of the first and second fertiliser outlets are at a reduced depth in the soil relative to the at least one seed outlet.
7. The seeding boot of claim 1 , wherein:
at least leading portions of the boot are provided with one or more wear-resistant coatings, panels, or tiles.
8. A disc seeder assembly for a tillage implement provided with a seeding boot as claimed in claim 1 .
9. A tillage implement provided with at least one disc seeder assembly provided with a seeding boot as claimed in claim 1 .
10. A method of seeding seeds and fertiliser employing a tillage implement having at least one disc seeder assembly provided with a seeding boot as claimed in claim 1 .
11. The seeding boot of claim 2 , wherein the boot body incorporates a plate engageable with a rearward-face of the soil-opening disc.