A01C15/003

Secondary seed tank for air cart system

An air cart system includes a container assembly mounted on wheels and including a primary product container and an air distribution network including a product conduit that delivers a first agricultural product and a second agricultural product to an agricultural implement. The air cart system includes a first metering device to meter the first agricultural product from the primary product container to the product conduit. A fill hopper mounts on a side of the container assembly, and a secondary product container mounts beneath a portion of the primary product container. The secondary product container receives the second agricultural product from the fill hopper, which receives the second agricultural product at an opening and conveys the second agricultural product to the secondary product container. The air cart system includes a second metering device to meter the second agricultural product from the secondary product container to the product conduit.

AN AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT, A COMPUTER PROGRAM, A COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM AND A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN AIRFLOW IN A FEED SYSTEM FOR AN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT OF THE AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT
20240164244 · 2024-05-23 ·

The present disclosure relates to an agricultural implement (1, 4) comprising a feed system for an agricultural product (5). The feed system comprises a flow path (12); an airflow generating unit (14) arranged in fluid communication with the flow path (12); a at least one metering device arranged to provide the agricultural product (5) to the airflow in the flow path (12); at least one distribution unit (20) connected to the flow path (12) downstream of the at least one metering device, wherein the at least one distribution unit (20) comprises at least one outlet (22); at least one sensor (303) arranged to measure a quantity relating to the flow path (12); and a control unit (200) arranged to control (160) the airflow generating unit (14) to obtain a desired airflow in the flow path (12) based on measurements by the at least one sensor (303). The flow path (12) comprises a measurement part comprising a first part having a first cross section area and a second part having a second cross section area. The at least one sensor (303) is arranged to measure a quantity relating to the flow path (12) at the first and second parts. The present disclosure further relates to a method for controlling (150) an airflow in a feed system

AIR SEEDER PNEUMATIC CONTROL SYSTEM
20240147895 · 2024-05-09 ·

A seeder assembly for placing a commodity in underlying soil, where the seeder has a chassis member with at least one ground engaging mechanism configured to contact an underlying ground, a row unit coupled to the chassis, a third tank coupled to the chassis and to the row unit, a second tank coupled to both the chassis and the third tank, and a first tank coupled to the second tank. The first tank may be a commodity cart. The first tank may have a metering system and a pneumatic distribution system that distributes the material throughout the seeder assembly. The second tank may include one or more sensors and a status indicator. The second tank may calibrate the metering system, using sensors or by using a load cell.

HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FOR AN AIR CART
20190246555 · 2019-08-15 ·

A hydraulic system for an air cart includes a primary hydraulic assembly and a secondary hydraulic assembly. The hydraulic system also includes a first valve configured to block a flow of a hydraulic fluid flowing in a first direction from the primary hydraulic assembly and a second valve configured to block a flow of the hydraulic fluid flowing in a second direction from the secondary hydraulic assembly.

Implement equipment notification system and method

An equipment notification system for a component of an agricultural vehicle, including a processor configured to receive a first signal indicative of an operational parameter of the agricultural vehicle, determine an absence of the operational parameter based at least in part on the first signal, compare a period of time of the absence of the operational parameter to a threshold period of time associated with the operational parameter, and output, in response to determining that the period of time of the absence of the operational parameter exceeds the threshold period of time, a second signal indicative of an instruction to provide a notification regarding a position of the component of the agricultural vehicle via a user interface.

SEED CARRIER WITH PIVOTING CONVEYOR

A seed carrier includes a main hopper coupled with a frame via leg members. The main hopper has a discharge. A base plate is coupled with the frame. A support arm is rotatably coupled with the base plate at a first end. A belt driven conveyor having a conveyor hopper at a first end and a discharge at a second end is rotatably coupled with a second end of said support arm at an approximate center of gravity thereof. A latch mechanism is provided for detachably coupling the first end of the conveyor with the first end of the support arm such that the conveyor hopper is position below the main hopper discharge. When the conveyor is uncoupled from the first end of the support arm, the conveyor can rotate to a loading position wherein the discharge thereof can be positioned over the main hopper.

Single particulate metering system with variable rate controls

A particulate metering system includes an air flow origin and a plurality of particulate accelerators. A single particulate source is in communication with the particulate accelerators. Each of a plurality of operated conveyances can be in operable communication with the single particulate source and one of the particulate accelerators. The system includes a confluence of the air flow and the particulate within the mixing area of each of the particulate accelerators. Each of a plurality of discharges can be associated with the particulate accelerators. The operated conveyances can operate at different rates. The system can include one or more gearboxes adapted to be inverted and controlled by a second drive system. The system and controls provide variable application rates of particulate across rows in a field.

Hydraulic system for an air cart
10306827 · 2019-06-04 · ·

A hydraulic system for an air cart includes a primary hydraulic assembly and a secondary hydraulic assembly. The hydraulic system also includes a first valve configured to block a flow of a hydraulic fluid flowing in a first direction from the primary hydraulic assembly and a second valve configured to block a flow of the hydraulic fluid flowing in a second direction from the secondary hydraulic assembly.

VEHICLE AND CORRESPONDING USE
20190143812 · 2019-05-16 ·

A vehicle includes a vehicle frame, front wheels, and rear wheels. The vehicle also includes front drive means for driving the front wheels with a front nominal speed, rear drive means for driving the rear wheels with a rear nominal speed, and control means. The control means are adapted and configured for selectively controlling the front drive means and the rear drive means so that either the front nominal speed is different from the rear nominal speed, or so that the front nominal speed is equal to the rear nominal speed.

Method for calculating optimized filling amounts for a machine for application of agricultural material and for creation of an optimized path
10264723 · 2019-04-23 · ·

A method is proposed for calculation of optimized filling amounts for containers of a machine for application of an agricultural material, in which a path plan is created and a constant or site-specific variable amount of the agricultural material to be applied along the paths for each container provided in the path plan for the individual containers is added up for calculation and output of the amounts to be filled in each case. In addition, an optimized path plan can be calculated for the machine in terms of a balancing of the amounts of agricultural material to be removed from the individual containers.