A kit for converting a roller into an aerator tool comprising at least one cover layer intended to be removably applied and fix around the roller, the external surface of said cover layer being provided with means for penetrating into the soil.

A system for monitoring basket plugging for agricultural implements includes a basket assembly configured to be supported by an agricultural implement and a range sensor positioned relative to the basket assembly such that the range sensor is configured to transmit detection signals towards an interior of the basket assembly and receive return signals based on reflection of the detection signals off at least one surface. The system also includes a controller communicatively coupled to the range sensor. The controller is configured to analyze data received from the range sensor as the basket assembly rotates relative to the range sensor to determine when the basket assembly is experiencing a plugged condition.

A method of operating a tillage implement includes providing a map of a field, defining a plurality of boundaries in the map, propelling the tillage implement through the field, and adjusting at least one operating parameter of the tillage implement when the tillage implement crosses a boundary of the plurality. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium may include instructions that when executed by a computer, cause the computer to propel a tillage implement through a field and adjust at least one operating parameter of the tillage implement when the tillage implement crosses a boundary defined in a map.

A method of operating a tillage implement includes providing a map of a field, defining a plurality of boundaries in the map, propelling the tillage implement through the field, and adjusting at least one operating parameter of the tillage implement when the tillage implement crosses a boundary of the plurality. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium may include instructions that when executed by a computer, cause the computer to propel a tillage implement through a field and adjust at least one operating parameter of the tillage implement when the tillage implement crosses a boundary defined in a map.

A stalk puller to be used with or without a mower/shredder utilizes a pair of independently mounted discs converging along their lower edge to grasp and pull stalks from the ground as the stalk puller is moved down the row by a prime mover. At least one of the discs is urged against the other by a spring such that the associated disc may allow rocks and debris to pass between the discs without damage. The spring mounting reduces adjustments due to normal wear as well as damage from debris.

A grouser-cage attachment for equipment is an apparatus that imprints troughs into the soil, specifically troughs oriented perpendicular to a slope to hinder rainfall from running straight down the slope. The apparatus includes a main frame, a roller, and a grouser cage. The main frame connects the roller with a piece of equipment or large machinery such as a skid steer. The roller presses the grouser cage into the soil. The grouser cage further includes a cylindrical frame, a plurality of holes, and a plurality of cleats. The cylindrical frame supports and positions the plurality of cleats around the roller. The cylindrical frame freely rotates around and with the roller. The plurality of holes and the plurality of cleats imprints troughs into the soil. The plurality of holes also provides a smooth and continuous rotation for the grouser cage. The roller presses the plurality of cleats into the soil.

In one aspect, a finishing assembly for an agricultural implement may include first and second rolling baskets, a basket support assembly configured to support the first and second rolling baskets relative to each other, a linkage pivotably coupled to the basket support assembly at a pivot point, and at least one damping element. The at least one damping element may be configured to damp pivoting of the basket support assembly about the pivot point in both a first pivot direction and a second pivot direction, the second pivot direction being opposite the first pivot direction.

An agricultural roller comprises a tubular support and a series of pneumatic tyres mounted on the support. Each pneumatic tyre of the series has a respective uninflated envelope. The roller further comprises a series of tyres mounted on the support and interleaved in the series of pneumatic tyres. Each tyre has a respective envelope. The tyres are smaller than the pneumatic tyres while their envelope is narrower.

An agricultural implement having a rolling basket which includes a plurality of elongated members arranged in a substantially cylindrical shape. A stationary internal scraper is disposed in the inner chamber of the rolling basket and is adapted for breaking up a material from the inner chamber as the rolling basket is rotated around the major axis of rotation of the rolling basket. The internal scraper extends in an upward direction with respect to the major axis of rotation of the rolling basket with the upper edge of the internal scraper distally spaced away from and above the major axis of rotation of the rolling basket and with the lower edge of the internal scraper distally spaced away from and above the major axis of rotation of the rolling basket. The upper edge of the internal scraper is positioned above the lower edge.

An agricultural implement having a rolling basket which includes a plurality of elongated members arranged in a substantially cylindrical shape. A stationary internal scraper is disposed in the inner chamber of the rolling basket and is adapted for breaking up a material from the inner chamber as the rolling basket is rotated around the major axis of rotation of the rolling basket. The internal scraper extends in an upward direction with respect to the major axis of rotation of the rolling basket with the upper edge of the internal scraper distally spaced away from and above the major axis of rotation of the rolling basket and with the lower edge of the internal scraper distally spaced away from and above the major axis of rotation of the rolling basket. The upper edge of the internal scraper is positioned above the lower edge.