A tilling apparatus and a method of tilling soils which includes the use of a rotational shaft having a number of cutter assemblies located at spaced apart locations on the shaft in which each cutter assembly has a multitude of blades which rotate as the rotary shaft rotates to form a plurality of spaced apart trenches having the same spacing as the spacing of the cutters, and a width caused by the width of the blades. As the blades dig the trench, the soil contacted by the blades is granulated and is tossed about by the spinning blades so that some soil falls back into the trench and some falls along the periphery of the trench to form rows of aerated granules which promote enhanced growth of plants or seeds in the trench and along the edge of the trench to improve the yield of pasture having the trenches. Various attachments can be provided on the tilling apparatus, either in front of or towards the rear of the spinning blades for different purposes, such as rippers, seeders, levellers, or similar. The advantage of the tilling apparatus is that the soil is formed into granules which are used to form an aerated array of soil granules having enhanced growing properties for plants.

A ground treatment device including a housing fabricated from at least one injection molded part. An axle with a ground treatment attachment mounted thereto can be rotatably secured to opposing sides of the housing. The housing can include a gear housing structure which is configured to house gears for enabling operation of the ground treatment attachment using a power tool. An upper frame can be secured to opposing sides of the housing. The ground treatment attachment can be configured to cultivate the ground.

A tiller assembly for treating a surface of a soil, preferably a snowy soil, comprising a support structure and a tiller rotatably mounted on said support structure, extending along a tilling axis, and configured to rotate about said tilling axis so as to treat said soil. Said tiller comprises a first tilling portion extending along a first tilling axis, and a second tilling portion extending along a second tilling axis. There is a transmission means interposed between the two portions, which comprises: an angular gear reducer, first connection means and second connection means configured to mechanically connect respectively said first and second portion to said gear reducer and to allow a simultaneous inclination of said first and second tilling portion with respect to said tilling axis.

A rear module, as illustrated with tanks, seed blowers, and transfer pump for fertilizer is mounted on the existing design frame, axle, and steering system; but it is a separate, distinct module. The planting module and the harvesting module must be disconnected from the common front module power unit and switched for planting row crops or harvesting. The harvesting configuration can have an attachment to the header to seed non row crops, such as, a cover crop like rye or canola Such rear module can be the rear unit of an articulated vehicle, such as a harvester.

A system for detecting simultaneous disk plugging on a tillage implement includes a plurality of disks supported by the frame of the implement. Additionally, the system includes a plurality of load sensors each being configured to generate data indicative of the draft load being applied to the frame by one or more of the disks. Moreover, the system includes a computing system communicatively coupled to the load sensors. The computing system is configured to determine the plurality of draft loads based on the load sensor data. Furthermore, the computing system is configured to determine the total draft load being applied to the frame based on the determined plurality of draft loads. Moreover, the computing system is configured to determine when the majority of the disks are simultaneously plugged based on the determined total draft load.

A sheath for a soil working roller includes a plurality of sheath segments mounted or mountable to surround a roller body of the soil working roller and following one another in the circumferential direction. A plurality of roller tools is arranged on an outer side of the sheath segments and at least one part of the roller tools includes an interchangeable holder mounted on a respective sheath segment and a replaceable tool detachably mounted or mountable on the interchangeable holder. A fastening opening is formed in the interchangeable holder for accommodating a fastening shaft of a replaceable tool mounted or to be mounted on the interchangeable holder. An impacted tool through opening is provided in association with the at least one interchangeable holder in the sheath segment supporting the same for engaging the fastening shaft of the replaceable tool mounted on the interchangeable holder with an impacted tool.

A tillage implement includes a frame and a disk gang supported on the frame, with the disk gang having a disk gang shaft and a plurality of disks spaced apart from each other along the disk gang shaft. Furthermore, the tillage implement includes a load sensor configured to generate data indicative of a load being applied to the disk gang and a computing system communicatively coupled to the load sensor. In this respect, the computing system is configured to monitor the load being applied to the disk gang based on the data generated by the load sensor. Additionally, the computing system is configured to determine a number of times that the monitored load crosses a baseline load value during a given time interval. Moreover, the computing system is configured to determine when the disk gang is plugged based on the determined number of times.

A rear module, as illustrated with tanks, seed blowers, and transfer pump for fertilizer is mounted on the existing design frame, axle, and steering system; but it is a separate, distinct module. The planting module and the harvesting module must be disconnected from the common front module power unit and switched for planting row crops or harvesting. The harvesting configuration can have an attachment to the header to seed non row crops, such as, a cover crop like rye or canola. Such rear module can be the rear unit of an articulated vehicle, such as a harvester.

A representative system for preparing a field for planting includes: first disk blades, each exhibiting a first offset angle with respect to a tilling direction; second blades, each exhibiting a second offset angle with respect to the tilling direction; ripper shanks disposed behind the second disk blades; third disk blades disposed behind the ripper shanks, each exhibiting a third offset angle with respect to the tilling direction; fourth disk blades, each exhibiting a fourth offset angle with respect to the tilling direction; and a chopper reel disposed behind the fourth disk blades; wherein, with respect to magnitude, each of the first offset angle and the second offset angle is greater than each of the third offset angle and the fourth offset angle.

A machine that allows for processing the plant as much as the area where the plant requires and makes the seed bed ready for planting at once and in a single process, for plants planted in the range of 45-70 cm, such as corn, cotton, beet, sunflower, and beans in agricultural areas.