A01B35/16

Weight transferring hitch system for agricultural implement

An agricultural implement includes a main frame. The agricultural implement also includes at least one disc gang including a plurality of disc blades, wherein the at least one disc gang is coupled to the main frame. The agricultural implement further includes a hitch system coupled to the main frame, wherein the hitch system is configured to couple the agricultural implement to a work vehicle and to transfer weight between the work vehicle and the agricultural implement to adjust a downward force applied on each disc blade of the plurality of disc blades in engaging soil.

Weight transferring hitch system for agricultural implement

An agricultural implement includes a main frame. The agricultural implement also includes at least one disc gang including a plurality of disc blades, wherein the at least one disc gang is coupled to the main frame. The agricultural implement further includes a hitch system coupled to the main frame, wherein the hitch system is configured to couple the agricultural implement to a work vehicle and to transfer weight between the work vehicle and the agricultural implement to adjust a downward force applied on each disc blade of the plurality of disc blades in engaging soil.

SOIL PROBE ASSEMBLY HAVING A MULTIFACETED PROBE WHEEL
20260079081 · 2026-03-19 ·

A soil probe assembly includes a frame member and a wheel rotatably coupled to the frame member. The wheel includes one or more soil probes that, as the wheel rotates against the earth, the weight of the soil probe assembly drives the soil probes into the earth. The wheel is configured to have at least two planar edges such that, as the wheel rolls onto one of the at least two planar edges, a slamming effect occurs due to the planar edge impacting against the ground, thus causing a soil sample to eject from a soil probe located across the wheel from the ground. The ejected soil sample is collected by a collection hamper. The assembly includes a funnel and a carousel such that the funnel is configured to receive and direct the ejected soil sample to the collection hamper, wherein the collection hamper is coupled to the carousel.