A mounting structure for mounting a pivot arm to an implement has a cylindrical member, an adjusting sleeve, and a mounting bolt extending through the cylindrical member and adjusting sleeve to fix the cylindrical member and adjusting sleeve together. The cylindrical member extends through a bore of a bearing housing for rotation within the bearing housing. The adjusting sleeve has a threaded external surface. A disc spring is positioned on the adjusting sleeve. An adjusting nut is threaded onto the threaded external surface of the adjusting sleeve. The adjusting nut can be tightened to compress the disc spring to create a lateral bearing force against the bearing housing. The bearing housing can be integral with a pivot arm for mounting a gauge wheel assembly on a planter row unit, or the bearing housing can be a fixed part for mounting a pivot arm for a closing/press wheel on a drill.

A mounting structure for mounting a pivot arm to an implement has a cylindrical member, an adjusting sleeve, and a mounting bolt extending through the cylindrical member and adjusting sleeve to fix the cylindrical member and adjusting sleeve together. The cylindrical member extends through a bore of a bearing housing for rotation within the bearing housing. The adjusting sleeve has a threaded external surface. A disc spring is positioned on the adjusting sleeve. An adjusting nut is threaded onto the threaded external surface of the adjusting sleeve. The adjusting nut can be tightened to compress the disc spring to create a lateral bearing force against the bearing housing. The bearing housing can be integral with a pivot arm for mounting a gauge wheel assembly on a planter row unit, or the bearing housing can be a fixed part for mounting a pivot arm for a closing/press wheel on a drill.

A cultivator including a housing structure, which can be fabricated from at least one injection molded part. A blade structure mounted thereto can be rotatably secured to opposing sides of the housing structure. The housing structure can include a gear housing structure which is configured to house at least one gear for enabling operation of the blade structure using a power tool and can be configured to provide increased rigidity to a corresponding side of the housing structure. An upper frame being a single-piece metallic structure having a horizontal and opposing vertical portions can be secured on opposing sides of the housing structure.

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.

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.

Portable roller groover assemblies suitable for coupling to a towing vehicle to implement a soil grooving operation may include an assembly frame. The assembly frame may have a frame front, a frame rear, a first frame end and a second frame end, the assembly frame disposed within a frame plane. A grooving hitch interface may be carried by the assembly frame at the frame front. The grooving hitch interface may be configured to facilitate coupling of the towing vehicle to the assembly frame for the grooving operation. A groover may be carried by the assembly frame. The groover may have a plurality of spaced-apart groover disks disposed at least partially beyond the frame plane of the assembly frame. Methods of fabricating a groover for a portable roller groover assembly, groovers for a portable roller groover assembly and methods of forming furrows in soil in a soil grooving operation are also disclosed.

Portable roller groover assemblies suitable for coupling to a towing vehicle to implement a soil grooving operation may include an assembly frame. The assembly frame may have a frame front, a frame rear, a first frame end and a second frame end, the assembly frame disposed within a frame plane. A grooving hitch interface may be carried by the assembly frame at the frame front. The grooving hitch interface may be configured to facilitate coupling of the towing vehicle to the assembly frame for the grooving operation. A groover may be carried by the assembly frame. The groover may have a plurality of spaced-apart groover disks disposed at least partially beyond the frame plane of the assembly frame. Methods of fabricating a groover for a portable roller groover assembly, groovers for a portable roller groover assembly and methods of forming furrows in soil in a soil grooving operation are also disclosed.

Disclosed is an assembly for mitigating soil compacted by wheels or belts of a vehicle moving over soil and carried by the vehicle. The assembly operates with a series of blades affixed to a rotatable shaft and displaying an elliptical pattern. A hood confines about the top half of the blades and spans about the width of the assembly. A motor rotates the rotatable shaft. A mounting assembly mounts the assembly to the vehicle behind and in alignment with the vehicle wheels or belts. A cylinder assembly reversibly moves the assembly from a home position downwardly into compacted soil for its mitigation.

Disclosed is an assembly for mitigating soil compacted by wheels or belts of a vehicle moving over soil and carried by the vehicle. The assembly operates with a series of blades affixed to a rotatable shaft and displaying an elliptical pattern. A hood confines about the top half of the blades and spans about the width of the assembly. A motor rotates the rotatable shaft. A mounting assembly mounts the assembly to the vehicle behind and in alignment with the vehicle wheels or belts. A cylinder assembly reversibly moves the assembly from a home position downwardly into compacted soil for its mitigation.

A gauge wheel arm assembly equipped to a row unit planter. The gauge wheel arm assembly may include an arm portion and a hub portion operably engaged with the arm portion for receiving at least two bearings. The hub portion may include at least one stop portion configured to operably engaged with a first bearing of the at least two bearings. The hub portion may also include at least another stop portion configured to operably engaged with a second bearing of the at least two bearings. The at least one stop portion of the hub portion and the at least another stop portion of the hub portion are independent and separate from one another.