A system for detecting the operational status of ground engaging tools for agricultural implements includes an agricultural implement including a frame and a ground engaging tool coupled to the frame. The system further includes one or more sensors supported relative to the frame. The sensor(s) are configured to capture data indicative of a fluid flow past the ground engaging tool as the agricultural implement is moved across the field. The system further includes a controller configured to monitor the data received from the sensor(s) and identify an operational status of the ground engaging tool based at least in part on a comparison between one or more monitored values associated with the fluid flow past the ground engaging tool as the agricultural implement is moved across the field and a predetermined threshold value.

A surface grader mechanism that is attached to, and dragged behind, tractors or other towing vehicles. This implementation of such a surface grader includes a blade at the leading edge that may be adjusted to any height or any transverse, horizontal angle above the metal grating on the bottom of the surface grader.

A surface grader mechanism that is attached to, and dragged behind, tractors or other towing vehicles. This implementation of such a surface grader includes a blade at the leading edge that may be adjusted to any height or any transverse, horizontal angle above the metal grating on the bottom of the surface grader.

In one aspect, a system for monitoring the condition of a seedbed within a field may include a seedbed tool configured to ride along a seedbed floor as an implement frame is moved across the field. The system may also include an actuator configured to adjust the position of the seedbed tool along a lateral direction relative to the implement frame such that the seedbed tool traverses a lateral swath of the seedbed floor along the lateral direction. Furthermore, the system may include a seedbed floor sensor configured to detect the position of the seedbed tool relative to the implement frame. The position of the seedbed tool may be indicative of a profile of the lateral swath of the seedbed floor as the seedbed tool rides along the seedbed floor with movement of the implement frame in the forward travel direction.

A pivot system for a rotating agricultural tool includes a bearing assembly has an inner bearing race and an outer bearing race. The pivot system also includes a shaft having a first longitudinal end and a second longitudinal end. The shaft has an angled surface extending from the first longitudinal end to the second longitudinal end. The angled surface has a plurality of points of contact. The inner bearing race contacts the plurality of points of contact to enable the bearing assembly to pivot about a transverse axis that extends perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the shaft.

A pivot system for a rotating agricultural tool includes a bearing assembly has an inner bearing race and an outer bearing race. The pivot system also includes a shaft having a first longitudinal end and a second longitudinal end. The shaft has an angled surface extending from the first longitudinal end to the second longitudinal end. The angled surface has a plurality of points of contact. The inner bearing race contacts the plurality of points of contact to enable the bearing assembly to pivot about a transverse axis that extends perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the shaft.

An agricultural soil cultivation unit having at least two rows of soil working tools that are fastened to a tool carrying frame that is pivotably supported about a horizontal frame pivot axis at a machine frame supported by a chassis on the ground and liftable by a lifting apparatus into a headland position and/or transport position. It is therefore proposed in accordance with an aspect of the invention to change the working depth setting of the soil working tool rows relative to one another online in working operation to hereby be able to react to changing soil conditions in working operation and to be able to mutually compensate resulting side forces of the soil working tools.

An agricultural soil cultivation unit having at least two rows of soil working tools that are fastened to a tool carrying frame that is pivotably supported about a horizontal frame pivot axis at a machine frame supported by a chassis on the ground and liftable by a lifting apparatus into a headland position and/or transport position. It is therefore proposed in accordance with an aspect of the invention to change the working depth setting of the soil working tool rows relative to one another online in working operation to hereby be able to react to changing soil conditions in working operation and to be able to mutually compensate resulting side forces of the soil working tools.

The present disclosure relates to an agricultural plough arrangement comprising an agricultural work vehicle and a plough implement connected to the agricultural work vehicle and comprising at least one ground engaging tool. At least one actuator mechanism is configured to move the plough implement laterally with respect to the agricultural work vehicle, wherein a control unit is provided that is to: receive field-data indicative of conditions of a field across which the agricultural plough arrangement is being moved; automatically determine an actuator-control-signal for the actuator mechanism based on the field-data, wherein the actuator-control-signal is for moving the plough implement laterally with respect to the agricultural work vehicle on the basis of the field-data received.

A system for controlling an operation of an agricultural implement includes a ground-penetrating tool configured to penetrate soil within a field to a penetration depth. Furthermore, the system includes a sensor configured to capture data indicative of a compaction layer within the field as the implement travels across the field. Additionally, the system includes a computing system configured to generate a representation of a portion of the soil within the field based on the data captured by the sensor. Moreover, the computing system is configured to determine a position of a bottom surface of the compaction layer based on the generated representation. In addition, the computing system is configured to control the penetration depth of the ground-penetrating tool based on the determined position of the bottom surface of the compaction layer.