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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2020
Precision Planting Llc, Tremont, IL (US);
Jeremy Hodel, Morton, IL (US);
Justin Mcmenamy, Edwards, IL (US);
Dale Koch, Tremont, IL (US);
Luke Stuber, Tremont, IL (US);
Precision Planting LLC, Tremont, IL (US);
Abstract
An agricultural implement includes a row unit frame () coupled to a draw bar () by a height-adjustable mount, a set of opening discs () coupled to the row unit frame such that the opening discs are vertically fixed relative to the row unit frame, and a biasing member () configured to adjust a height of the row unit frame to maintain the opening discs in soil at a selected elevation relative to the draw bar. A method of planting may include determining a height of a draw bar relative to a surface of soil, and adjusting a height of the row unit frame relative to the draw bar to apply a force to push a seed trench opening assembly into the soil and form a trench therein. The height of the row unit frame relative to the draw bar may be independent of the hardness of the soil.