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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2008
Applicants:
Kenneth E. Shoup, Bonfield, IL (US);
Alan F. Barry, Williamsburg, IA (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth E. Shoup, Bonfield, IL (US);
Alan F. Barry, Williamsburg, IA (US);
Assignee:
Kinze Manufacturing, Inc., Williamsburg, IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01B 63/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An agricultural implement, such as a planter, having a telescoping tongue for placing the implement in either a transport or field use configuration, includes an hydraulic pump located on the planter frame, preferably toward the rear, for powering the planting functions. A mechanical drive line from the PTO of the tractor to the remote hydraulic pump is disengaged as the planter frame begins to move from the planting position. The drive line permits the tractor to make full 90° turns in the field.