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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2013
Monsanto Technology Llc, St. Louis, MO (US);
Christopher A. Hundley, Collinsville, IL (US);
Andrew D. Thielen, Scranton, IA (US);
Brian Forinash, Kirkwood, MO (US);
David J. Baitinger, Ankeny, IA (US);
Timothy J. Forbes, Ames, IA (US);
Monsanto Technology LLC, St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a transformable agricultural planter that is structured and operable to transform to a Transport Configuration wherein a width of the planter is less than or equal to a Department Of Transportation maximum load width for which special 'Wide Load' permits are not required. The planter includes a support cart including a telescoping support axle having a plurality of wheel assemblies mounted thereto and a plurality of actuators connected to the telescoping support axle. The actuators are operable to extend and retract the telescoping support axle such that a spacing between the wheel assemblies can be set to any desired distance. The planter additionally includes a main toolbar assembly connected a toolbar lift and spin assembly rotatably mounted to the support cart and operable to rotate, raise and lower the main toolbar assembly between the Transport Configuration and a Planting Configuration.