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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2015
Cnh Industrial America Llc, New Holland, PA (US);
Brian J. Anderson, Yorkville, IL (US);
William L. Schroeder, Downers Grove, IL (US);
Marvin A. Prickel, Homer Glen, IL (US);
CNH Industrial America LLC, New Holland, PA (US);
Abstract
An agricultural planter has at least one wing section that can rotate forward to a transport configuration and can also rotate outward to a working configuration. The at least one wing section has a caster assembly attached to a strut pivotable between a raised position forward of the at least one wing section and a lowered position beneath the at least one wing section. At least one wing section lift cylinder is located above and horizontally rearward of the at least one wing section, and is connected to the at least one wing section using a rearward extending wing section lift cylinder mounting bracket. The at least one wing section lift cylinder is connected to at least one bell crank, which is connected to at least one drop link, which is connected to the strut.