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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2015
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Donald K. Landphair, Moline, IL (US);
Lawrence D. Green, Bettendorf, IA (US);
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Abstract
A seeding machine includes a main frame and a row unit coupled to the main frame. The row unit includes a row unit frame, a gauge wheel coupled to the row unit frame, a furrow opener coupled to the row unit frame, the furrow opener having a stationary or rotating surface that contacts and moves soil, and a furrow closer coupled to the row unit frame, the furrow closer having a stationary or rotating surface that contacts and presses soil. The seeding machine also includes a seeding adjustment system including a soil removal device, a moisture sensor, a controller configured to receive a signal from the moisture sensor corresponding to the detected moisture level, and an actuator configured to change a position of the soil removal device based on the signal received by the controller.