Patents Assigned to NORTHWEST TILLER COMPANY, INC.
  • Publication number: 20140034340
    Abstract: A tiller (100) configured to be pulled by a tractor includes a support structure (110) comprising a hitch assembly (112), a rotor housing (120), and a rear support (114). A rotary tiller assembly (150) is rotatably mounted in the rotor housing. A drive assembly (130) includes a gear box that receives power from a power takeoff and splits the power between left and right belt drives that engage either end of the tiller rotor (151). A bed former assembly (170) extends rearward from the tiller and includes a pan with a converging channel and a distal portion, positioned to receive tilled soil to form a raised bed. Shovel assemblies (190) are disposed on either side of the rotary tiller assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: NORTHWEST TILLER COMPANY, INC.
    Inventor: Eugene W. Walker, JR.