Abstract: The present disclosure provides rotatable blades with easily replaceable cutting edges, and methods of making and using same.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides rotatable blades with easily replaceable cutting edges, and methods of making and using same.

Abstract: A tillage unit 1 reducing soil surface and soil surface crop residue disturbance is provded, including a thin vertical support shank 13 with a generally V-shaped horizontal blade support assembly 2 mounted to its lowest forward-shaped tip by bolts 8. The blade support assembly 2 is fabricated from the blade backup support 3, primary reinforcing plates 4, secondary reinforcing plates 5, main vertical mounts 6, and load block 7 attached together to form a generally V-shaped inclined structure with the front marginal apex portion forward and lowermost and the widest rear marginal portion opposite the apex and uppermost. The tillage unit's lower bottom-most edges are shaped and positioned to allow incresing clearance proceeding from front to back between the tillage unit 1 and the uncut soil below to allow for adjustment of the operating incline of the soil-contacting blade surface attached to the face of the blade support assembly 2 where the tillage unit 1 is fastened to the carrier frame 18.

Abstract: A minimum upper ground layer and stubble disturbance tillage unit is provided including a pair of dependingly support opposite side plates between whose lower end a horizontally elongated blade assembly is supported with the blade assembly including front and rear marginal portions and disposed in an inclined position with the front marginal portion lowermost and the rear marginal portion uppermost. The blade assembly includes longitudinally spaced V-shaped cutting edges disposed along the forward marginal edge thereof and disposed in a forwardly and downwardly inclined plane generally paralleling the blade assembly. The V-shaped cutting edges are positioned with their apex portions forwardmost and define included angles of graeter than 90.degree.. Rotary members are disposed rearward of the blade assembly and include upper portions spaced above the upper rear marginal edge of the blade assembly. The rotary members are radially aligned with the junctures between pair of adjacent V-shaped blades.