Abstract: Modifications to row unit that result in a greatly reduced loss of kernels due to chatter include substituting stripper plates that have rails upwardly projecting guard rails at the edges of the stripper plates that define their working gap to thereby inhibit escape of loose kernels. Further, the ear transport paddles are modified so as to reduce shelling due to chatter and to move loose kernels collected on the stripper plates to the machine's auger so that these loose kernels become part of the yield. Specifically, a cushioning device is attached to each of the paddles and the paddles further support brushes or scrapers that sweep loose kernels into the auger.

Abstract: Modifications to row unit that result in a greatly reduced loss of kernels due to chatter include substituting stripper plates that have rails upwardly projecting guard rails at the edges of the stripper plates that define their working gap to thereby inhibit escape of loose kernels. Further, the ear transport paddles are modified so as to reduce shelling due to chatter and to move loose kernels collected on the stripper plates to the machine's auger so that these loose kernels become part of the yield. Specifically, a cushioning device is attached to each of the paddles and the paddles further support brushes or scrapers that sweep loose kernels into the auger.

Abstract: A device for mounting an additional wheel on an agricultural planter to provide a dual wheel assembly. Said device comprising a generally cylindrical member with radially projecting flanged portions at each end thereof, a plurality of apertures extending through the flanged portion at one end of said cylindrical member and positioned to receive the wheel mounting studs of a planter's wheel hub, and a plurality of externally threaded shafts projecting outwardly from the flanged portion at the opposite end of said cylindrical member and positioned to mate with the mounting apertures of the auxiliary planter wheel being added.