Abstract: A method of seed planting in a “serpentine” pattern called the wave planter is demonstrated. It consists of a manner of placing the seeds that essentially results in equally spaced rows of seeds placed in a serpentine-like layout or wave instead of a straight row. The preferred method creates a wave pattern equidistant from the next, yet creates a substantial increase over the density of straight row planting devices and drills (e.g. parallel, essentially straight rows). The use of the wave pattern provide concrete and substantial benefits to the business and economics of farming through labor, energy, and maintenance savings over current planting methods which results in a new farming business method. The method may be accomplished by several devices. Some of the devices include an oscillating draw bar planter; oscillating tongue planter; elliptical row opener; steerable undercarriage for the planter and castor row openers under undercarriage.

Abstract: For creating a route plan for a group of agricultural working machine systems for working a territory, the machine systems include route planning data determination devices and they exchange data with each other and, based on exchanged route planning data, one shared route plan is created for the particular territory. For controlling a group of agricultural working machine systems while it works a territory, one shared route plan—which has been created accordingly—is used, and a route planning system is provided for creating a route plan for a group of agricultural working machine systems to be used to work a territory.

Abstract: A planter or seeder is drawn rectilinearly over the field and has sowing blades like casters or tailwheels which are caused to swivel from side to side so that the rows defined by the sowing blades have an undulating or sinusoidal pattern.

Abstract: A soil-working farm machine including a frame 1 provided with a device 20 for hitching to a tractor vehicle. At least one row 6, 7 of two bars 2, 3, or 4, 5 equipped with soil-working tools 21 and having a phase opposition movement is connected to said frame by a plurality of oscillating arms 9, 10, 11, 12. The phase opposition movement is generated by a mechanism for transformation of the rotary movement received from a driving source into a reciprocating movement crosswise to the forward direction. The mechanism includes a connecting rod-eccentric device 22 supported by the frame 1. The connecting rod 30, 31, 32, 33 serve to transmit the reciprocating movement to corresponding bars 2, 3, 4, 5.

Abstract: An implement has a transversely extending body and a mechanism for supporting the implement and for permitting transverse reciprocation of the body. The mechanism includes a plurality of spaced-apart support members connected to the body. Each of the support members is rigid in a direction which is vertical when the implement is positioned for use and is flexible in a transverse direction. The implement may be a harrow having tines extending downwardly from the body, the body having a plurality of hingedly connected sections so the harrow can be connected to, and folded with, a folding cultivator.

Abstract: The ends opposite one another of adjacent bars (2, 3) of (4, 5) are sized, shaped, and positioned to cooperate with one another to push back hard objects which are found between two adjacent bars (2, 3) or (4, 5) during their approaching phase.

Abstract: In a machine for working soil, the oscillating arms 6, 7 of the opposite toothed bars 2, 3, 4, 5 on different rows 27, 28 are mounted at least approximately side-by-side in a direction crosswise to the direction of advance 24.

Abstract: A power rake having independently pivotal tines mounted on a common member which is displaced relative to a tractor-carried support in an orbital or cyclical manner. Each of the tines has an eccentric portion designed so that the tine moves through the soil on edge during at least part of its travel and has a broad side engaging the soil over part of its travel.

Abstract: A machine for working soil, and arranged to have a predetermined direction of movement, includes a soil-working implement adapted to be driven over the soil, and to execute oscillations in a direction at an angle to the predetermined direction, and a soil-leveling tool connected to the soil-working implement.

Abstract: A drive transmission for a soil working implement includes spaced apart elongated tined beams that extend horizontally transverse to the direction of implement travel. The beams are driven to move vertically and horizontally through generally circular paths so that the tines are raised and lowered while moving laterally of the travel direction. A driving shaft and a driven shaft are spaced apart and extend perpendicular to the beams and above same. Each shaft mounts a respective eccentric disc that is fixed to each beam and an imput is connected to rotate the driving shaft which, in turn, rotates the driven shaft via the eccentric discs. The beams are connected to be displaced out-of-phase to mitigate vibration.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for planting seed are disclosed. The apparatus comprises frame carried by a plurality of ground engaging wheels. Carried on the frame is a means for raising and lowering the frame with respect to the ground. A planter bar having a plurality of seed dispensing boots for penetrating the ground and insertion seeds therein when the frame is lowered is carried by the frame. Means on the frame oscillates the planter bar laterally as the ground engaging wheels move across the ground.

Abstract: A machine for cultivating the soil has a main transverse beam carrying a transverse tool shaft, and a gear box for driving the tool shaft. The beam has a frame for attaching the machine to the conventional three-point hydraulic system of a tractor, the tractor power take-off shaft then being connected to drive the tool shaft via the gear box. To enable the machine to be constructed in various widths and to facilitate its assembly and transportation, the main beam is in two half portions interconnected by the gear box housing. Likewise the tool shaft is in half shaft portions driven by a common, hollow gear box drive shaft. The gear box itself is formed in upper and lower portions, the upper portion of which is interchangeable with a different gear ratio portion to suit different tractor power take-off speeds. The gear box drive shaft has a rearwardly projecting drive shaft portion for driving further equipment to be used in combination with the machine.

Abstract: An implement has a forward row of soil working members that have flat blades and the blades are periodically raised and lowered to initially coarsely break the soil with pivotal motions induced by respective eccentrics mounted on a horizontal shaft. The members have respective polygonal linkage connections to the frame. Further soil working members that include elongated bars with tines are moved to and fro to work the upper layer of coarsely broken soil. The bars are pivoted about upwardly extending pivots and an eccentric reciprocates the bars in relative opposite directions. A trailing roller is linked to the bars and to the frame supporting the bladed members. The bars and roller are interconnected to the frame sides by parallelogram linkages that can be fixed to regulate the working depths of the blades and the tines.

Abstract: An implement has two elongated tined carriers that extend transverse to the direction of travel. The carriers are moved through circular orbits around spaced apart driving shafts that extend upwardly. An eccentric for each carrier is journalled to each shaft and includes a disc with encircling ring having support plates that are bolted to the respective carrier. The upper eccentrics extend forwardly from a drive shaft, located between the carriers, to the forward carrier and the lower eccentrics extend rearwardly to the trailing carrier. The carriers are off set relative to one another as well as out-of-phase. An elongated levelling beam is adjustably connected to the forward carrier and a supporting roller is connected to the frame at the rear of the trailing carrier.

Abstract: A soil cultivating implement has elongated transverse carriers that mount tines and corresponding eccentric mechanisms that are driven by a common shaft to orbit the tines through circular paths. Each carrier is pivoted to the frame by arms and springs suspend the carriers from the frame. During operation, the tines are moved smoothly, up and down, and torsion affects on the carriers are reduced. The tines can be connected to the carriers by quick-release cotter pins or bolts.

Abstract: A harrow comprising transversely with respect to the direction of travel of the harrow extending harrow teeth supporting beams, a shaft also extending transversely with respect to the direction of travel of the harrow, wobble discs secured to the shaft and cooperating with pairs of rollers connected to the beams in such a way that the beams and the harrow teeth supported thereby are reciprocated transversely with respect to the direction of travel of the harrow by rotation of the wobble discs, wherein two traverses being pivotally supported by the frame of the harrow about vertically extending axes, the traverses extending, in mid-positions of the traverses, in the direction of travel of the harrow, a beam being pivotally connected to the forward ends of the traverses and another beam being pivotally connected to the rear ends of the traverses, two roller carriers being pivotally connected to each of the traverses about vertically extending axes, each carrier supporting, at one of its ends, a roller cooperati

Abstract: An apparatus for injecting soil stabilizing materials into the ground along endless paths which are substantially transverse to the forward movement of the apparatus over the ground.

Abstract: A cultivating machine has one or more working members that are driven to rotate about upwardly extending axes. Each working member is connected to a drive transmission to turn and, spaced apart soil working members mounted for free rotation about respective axes, are moved through the soil. At least two of the soil working members are different from one another and capable of workingthe soil in different ways. One member can be a group of tines that are freely rotatable about an upwardly extending axis and an adjacent member can be a disc that rotates about a horizontal axis. Each member includes a stub shaft that is journalled in a universal mount so that the members can be released and exchanged to meet varying soil conditions. The mount has a pivot connection and a setting device to retain the soil working member at various working angles. Also, the stud shaft is adjustable within a sleeve of the mount.

Abstract: A soil cultivating machine has soil working members that are driven about upwardly extending axes. Each working member has radial arms and a tined cultivating rotor is pivotably connected to the outer end of each arm. Each cultivating rotor is freely rotatable about an upwardly extending axis and an adjustment device can be set to vary the position of the cultivating rotor about the pivot connection to its corresponding arm to change the working positions of the tines. The cultivating rotor can use different tines depending on the condition of the ground being worked.

Abstract: A soil cultivating machine has a frame beam with a forward supporting member and a rear supporting member. The frame beam and the supporting members are all elongated and extend transverse to the direction of travel. The opposite lateral ends of one supporting member are linked to the corresponding ends of the other member by curved coupling members and both supporting members are movable about substantially vertical axes in directions transverse to the normal direction of travel of the machine. Tined cultivating members are mounted on each of the supporting and coupling members for free rotation about upwardly extending axes.

Abstract: A harrow having two horizontal elongated tined members the ends of which are driven around substantially vertical axes and including a soil contacting elongated element mounted to each of the tined members.

Abstract: A cultivating machine having a body, at least one wheel supporting the body during normal use, and one or more soil-working blades. The blade(s) may be either serrated or generally V-shaped so that it can penetrate the soil and loosen it. The blade(s) is preferably rounded, so that it loosens the soil and pulls weeds out by the roots rather than cutting the tops of the weeds off and leaving the bottoms of the weeds in the ground to regrow, and the blade or at least one of the blades preferably projects laterally beyond the body of the cultivator on at least one side so that the cultivator may be used to loosen the soil and to pull out weeds underneath overhanging leaves of desirable plants without damaging the desirable plants by contact with moving parts of the cultivator. A motor may be mounted on the body and operatively connected to either or both of the wheel and the blades.

Abstract: Gardening tool. A blade adapted to work the ground constitutes one side of a frame which is pivotably mounted on the housing of the tool about a shaft forming the opposite side of the frame. Drive elements within the housing are connected to a third side of the frame through transmission elements within the housing so as to impart to the blade a continuous pivotal vibratory movement. A detachable handle connected to the housing enables the latter to be handled. A cooling fan in the housing discharges air through orifices in the upper end of the handle.