Abstract: A system and method for automatically adjusting the blade of a motor grader to an operator programmed blade position. The method includes the steps of: providing an electronic controller and blade controls having position sensors; monitoring the output of the position sensors to ascertain the position of the blade controls; receiving a first input signal for setting a memory blade position; determining the memory blade position based on the output of the position sensors; receiving a second input signal for requesting the memory blade position; determining the present blade position based on the output of the position sensors; and producing a control signal for actuating the blade controls to move the blade from the present blade position to the memory blade position.

Abstract: The invention relates to an implement for treating soil and, in particular, to an implement used to improve the hygroscopic properties of the soil by making holes in it using one or more tools mounted on an irregular, variable, quadrilateral jointed structure pivoted to a frame and actuated by a linkage system which can modify its configuration in such a way as to drive the tool into the soil and then angle it gradually so as to widen the bottom of the hole.

Abstract: A soil aerator comprising a planetary aeration system, a frame, an attachment mechanism and a drive unit to form aeration holes the soil aerator having an attachment mechanism to allow it to be attached to a conventional farm tractor, a friction drive pulley system to permit slippage to protect the drive train if the soil aerator hits an obstruction, an adjustment mechanism to set different angles of penetration of the aeration tools into the ground to allow use of the soil aerator on different soils such as loam, clay, soft dirt and the like and a spring system to absorb impact energy as the soil aeration tools penetrate the soil.

Abstract: A hay machine for working crop lying on the ground, such as a side-delivery rake, a tedder or a combined hay-making machine has a tined carrier for redepositing worked crop on the ground and comprises rows of tines which, in operation, are rotated in a forward direction while being turned oppositely over at least part of their path near the ground. The tines, which are located near the ground, extend horizontally and in a forward direction with respect to the direction of machine movement. The carrier preferably mounts three rows of elongated tines that are each shaped as a lazy S and pointed at each end. A sun wheel and planet gear system drives the carrier as a whole while turning the tines to pick up crop, raise and deposit same to the rear of the carrier. The orientation of the tines can be adjusted by displacing the sun wheel relative to the frame and fixing same in position.

Abstract: A rotary plough has one or more rotors rotatably mounted to be driven via a power take off about a horizontal axis that extends transverse to the direction of travel. Each rotor has a central support and axis of rotation and two spaced apart and oppositely positioned rotatable soil working members, each of which has a soil working support with two rows of tines. A driving connection is established between a P. T. O. and a shaft within the central support which turns each soil working member through a control mechanism. The control mechanism can be a pinion gear arrangement or a chain and sproket combination that turns the tine supports of the soil working members so that a transmission ratio is established to cause the tines to rotate more or less about their supports while also turning about the central support. Earth lumps are cut and lifted by the tines and then moved to an inverted position back to the dug out cavity.