Multifunctional coulter of a tilled seeding-machine

Abstract

Coulters are installed for cutting sowing grooves on the seeding-machines. The most common are disk, keeled, razor-shaped, rocker coulters. The disadvantage of disc and razor-shaped coulters is the formation of the unsealed bottom of the sowing groove, which contradicts the agrotechnical requirements. According to the recommendations, pre-sowing soil cultivation should be conducted no later than a day before sowing. However, it is practically impossible to sustain this over the whole area. Weeds appear at the period between the presowing treatment and sowing. According to the known data of Russian and foreign scientists, if, for example, weeds are not removed in tomato crops in the first 10 days, yields are reduced to 50 %. Therefore, the coulter must be equipped with a weed plow. The seed bud must penetrate as soon as possible into the lower layers of the soil and provide seed buds with water and nutrition. This task is solved by slicing when sowing the underseed gap. The field germination is ensured by close contact of the seed with the soil. Now this is achieved by installing a rolling compactor behind the coulters. However, surface compaction of the soil makes it difficult for seedlings to leave the day surface. In addition, moisture is pulled up and the weed seeds located in the upper layer, where the soil temperature is higher, grow quickly. We do not need a soil compactor, but an action directly on the seeds, ensuring their close contact with the soil. A multifunctional coulter, that has a share with 80 mm-wide shank, which is able to make seed drill of 25 mm width, a spring bar slitter for slicing underseed slit and a 3 mm diameter rod seal to ensure seed contact with the soil, was developed. Descending from the column dry soil covers groove with a thin 15...20 mm layer.