Abstract

In one embodiment, a soil tillage apparatus comprises a frame having an earth cutter, a hammer tiller, chiselers, a soil leveler, and a packer wheel all in a linear arrangement. The earth cutter comprises a plurality of discs and is positioned at the front of the frame, proximal to a tractor, truck, or other pulling means. The hammer tiller is positioned behind the earth cutter and comprises a rotary drum having one or more pulverizes attached thereto for pulverizing soil received from the earth cutter. The chiselers are positioned next and dig deep into the soil that is not passed above by the hammer tiller. The soil leveler comprises a rotary drum with a plurality of protrusions for leveling the soil. The packer wheel likewise comprises a rotary drum with a plurality of protrusions which may be used for leveling purposes or for seed bed furrowing, depending upon the arrangement.

IPC Classes  ?

• A01B 25/00 - Harrows with special additional arrangements, e.g. means for distributing fertilisers; Harrows for special purposes
• A01B 29/04 - Rollers with non-smooth surface formed of rotatably- mounted rings or discs or with projections or ribs on the roller body; Land packers
• A01B 33/12 - Arrangement of the tools; Screening of the tools
• A01B 33/16 - Tilling implements with rotary driven tools with special additional arrangements
• A01B 49/02 - Combined machines with two or more soil-working tools of different kind