FRUIT-FOREST DRILL Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: agriculture, in particular seeding of fruit tree and forest bush tree seeds on preliminarily leveled as well as unleveled fields. SUBSTANCE: drill has frame carrying working tools and units arranged in accordance with predetermined technological sequence to provide for rearrangement of frame for effectuating two standard five-line and six-line sowing patterns. Drill has land leveler formed as double-moldboard device with angle of 35 deg, container for aqueous solution and system of supply pipes with lower discharge funnels for gravitational supplying of aqueous solutions or water directly into seed furrows prior to embedding seeds. Drill is further provided with rod coverer fixed at predetermined depth depending on mechanical soil composition, distributing panels and section, on which discharge funnels, receiving funnels of seed guides and rod coverers are arranged in strict correspondence with parameters of standard sowing patterns. Netted mulching drum and covering roller for compacting loose layer of soil covered with mulching layer along the whole width of seeding strip are positioned in rear part of frame. EFFECT: increased efficiency, simplified construction and improved quality of soil. 6 dwg