BROADCAST SOWING SHANK Russian patent published in 1999 - IPC

FIELD: agriculture. SUBSTANCE: shank has body, side hoe and flat disks. Hoe side faces are rigidly connected to shank vertical walls to which two flat disks are attached. Hoe cutting edge and working edges of disks are arranged along single line extending above disk penetration depth. Side hoes are of right-hand or left-hand cutting type for first and second rows of shanks. Branch pipe and seed guide for supplying seeds into space below hoe are positioned in front vertical wall of shank body. Such construction allows more compacted seed bed to be provided and seeds to be covered with lower more wet soil layer with minimum mixing with upper layers. EFFECT: increased efficiency, wider operational capabilities and enhanced reliability in operation at different working conditions. 3 cl, 3 dwg