ROTATABLE APPARATUS FOR METERING AND TREATING AGRICULTURAL GRANULES

摘要

An agricultural apparatus for metering and treating granules such as seeds and granular crop additives. The apparatus comprises a metering device rotatably mounted on a spray chamber, the spray chamber connected to a conveyance device intake such as an auger. The metering device is rotatable between first (use) and second (transport) positions.

主权项

1. An apparatus for metering and treating agricultural granules, the apparatus comprising:
a conveyance device having an inlet: a treatment chamber mounted adjacent the inlet of the conveyance device, the treatment chamber configured to apply treatment to agricultural granules; and a metering device configured to receive agricultural granules at an intake end and eject the agricultural granules at an outlet end, the metering device rotatably coupled to the treatment chamber such that the agricultural granules ejected from the outlet end pass through the treatment chamber for application of the treatment therein and thence into the inlet of the conveyance device; wherein the metering device can be rotated between a first position for positioning under an agricultural granule source for receiving agricultural granules therefrom for metering and a second position adjacent the conveyance device for transport.