Seed cart

摘要

A vehicle for transporting bulk seed containers and for transferring seed from the bulk seed containers to a seed planting machine includes a frame; a number of bulk seed container supports attached to the frame, each bulk seed container support supporting a bulk seed container; a feed tube connected to each of the bulk seed container supports, each feed tube engaging a bulk seed container; a delivery tube connected to each feed tube; a funnel commonly connected to the delivery tubes; an auger tube connected to the funnel and an auger to transfer seed to a seed planting machine.

主权项

1. A seed cart for transporting bulk seed containers and for transferring seed from the bulk seed containers to a seed planting machine, the seed cart comprising:
a frame; a plurality of bulk seed container supports attached to the frame, each of the plurality of bulk seed container supports being adapted to support a bulk seed container of said bulk seed containers: a feed tube connected to each of the plurality of bulk seed container supports, each feed tube being configured to engage a bulk seed container of said bulk seed containers when the container is supported on a corresponding bulk seed container support of said plurality of bulk seed container supports; a delivery tube connected to each feed tube; a funnel connected to the plurality of delivery tubes to receive seeds from the delivery tubes; and an auger tube having a first end connected to the funnel and a second end; an auger positioned in the auger tube; and a motor connected to the auger to rotate the auger so that the auger is operable in a first rotational direction and in a second rotational direction.