TILLING APPARATUS

摘要

A tilling apparatus and a method of tilling soils which includes the use of a rotational shaft having a number of cutter assemblies located at spaced apart locations on the shaft in which each cutter assembly has a multitude of blades which rotate as the rotary shaft rotates to form a plurality of spaced apart trenches having the same spacing as the spacing of the cutters, and a width caused by the width of the blades. As the blades dig the trench, the soil contacted by the blades is granulated and is tossed about by the spinning blades so that some soil falls back into the trench and some falls along the periphery of the trench to form rows of aerated granules which promote enhanced growth of plants or seeds in the trench and along the edge of the trench to improve the yield of pasture having the trenches. Various attachments can be provided on the tilling apparatus, either in front of or towards the rear of the spinning blades for different purposes, such as rippers, seeders, levellers, or similar. The advantage of the tilling apparatus is that the soil is formed into granules which are used to form an aerated array of soil granules having enhanced growing properties for plants.

主权项

1. A cutter for attachment to a tilling apparatus for forming a trench,
said cutter comprising a first part for fixedly connecting the cutter to a rotating member of the tilling apparatus, and a second part for cutting the trench, the second part being located distally of the first part and being arranged with respect to the first part to extend out of the plane of the first part in at least one direction, said second part forming the trench in response to rotation of the rotary member of the tilling apparatus, the dimensions of the trench corresponding to the dimension of the second part of the cutter extending out of the plane of the first part, the piece of land adjacent the trench being undisturbed, wherein when the second part of the cutter forms the trench, the soil removed from the trench is formed into particles such that a first part of the particles of soil is deposited in the trench to form an aerated layer of soil particles in the trench and a second part of the particles of soil is deposited on one or both longitudinally extending edges of the trench to improve growing conditions for plants in the trench and in the vicinity of the edges of the trench.