Deep tillage plow

Claim 2

A deep tillage plow comprising: a horizontally extending V-shaped frame having a pair of free ends and defining an angle at the central portion thereof; a plurality of spaced plow blades detachably secured to said frame and extending downwardly therefrom; and a pair of gauge wheel assemblies detachably mounted on the frame at the opposite ends thereof, each of said gauge wheel assemblies comprising: an end plate secured to one of the free ends of the frame; a diagonal plate secured to the frame intermediate said central portion of the frame and said one free end thereof; a face plate secured between said diagonal plate and said end plate; parallel plate means projecting from said face plate; a shaft collar pivotally secured between said parallel plate means for pivotation about a horizontal axis; an elongated wheel supporting arm having a first end and having a second end pivotally secured to said mounting bracket means for pivotation about a horizontal axis spaced downwardly from the horizontal pivotal axis of said shaft collar; a ground engaging wheel rotatably journaled on the first end of said wheel supporting arm; sleeve means pivotally secured to said wheel supporting arm between the ends thereof for pivotation about a horizontal axis; elongated shaft means extending through and journaled in said shaft collar and extending to and engaging said sleeve means; and means changing the axial spacing of said shaft collar relative to said sleeve means along the axis of said shaft means as said shaft means is rotated about its longitudinal axis.

Claim 3

A deep tillage plow comprising: a horizontally extending V-shaped frame having a pair of free ends and defining an angle at the central portion thereof; a plurality of spaced plow blades detachably secured to said frame and extending downwardly therefrom; and a pair of gauge wheel assemblies detachably mounted on the frame at opposite ends thereof, each of said gauge wheel assemblies comprising: mounting bracket means detachably secured to said frame and comprising: an endplate secured to one of the free ends of the frame; a diagonal plate secured to said frame iNtermediate said central portion of said frame and said one free end thereof; a face plate secured between the diagonal plate and said endplate; a pair of parallel, vertically extending brace plates projecting from said faceplate on the opposite side thereof from said frame; and a pair of parallel, vertically extending arm bracket plates projecting from said faceplate below said brace plates; a shaft collar pivotally secured between said brace plates for pivotation about a horizontal axis; an elongated wheel supporting arm having a first end and having a second end pivotally secured between said arm bracket means for pivotation about a horizontal axis spaced downwardly from the horizontal pivotal axis of said shaft collar; a ground engaging wheel rotatably journaled on the first end of said wheel supporting arm; sleeve means pivotally secured to said wheel supporting arm between the ends thereof for pivotation about a horizontal axis; elongated shaft means extending through and journaled in said shaft collar and extending to and engaging said sleeve means; threads on said shaft means; and threads on said sleeve means threadedly engaging the threads on said shaft means.

Claim 4

A deep tillage plow comprising: a horizontally extending V-shaped frame having a pair of free ends and defining an angle at the central portion thereof; a plurality of spaced plow blades detachably secured to said frame and extending downwardly therefrom; and a pair of gauge wheel assemblies detachably mounted on the frame at opposite ends thereof, each of said gauge wheel assemblies comprising: mounting bracket means detachably secured to said frame and comprising: an endplate secured to one of the free ends of the frame; a diagonal plate secured to said frame iNtermediate said central portion of said frame and said one free end thereof; a face plate secured between the diagonal plate and said endplate; a pair of parallel, vertically extending brace plates projecting from said faceplate on the opposite side thereof from said frame; and a pair of parallel, vertically extending arm bracket plates projecting from said faceplate below said brace plates; a shaft collar pivotally secured between said brace plates for pivotation about a horizontal axis; an elongated wheel supporting arm having a first end and having a second end pivotally secured between said arm bracket means for pivotation about a horizontal axis spaced downwardly from the horizontal pivotal axis of said shaft collar; a ground engaging wheel rotatably journaled on the first end of said wheel supporting arm; sleeve means pivotally secured to said wheel supporting arm between the ends thereof for pivotation about a horizontal axis; elongated shaft means extending through and journaled in said shaft collar and extending to and engaging said sleeve means; threads on said shaft means; and threads on said sleeve means threadedly engaging the threads on said shaft means.

Claim 5

A deep tillage plow comprising: a horizontally extending frame having a pair of free outer ends; a plurality of spaced plow blades secured to said frame and extending downwardly therefrom; and a pair of gauge wheel assemblies detachably mounted on the frame at the opposite free ends thereof, each of said gauge wheel assemblies comprising: mounting bracket means detachably secured to said frame and comprising: a plate detachably secured to one of the free ends of the frame; and a pair of parallel plates projecting forwardly with respect to the frame; a shaft collar pivotally secured between said parallel plates for pivotation about a horizontal axis; an elongated wheel supporting arm having a first end and having a second end pivotally secured to said mounting bracket means for pivotation about a horizontal axis spaced downwardly from the horizontal pivotal axis of said shaft collar; a ground engaging wheel rotatably journaled on the first end of said wheel supporting arm; a sleeve pivotally secured to said wheel supporting arm between the ends thereof for pivotation about a horizontal axis; an elongated threaded shaft extending through and journaled in said shaft collar; a flange around the outside of said shaft and bearing against the upper side of said shaft collar for preventing said shaft from moving downwardly therethrough; and a threaded nut secured to an upper end of said sleeve and having the opening therethrough aligned with the bore through said sleeve, said nut threadedly engaging the lower end of said threaded shaft; and means for rotating said threaded shaft secured to the upper end thereof.

Claim 6

A deep tillage plow comprising: a horizontally extending frame having a pair of free outer ends; a plurality of spaced plow blades secured to said frame and extending downwardly therefrom; and a pair of gauge wheel assemblies detachably mounted on the frame at the opposite free ends thereof, each of said gauge wheel assemblies comprising: mounting bracket means detachably secured to said frame and comprising: a plate detachably secured to one of the free ends of the frame; and a pair of parallel plates projecting forwardly with respect to the frame; a shaft collar pivotally secured between said parallel plates for pivotation about a horizontal axis; an elongated wheel supporting arm having a first end and having a second end pivotally secured to said mounting bracket means for pivotation about a horizontal axis spaced downwardly from the horizontal pivotal axis of said shaft collar; a ground engaging wheel rotatably journaled on the first end of said wheel supporting arm; a sleeve pivotally secured to said wheel supporting arm between the ends thereof for pivotation about a horizontal axis; an elongated threaded shaft extending through and journaled in said shaft collar; a flange around the outside of said shaft and bearing against the upper side of said shaft collar for preventing said shaft from moving downwardly therethrough; and a threaded nut secured to an upper end of said sleeve and having the opening therethrough aligned with the bore through said sleeve, said nut threadedly engaging the lower end of said threaded shaft; and means for rotating said threaded shaft secured to the upper end thereof.

Claim 7

A deep tillage plow comprising: a horizontally extending frame having a pair of free outer ends; a plurality of spaced plow blades mounted on said frame and extending downwardly therefrom; and a pair of gauge wheel assemblies mounted on the frame adjacent the opposite free ends thereof, each of said gauge wheel assemblies comprising: mounting bracket means detachably secured to said frame and including parallel plates projecting forwardly with respect to the frame; a shaft collar pivotally secured to said parallel plates for pivotation about a horizontal axis; an elongated wheel supporting arm having a first end and having a second end pivotally secured to said mounting bracket means for pivotation about a horizontal axis spaced downwardly from the horizontal pivotal axis of said shaft collar; a ground engaging wheel rotatably journaled on the first end of said wheel supporting arm; sleeve means pivotally secured to said wheel supporting arm between the ends thereof for pivotation about a horizontal axis; an elongated threaded shaft extEnding through and journaled in said shaft collar and extending to and engaging said sleeve means; means on the outside of said shaft and bearing against the upper side of said shaft collar for preventing said shaft from moving downwardly therethrough; and means for rotating said threaded shaft secured to the upper end thereof.

Claim 8

A deep tillage plow comprising: a horizontally extending frame having a pair of free outer ends; a plurality of spaced plow blades mounted on said frame and extending downwardly therefrom; and a pair of gauge wheel assemblies mounted on the frame adjacent the opposite free ends thereof, each of said gauge wheel assemblies comprising: mounting bracket means detachably secured to said frame and including parallel plates projecting forwardly with respect to the frame; a shaft collar pivotally secured to said parallel plates for pivotation about a horizontal axis; an elongated wheel supporting arm having a first end and having a second end pivotally secured to said mounting bracket means for pivotation about a horizontal axis spaced downwardly from the horizontal pivotal axis of said shaft collar; a ground engaging wheel rotatably journaled on the first end of said wheel supporting arm; sleeve means pivotally secured to said wheel supporting arm between the ends thereof for pivotation about a horizontal axis; an elongated threaded shaft extEnding through and journaled in said shaft collar and extending to and engaging said sleeve means; means on the outside of said shaft and bearing against the upper side of said shaft collar for preventing said shaft from moving downwardly therethrough; and means for rotating said threaded shaft secured to the upper end thereof.

Claim 9

A deep tillage plow comprising: a horizontally extending V-shaped frame having a pair of free ends and defining an angle at the central portion thereof; a plurality of spaced arcuate plow blades mounted on said frame and extending downwardly therefrom; and a pair of gauge wheel assemblies detachably mounted on the frame at the opposite ends thereof, each of said gauge wheel assemblies comprising: mounting bracket means detachably secured to said frame and including parallel plates projecting forwardly with respect to said frame; a shaft collar pivotally secured to said parallel plates for pivotation about a horizontal axis; an elongated wheel supporting arm having a first end and having a second end pivotally secured to said mounting bracket means for pivotation about a horizontal axis spaced downwardly from the horizontal pivotal axis of said shaft collar; a ground engaging wheel rotatably journaled on the first end of said wheel supporting arm; sleeve means pivotally secured to said wheel supporting arm between the ends thereof for pivotation about a horizontal axis and having threads thereon; an elongated shaft having threads thereon and extending through and journaled in said shaft collar, and extending to, and engaged by the threads thereon to, the threads on said sleeve means; a flange on the outside of said shaft and bearing against the upper side of said shaft collar limiting movement of said shaft means through said collar in the direction of said sleeve means; and a hand crank positioned on the opposite side of said collar from said sleeve means.

Claim 10

A deep tillage plow comprising: a horizontally extending V-shaped frame having a pair of free ends and defining an angle at the central portion thereof; a plurality of spaced arcuate plow blades mounted on said frame and extending downwardly therefrom; and a pair of gauge wheel assemblies detachably mounted on the frame at the opposite ends thereof, each of said gauge wheel assemblies comprising: mounting bracket means detachably secured to said frame and including parallel plates projecting forwardly with respect to said frame; a shaft collar pivotally secured to said parallel plates for pivotation about a horizontal axis; an elongated wheel supporting arm having a first end and having a second end pivotally secured to said mounting bracket means for pivotation about a horizontal axis spaced downwardly from the horizontal pivotal axis of said shaft collar; a ground engaging wheel rotatably journaled on the first end of said wheel supporting arm; sleeve means pivotally secured to said wheel supporting arm between the ends thereof for pivotation about a horizontal axis and having threads thereon; an elongated shaft having threads thereon and extending through and journaled in said shaft collar, and extending to, and engaged by the threads thereon to, the threads on said sleeve means; a flange on the outside of said shaft and bearing against the upper side of said shaft collar limiting movement of said shaft means through said collar in the direction of said sleeve means; and a hand crank positioned on the opposite side of said collar from said sleeve means.