Soil cultivating implements

Claim 1

A soil cultivating implement connectable to a multiple point lifting hitch of a tractor, comprising a frame having elongated frame beams assembled end to end at junctures that define a substantially W-shape, when viewed in plan, the assembly including outermost beams and interior beams that extend generally horizontal and transverse to the direction of travel and each beam extending at an oblique angle to the direction of travel, said beam mounting two spaced apart deep tillage members that depend therefrom and said tillage members being fixed to said beam intermediate the ends thereof, a multiple point coupling hitch having laterally extending arms with coupling points and said hitch being fastened to substantially the mid-point of the assembly by plate means and support means, said plate means and support means extending upwardly and forwardly from connections on said interior beams to further connections on said arms, said further connections being spaced from said coupling points, said hitch being located adjacent a vertical plane that extends transverse to the direction of machine travel and said plane containing the foremost tips of alternate junctions of the beams, said outermost beams being positioned laterally of said hitch.