GAUGE WHEEL FOR AGRICULTURAL APPLICATIONS

摘要

A gauge wheel (1) for use in controlling the depth of a furrow formed by atleast oneplanting member of cultivation equipment includes a hub member (5) having acentralhub and an outer peripheral portion (9); and a resilient coil member (3). Theresilient coilmember (3) includes a plurality of coil windings (17) which extend closelyadjacent tothe outer peripheral portion (9) of the hub member (5) and which define anouterperiphery of the gauge wheel (1). The coil member (3) is connected at oradjacent oneend thereof to the hub member (5). In use, the resilient coil member engagesthe soil ona side of the furrow and controls the depth by which the at least one plantingmembercuts into the soil to form the furrow. There is also provided a coulter gaugewheel whichincludes a coulter disc and at least one gauge wheel as described above.