LAND CULTIVATING SYSTEMS AND METHODS UTILIZING HIGH-PRESSURE FLUID JET CUTTING TECHNIQUES

摘要

Land cultivating systems and methods utilizing high-pressure fluid jetcutting techniques are disclosed. An example system includes a mobile unit, atraveler arrangement operably coupled to the mobile unit to ride on thesurface ofstubble residues as the mobile unit moves across land to be cultivated, and afluid jetcutting head supported by the traveler arrangement. The cutting head isconfigured toselectively discharge a high-pressure fluid jet to make a cut through thestubbleresidues and underlying soil as the mobile unit moves across the land. A soilopeningdevice is provided to form a furrow in the ground in line with the cut made bythehigh-pressure fluid jet, and a liquid injector nozzle is provided to dischargefertilizer or otherchemical(s) into the soil.