The residue wheel has a plurality of multiply bent spring-steeltines that project outwardly from their central hub at such angles thatstraight foot portions of the tines engage and lie flatly against theground as the tines sweep residue rearwardly and outwardly duringrotation of the wheel about an axis oblique to the path of travel of theplanting machine. The tines are equally spaced about the wheel but arearranged in pairs, comprising individual legs of a generally U-shaped,integral unit having a bight at the inner ends of the the legs that joinsthe legs together and serves as a means by which the unit can beclamped between opposed, flat plates of the hub. Short downturneddriving prongs at the outer ends of the legs provide traction for the wheelduring use.
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