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Whatever happened to the self propelled disk some guy was working on back in the early eighties. I remember seeing it in the farm magazines back then but never heard anything afterwards. It was run by hydraulics motors applied to each disk gang and had a motor on top of the frame. Anybody know if any ever made it to production beyond the experimental stage?
I believe it was called the Bumble Bee.
 
I saw the samething but have never seen anything eles about it . Must not have worked out , I ve also though about it several times over the yrs.
 
A google search brought up the patent which discusses the draw backs of lack of good depth control and getting stuck in soft or wet soil when no wheels were provided. Adding driven wheels to aid in propulsion, depth control and road transport appears to have gone in the direction of adding a tractor to it.
 
I do remember seeing it at a Farm Progress Show in Iowa. That would have been sometime in the early 80s. It was just on display. I didn't see it working in the field. Gerald
 
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