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A toolbar implement with steering tracks connects to a tractor and a plurality of row units are connected to the toolbar implement. The toolbar implement contains: (a) a main longitudinal frame; (b) a transverse axle assembly; (c) a lift arm assembly pivotably connected to the frame and pivotably co

A toolbar implement with steering tracks connects to a tractor and a plurality of row units are connected to the toolbar implement. The toolbar implement contains: (a) a main longitudinal frame; (b) a transverse axle assembly; (c) a lift arm assembly pivotably connected to the frame and pivotably connected to the axle assembly for raising or lowering the frame relative to the axle assembly; (d) a control arm pivotably connected to each end of the axle; (e) a track assembly connected to each spindle; and (f) a steering mechanism extending between the control arms.

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1. A toolbar implement with steering tracks for connection to a tractor and for connection of a plurality of row units, the toolbar implement comprising: (a) a main longitudinal frame;(b) a transverse axle assembly having two ends;(c) a lift arm assembly pivotably connected to the frame and pivotabl

1. A toolbar implement with steering tracks for connection to a tractor and for connection of a plurality of row units, the toolbar implement comprising: (a) a main longitudinal frame;(b) a transverse axle assembly having two ends;(c) a lift arm assembly pivotably connected to the frame and pivotably connected to the axle assembly for raising or lowering the frame relative to the axle assembly, the pivoting connection of the lift arm assembly to the axle assembly defining a transverse vertical plane;(d) a control arm pivotably connected to each end of the axle, each control arm having a spindle, the pivoting connections of the control arms defining vertical axes, both vertical axes being in about the vertical plane defined by the pivoting connection of the lift arm assembly to the axle assembly;(e) a track assembly connected to each spindle; and(f) a steering mechanism extending between the control arms. 2. The toolbar implement of claim 1 wherein the pivoting connection of the lift arm assembly to the axle assembly is below the spindles of the control arms. 3. The toolbar implement of claim 2 wherein the steering mechanism comprises a pivoting connector, a steering actuator comprising left and right hydraulic cylinders extending between the pivoting connector and brackets at the ends of the axle assembly, and a steering linkage comprising left and right arms extending between the pivoting connector and the control arms.