#$%^&*AU2011201120A120121004.pdf#####ABSTRACT A furrow opener 10 comprising an opener body 16 including a shank mount 18 arranged to support the opener body 16 on an agricultural implement shank 12 for 5 movement in a forward working direction 14 is disclosed. The furrow opener 10 includes a tip body 48 readily separable from the opener body 16 and arranged for forming a furrow in the ground in the working direction 14. The tip body 48 includes a furrowing portion extending downwardly and forwardly beyond the opener body 16 so as to be arranged to form the furrow in the ground. A retainer member 46 is 10 supported on the opener body 16 to retain a portion of the tip body 48 adjacent the top end thereof on the opener body 16 to provide support to the tip body 48 against a moment acting on the tip body 48 from the rearward force on the furrowing portion during furrow formation. 15 Figure 1 for publication.1/7 2 ?- FIGURE 1
