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Establishing the vegetation
of cover crops on big farms
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s a result of requirements from the European Union, there
are now increased demands for more frequent usage of
cover crops in a crop rotation system. This requirement
is very problematic, especially for producers who have a
larger acreage and are fighting against time.
One of the options on how to establish a vegetation of cover
crops on big farms is using a combination of a Ferti-Box and a wide
disc cultivator, the SwifterDisc XE 10 000.
Establishment of cover crops
Mr Brueder, who farms in France on an area of approximately
1 000 ha, is a pioneer in the establishment of cover crops with
Ferti-Box. Brueder establishes a mustard crop directly into a
stubble. Mustard seeds are pneumatically transported to the
distribution head, which is placed on the SwifterDisc XE 10 000
disc cultivator.
The distribution head divides the mustard seeds, which pass
through hoses to applicators positioned in front of the rear packer
of the cultivator. This solution offers other possible uses for the
Ferti-Box hopper on farms.
Trash Cutter
The Trash Cutter is a novelty in the accessories for the
SwifterDisc XO_F disc cultivators and the Striegel-Pro straw har
row. The roller consists of sharp edges mounted in a screw. Its small
diameter of 310 mm provides a large circumferential speed at
work and as aresult, good-quality cutting of long crop residue, such
as rape-seed, sunflower or frozen intercrop. The application of
the cutter provides a better quality of crop residue processing in
the following operation.
SwifterDisc XO_F
SwifterDisc XO_F disc cultivators have gone through some
significant changes. The innovated frame structure allows equip-
ping the cultivator with the reinforced front, hydraulically adjustable
levelling bar – the Crushbar for seedbed preparation, or with the
Trash Cutter for cutting crop residue.
The new arrangement of the rear rollers on a parallelogram and
the new technical solution of the spacing washers on the hydraulic
cylinders makes setting the working depth of the discs easier. An-
other innovation is the protection of the screw joints between discs,
bearing boxes and tines. The joints are protected against undesir-
able loosening with anti-vibration washers.
Trash-Fan
As an accessory to the Mulcher machine series, the new Trash-
Fan was designed to suit the needs of our customers. High dust
nuisance and work in a dry environment with high temperatures
may bedangerous not only to the machine, but also to the ma-
chine operator.
An efficient fan solves this issue. The Trash-Fan is a device for con-
tinuous machine surface cleaning. The main part of this device is a
fan that creates a stream of air and directs it to the risk points on the
surface of the mulcher, using wind straighteners.
It brings significant savings to the costs incurred due to cleaning
and also increased labour safety. The device for continuous mulcher
surface cleaning is located centrally on the machine and therefore
it is compact, both for work and transport. The fan is driven by a
hydraulic motor controlled by a hydraulic circuit.
Focus
Implements & equipment
Jan BednáR,
business director, Bednar, Czech Republic
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1: The Trash Cutter is
designed for Swifterdisc
disc cultivators and
Striegel-Pro straw harrow.
2: A fast setting of working
depth using spacing washers
on hydraulic cylinders.
3: Screw joints between
discs, bearing boxes and
tines are protected against
undesirable loosening with
anti-vibration washers.
4: The Trash-Fan is designed
for crop residue mulcher with
a width of 4,5 m to 7 m.
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