Minimum tillage or direct drilling

Inter-crop management -“OPTIMER”>> AGRONOMIC BENEFITS• Shallow working and re-consolidating the soil to encourage weeds to germinatein a stale seedbed.• Accelerate decomposition of harvest residue by thorough mixing into the soil.• Preserve the flora and fauna (e.g. earthworms) through shallow working and bynot re-adjusting the soil structure.• Reduce water loss through evaporation (due to less soil being moved).• Limit slug development by crumbling and re-firming the soil.>> SPECIFICATIONSOptimer Optimer 301 Optimer 401 Optimer 4001 Optimer 6001(mounted) (mounted) (trailed) (trailed)Working width (m) 3 4 4 6Working depth (cm) 3 - 10Working speed (km/h) 7 - 15Output per hour (ha) 2.5 - 3.0 3.1 - 4.0 3.1 - 4.0 5.0 - 6.0Potential * output/day (ha) 25 - 30 31 - 40 31 - 40 50 - 60“ DISCOVER ”>> AGRONOMIC BENEFITS• Destruction of vegetative residues by cutting and chopping.• Working in high levels of residue.• Very good soil levelling effect.• The packer roller ensures good straw to soil contact with any harvest residues,encourages the germination of weeds, maintains soil moisture and prevents the formationof puffy soils.• Alternating smooth and notched discs enables the machine to work in a variety ofsoil types and residues.• It is possible to fit the Discover with a SH small seed broadcaster to enable covercrops to be established at the same time as stubble cultivating. It is also possible to usethe machine, with the aid of the packer roller, as a shallow cultivation implement.>> SPECIFICATIONS28Discover XS XM XLWorking Width (m) 2.95 - 3.85 3.40 - 5.65 5.65 - 7.00Working depth (cm)Working speed (km/h)Output per hour (ha) 1.9 - 2.55 - 125 - 102.4 - 3.0 3 - 4.0Potential * output/day (ha) 19 - 25 24 - 30 30 - 40* A working day = 10 hours