Current weather conditions are bringing to the forefront the issue of field-work timing and technologies that help correctly manage moisture.
Last summer and autumn showed the complete powerlessness of the “classics”: severe drought didn’t allow plows to work the field; and those who still tried to work spent quite a lot of money on fuel, “tore” working parts and frames, and ended up with large clods of soil, dry as stone.
We all hoped for winter moisture, but that turned out to be in vain. In spring we had to go over the field with tillage equipment several times to create a soil structure suitable for sowing.
One of the most effective solutions in such situations – using combined disc-and-tine implements, which are an excellent alternative to plowing and are becoming increasingly popular among farmers.
The Horsch Tiger MT-series cultivator is one of the standout players on the disc-and-tine implement market. This machine is versatile in use – it can be used both for primary tillage and as a cultivator for pre-sowing preparation.
Let’s find out why it’s worth choosing the Horsch Tiger.
A disc system with large discs and 40 cm disc spacing. Since year after year the main crop in the sowing structure is corn, whose yield reaches 120… 140, and in places even 180 dt/ha, a machine is needed that can cut through the layer of plant residue, tear apart the root system, and not clog up in the process. Thanks to 680 mm discs and 40 cm disc spacing, the Tiger is ready for these challenges!
The TerraGrip tine system. The cultivator’s design provides for installing two rows of tines, whose task is to work the soil at deeper horizons, actively mix soil with plant residue and, probably most importantly, form a “buffer” horizon, where water exchange, oxygen saturation, and aerobic and anaerobic processes will subsequently take place… that is, everything a plant needs to form the planned harvest.
Packer roller. In the fight to preserve moisture, it’s very important to use heavy rollers. It’s precisely these that minimize moisture loss during the off-season, and, during pre-sowing preparation, draw up soil moisture to ensure uniform emergence.
An unquestionable “feature” of the Tiger is the ability to fit it with systems for applying granular fertilizer. Just imagine having a machine in your fleet that, in a single pass, can carry out disc tillage, loosening, leveling and packing of the soil, with simultaneous local application of fertilizer at the desired horizons (the applicator’s design allows fertilizer to be applied at several horizons).
Most machines working in Ukraine are 4-meter cultivators (Tiger 4 MT); as a rule, the fertilizer setup (hopper / metering system / distribution) is mounted directly on the cultivator.
At Horsch this isn’t the only option for using the Tiger for “local” fertilizer application. At the client’s request, the cultivator can be fitted with the following combinations:
– the SW 12,000 SD hopper (the one used on the Pronto 8 SW) + Tiger.
– Partner + Tiger. The hoppers can be single- or two-section, front- or rear-mounted. What’s more, such hoppers can be used with other trailed implements.
In closing, I’ll note that the great functionality of Horsch Tiger machines, alongside a wide range of options and legendary German reliability, will undoubtedly take the results of your efforts to a new level, and I’m confident you’ll get to the point where, while lowering your product’s cost price, you’ll earn MORE.
Vyacheslav Shyposha
Head of the tillage-equipment department
Tel.: +38 (050) -358-79-37
Email: v.shyposha@astra-group.com.ua
