HALL 5a
STAND G002
Contacts:
Simon Revell
07710 623009
Jonathan Wheeler
07879 428540
24th February 2013
Ref: SGP13/026
Page 1 of 2; 294 wds
X-PRESS SUITS FRANCE
Great Plains’ Simba X-Press cultivator is already firmly established as
a popular one-pass cultivator across a range of European markets,
including France.
The range includes models ranging from 2.5m to 10m working width,
and combine cultivating discs with a DD rear roller, so virtually any
size of arable farm can use it to perform fast, one-pass shallow
cultivations up to 100mm deep followed by effective consolidation.
The X-Press is fitted with 500mm discs mounted at 125mm spacings
to perform a thorough seedbed cultivation and trash/cover crop
incorporation at working speeds of around 12kph.
It is unique among such cultivators in that is features a disc angling
system which enables users to manage the type of cultivation
performed, says Simon Revell, Great Plains’ Exports Director:
More.
Page 2 of 2 (Sim13/026).
“Discs can be angled at anything from 0 - 25 degrees, so users can
perform different styles of cultivation, according to different soil
types/conditions, trash levels, cropping systems and seasons.
“When set at their narrowest angle the discs perform an excellent
trash/cover crop chopping action, while at their widest working angle
the machine does a superb trash incorporation job.
“This is followed up by highly effective consolidation from the DD
roller, which leaves the surface ridged and weather-proof, and ready
for drilling with no further preparation”.
A trailing kit is available to convert the 4m mounted model into a
trailed machine, which enables this machine to work behind 100hp 130hp tractors.
For farmers who want to sow oilseed rape off the cultivator, the XPress can be supplied with a factory-fitted seeding system.
Great Plains is conducting a series of trials across Europe – including
sites in France – into this technique, which is already well established
in some markets, but which the company believes could be suited to
many more marketplaces.
STORY ENDS.