Cultivator Doubles As A Strip-Till Machine

2005 - Volume #29, Issue #3, Page #27

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If you've thought about trying strip-till but you're not ready to dump your cultivator, you might want to take a look at Hiniker's 6000 Series cultivators.
The company recently introduced attachments for the cultivators that turn them into strip-tillage units. When it's time to cultivate, just unbolt the attachments and head back to the field.
"We added row cleaners, berm bedders and a strip-till shank that penetrates to 8 in.," says Jim Johnson, Hiniker Company. "The shanks can be used to place anhydrous, liquid or granular fertilizer in-row while preparing or building the berm."
The price is right too, adds Johnson. He points out that turnkey strip-till units on the market can run from $2,000 to $5,000 per row. Retrofitting a 6000 cultivator for strip-till can be done for about $500/row. Buy one new with strip-till attachments added, and it will cost less than $2,500/row. Plus it will apply anhydrous, liquid or granular fertilizer in any heavy residue environment.
"Two common complaints about strip-till units on the market have been breakage and plugging," says Johnson. "The 6000 has built a reputation for not breaking or plugging in heavy residue. It's been the leading heavy residue cultivator on the market. That's what it was designed to do."
No modification to the base 6000 unit is needed. All attachments fit existing pre-drilled holes. Attachments are simply bolted on. Costs are approximate, as suggested attachments depend on timing and soils, explains Johnson.
"If you're on 30-in. rows, you will probably want to use row cleaners, but if you are on 20-in. rows, there may not be room to displace the residue," he says. "Strip-till is normally a fall practice. Some soils don't respond as well to spring tillage, so rolling baskets may be needed on them."
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Hiniker Company, P.O. Box 3407, Mankato, Minn. 56002 (ph 507 625-6621 or 800 433-5620; website: www.hiniker.com).

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Cultivator Doubles As A Strip-Till Machine CULTIVATORS Cultivators (58C) 29-3-27 If you've thought about trying strip-till but you're not ready to dump your cultivator, you might want to take a look at Hiniker's 6000 Series cultivators. The company recently introduced attachments for the cultivators that turn them into strip-tillage units. When it's time to cultivate, just unbolt the attachments and head back to the field. "We added row cleaners, berm bedders and a strip-till shank that penetrates to 8 in.," says Jim Johnson, Hiniker Company. "The shanks can be used to place anhydrous, liquid or granular fertilizer in-row while preparing or building the berm." The price is right too, adds Johnson. He points out that turnkey strip-till units on the market can run from $2,000 to $5,000 per row. Retrofitting a 6000 cultivator for strip-till can be done for about $500/row. Buy one new with strip-till attachments added, and it will cost less than $2,500/row. Plus it will apply anhydrous, liquid or granular fertilizer in any heavy residue environment. "Two common complaints about strip-till units on the market have been breakage and plugging," says Johnson. "The 6000 has built a reputation for not breaking or plugging in heavy residue. It's been the leading heavy residue cultivator on the market. That's what it was designed to do." No modification to the base 6000 unit is needed. All attachments fit existing pre-drilled holes. Attachments are simply bolted on. Costs are approximate, as suggested attachments depend on timing and soils, explains Johnson. "If you're on 30-in. rows, you will probably want to use row cleaners, but if you are on 20-in. rows, there may not be room to displace the residue," he says. "Strip-till is normally a fall practice. Some soils don't respond as well to spring tillage, so rolling baskets may be needed on them." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Hiniker Company, P.O. Box 3407, Mankato, Minn. 56002 (ph 507 625-6621 or 800 433-5620; website: www.hiniker.com).

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