Tillage Tool For Problem Soils
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"No machine on the market - including the moldboard plow - can bury heavy trash in virtually all soil types and conditions, and pulverize dry soils in dry conditions, yet not cause slabbing or smearing in wet conditions," says English farmer Peter Topham who solved "the limitations of the mold-board plow" with a new primary tillage tool he calls the "Topham Inverta". It uses a combination of a leading tine and a large diameter flat inversion wheel fitted with either lugs or a continuous outer edge, depending on soil condition and type.
"My first prototype was based on con-cave discs. However, I couldn't overcome the unpredictable soil turning, poor trash burial, and the slabbing and hard-panning caused by concave discs," explains Topham, who says he solved the problem by using flat plate discs instead.
His versatile new tillage tool is commercially available in on-land models up to eight furrows, and in reversible three, four or five furrow in-furrow models.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Volac Ltd Orwel , Royston, Hertx, England SG8 5QX (ph 0223 208021)
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tillage Tool For Problem Soils TILLAGE EUIPMENT Miscellaneous 18-1-24 "No machine on the market - including the moldboard plow - can bury heavy trash in virtually all soil types and conditions, and pulverize dry soils in dry conditions, yet not cause slabbing or smearing in wet conditions," says English farmer Peter Topham who solved "the limitations of the mold-board plow" with a new primary tillage tool he calls the "Topham Inverta". It uses a combination of a leading tine and a large diameter flat inversion wheel fitted with either lugs or a continuous outer edge, depending on soil condition and type.
"My first prototype was based on con-cave discs. However, I couldn't overcome the unpredictable soil turning, poor trash burial, and the slabbing and hard-panning caused by concave discs," explains Topham, who says he solved the problem by using flat plate discs instead.
His versatile new tillage tool is commercially available in on-land models up to eight furrows, and in reversible three, four or five furrow in-furrow models.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Volac Ltd Orwel , Royston, Hertx, England SG8 5QX (ph 0223 208021)
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