MAR98K85003

AGRONOMIC INSIGHT

ADMIRAL is designed to accomplish several actions in the field:

• Residue sizing – Aggressive notched blades slice through crop residue to effectively size it for rapid decomposition.
• Residue blending – The high-speed rotation of the discs turns the soil while chopping residue. This results in an ideal mixture of tilled soil with properly sized residue.
• Oxygen introduction/warming – As the soil and residue are mixed, oxygen enters the tilled zone and in cooler soils the action also warms the seed zone for rapid crop rooting and emergence.
• Activation of soil bacteria – Machinery doesn’t break down crop residue as the soil bacteria does. When soil is warmed and oxygen is introduced, soil bacteria becomes active and feeds on crop residue. During this process, the residue decomposes and the nutrients become available for new plantings.
• Finishing – Consolidating the soil/residue mix helps bacteria break down residue better. The consolidated surface also produces an ideal seedbed, prevents erosion and creates a capillary effect to preserve moisture.

PERFECT CUTTING ANGLE

The 22° cutting angle, the disc shape and spacing ensure an optimal cutting quality even in the toughest working conditions.

MAKING THE PERFECT SEEDBED

• The 3-bar coil-tine harrow is integrally mounted into the frame. This makes a much stronger mount eliminating additional torsional stress on the gang tubes. The spring-dampened parallelogram connection system ensures superior soil adaptation and levelling/firming actions.

• The crumble roller has durable blades to size any remaining large clods before planting. The blade angle is pre-set for optimum performance for both spring and fall. Thanks to the special bar pitch, the cage roller offer a perfect soil refinement in tough, dry conditions, and moderate firming of soil.

WALKING TANDEMS

On mainframe and wings to offer more consistentdepth control, better handling in wet or soft soil and a smoother ride: less stress on the frame.

DISC LAYOUT

ADMIRAL 850 Series features with 68 discs individually mounted on 4 gangs and 20-in. spaced. The huge toolbar clearance ensures a smooth residue flow, even onthe highest yielding fields or wet, sticky soils, eliminatingany clogging issues. The great ‘X-layout’ of the discs, withthe blades split in the center that throw out to both sidesin the front and throw in from both sides in the back,prevents any drift effects.

SIDE RETAINING DISCS

Easily adjustable side discs (in depth and inclination) allow a perfect soil retention even with heavy cropresidues, preparing an optimal seed bed and leaving anice flat finish (no side ridges or furrows).The special bolt-on side supports limit the containing disc oscillations, reducing frame damages and wearing.

SINGLE-POINT DEPTH CONTROL

A single-point depth control maintains a constant blade operating depth for a planter ready seed bed. Adjust it using a simple hand crank located conveniently at the front of the machine.

DISC DIAMETER AND CONCAVITY

The 24-in. diameter solid, notched discs and are ⅓-in.thick. They are made in high tensile boron steel and have a soil contact which is four times wider than the smaller diameter discs. The discs concavity ensures better soil straw mixing, even on a very high density residues, then conventional vertical discs.

C-SHAPED SPRING

Each disc hub is mounted on an individual heavy-duty C spring support. The special C shape produces a permanent 3D vibration which improves soil refinement and residues incorporation. The spring arm allows an independent action of each disc and compensates for varying ground conditions as discs can move upwards and sideways.

TOOLBAR

The main frame is formed from 7″ x 7″ Tubular steel to provide strength and rigidity. The one-piece center frame rocker assembly between the central walking tandems reduces frame stresses providing a more positive lifting force.