Key design features from the original models have been retained. The new four-model FlatLift V subsoiler range differs in that the stronger box-section frame caters for more powerful tractors and its shape allows the tines to loosen soil across the entire width with low draft forces.
There are three fully-mounted FlatLift V models: the three-leg V3 with 900mm tine spacing to cover a working width of 2.7m; the V4 with legs spaced 650mm for a 2.8m working width; and the five-leg V5 (650mm leg spacing) works across 3.6m. The new range peaks with the 4.7m trailed seven-leg V7.
Standard equipment includes an 800mm diameter serrated ring finishing roller.
“Maximum working depth is 500mm, the emphasis being on the ability to work at shallow depths just beyond any layers of compaction caused by field traffic during cultivations, ploughing, harvesting, and so on, or at greater depths if necessary,” explains Spaldings managing director Steve Constable.
Legs can be equipped with tungsten-protected SPLUltra wearing parts.
Transport widths are 3.0m for the V3 and V4 models, 3.6m for the V5 and 2.9m for the folding V7. All have a rigid frame incorporating a heavy-duty Cat III/IV headstock, and two pin-and-hole parking stands.
Standard equipment includes multi-shot shear pin leg protection but a hydraulic auto-reset system is also available for more challenging conditions. This has the added ability to lift the legs for increased clearance during transport.
