He-Va’s new Grass-Combi will take centre stage on the Opico stand at Lamma tomorrow.
Designed to be a true multi-tasker, with its combination of levelling board, heavy duty spring tines, seeder unit and the option of towing a roller, the new harrow is capable of rejuvenating grassland as well as acting as a stubble harrow and cover-crop establishment tool.
Up front there’s the choice of either rigid levelling bars or sprung Shattaboard paddles to deal with high spots like molehills. In a cereal situation the paddles will also carry crop residue to even out chaff and chopped straw across the field.
Behind this, the three rows of hydraulically-adjustable 12mm-diamter circular-profile spring tines rip out any dead or decaying vegetative matter. The scratch effect is also said to serve to create a micro-tilth for crop establishment at the same time as generating a small amount of nitrogen mineralisation for emerging seedlings.
The four height-adjustable wheels at the rear of the machine’s frame provide depth control, and also help to extend the machine’s versatility. Fitted with Cat II linkage hooks and a clevis hitch, the unit can tow a roller to reconsolidate the ground behind it.
Fitted with a step and loading platform, the Stocks Ag Turbo-Jet 8 seed applicator mounted on the implement has a high output electric fan. Opico says that the i-CON controller ensures precise rate control with even the smallest seeds.
Price for a 6.0m unit (folds to within 2.5m for transport) fitted with 400-litre Turbo-Jet 8 is £21,678.
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