Currently, there are many types of agricultural machines for cultivation available on the market, including aggregates, cultivators and disc harrows. They differ mainly in size, design and operating principle, so each person can freely choose the machine model that will be best suited to the conditions on the farm. The most important selection criteria include, among others, type, power requirement, working width, weight, as well as the shape and size of the blades. The last criterion is particularly important when choosing disc harrow, because the type of discs directly affects the quality of work. So check out the fundamental difference in application plates with or without teeth.
- What are disc harrows used for?
- The role of toothed plates in weapons
- What are harrows with smooth discs useful for?
What are disc harrows used for?
Disc harrows belong to the basic group of agricultural machines that are used immediately after plowing or in no-plough cultivation. They are used in leveling the field, improving the structure of the field before sowing, removing weeds, mixing fertilizers and loosening the soil without the need to turn it. Blades though disc harrow should be individually selected for the type of work, namely in terms of the nature of the soil and the desired effects obtained in cultivated areas. Harrowing procedure because it is different for light and heavy soils, which is why the type of discs themselves is so important for farmers.
The role of toothed plates in weapons
The most popular type disc harrows are machines equipped with toothed discs, because they are more universal and are better suited for cultivating stony and heavy soils. Thanks to the presence of teeth, they can easily crush heavy clods in the ground and remove weeds. In effect disc harrow perfectly loosens and increases soil permeability, even when working in unfavorable weather conditions.
A perfect example of one disc harrow jest ATOS model od AMJ AGRO company, which is available in three working widths and allows you to individually select disc diameters of 510 mm, 560 mm or 610 mm. Their diameter is of great importance to customers, because a larger disc size has a much longer service life of the elements, and a smaller one allows for greater throughput, rotation and better penetration of the blades into the soil. However, the size of the harrow affects the weight and thus the depth of the working tools during work. Therefore, the selection of the above criteria helps to meet the expectations of even the most demanding customers.
What are harrows with smooth discs useful for?
Smooth discs are primarily used for pre-preparation of the field after plowing or harvesting, but they do not work as well in heavy soils as toothed discs. Therefore, their role is mainly limited to shallow loosening of light soils and cutting meadow turf or after the cultivation of legumes.
