Catros⁺ 03-2TS trailed compact disc harrow

The trailed compact disc harrow with bogey chassis

The folding mounted compact disc harrow Catros⁺ 03-2TS is ideally suited for shallow stubble cultivation. The 20 in (510 mm) discs penetrate well into the soil and ensure shallow and thorough mixing and soil tillage. The X-Cutter, which is also available from AMAZONE, offers a special disc for very shallow soil tillage from 0.75 to 3.1 in (2 to 8 cm). The bogey chassis allows the Catros to be combined with a variety of front tools.

Catros⁺ 4003-2TS, Working width: 13 ft (4.0 m)
Catros⁺ 5003-2TS, Working width: 16.5 ft (5.0 m)
Catros⁺ 6003-2TS, Working width: 19.7 ft (6.0 m)
Catros⁺ 7003-2TS, Working width: 23 ft (7.0 m)

Bogey chassis – convenient road travel!

The basic version of the Catros-2TS can be provided with working widths from 13 to 23 ft (4 to 7 m) and includes a bogey chassis mounted to the rear of the machine. The weight of the chassis can be used to increase penetration in heavy soils. The TS chassis also serves to provide vibration damping under extreme conditions. However, it is not required for turning at the headland. The machine can easily turn on the roller.

The new Catros generation – for higher working rates

With the Catros 03, AMAZONE offers a perfected compact disc harrow of the latest generation. The working depth is no longer set via the rear roller on the Catros⁺ 03. It can now be set by adjusting the entire disc section. A fixed linkage between the two rows of discs ensures that both rows always work at the same depth. Setting the disc stagger is a thing of the past.

Advantages of the Catros 03

• Smart Frame System
• Simple configuration of the working depth by adjusting the entire disc section
• Open frame design for optimum throughput

Modular design of the compact disc harrows

• Choice of a variety of front tools
• Smooth, fine, or coarse serrated discs
• Select from a wide range of roller options
• Optional combination with the GreenDrill seeder box

The Smart Frame System from AMAZONE is a completely new way of obtaining depth adjustment for compact disc harrows. The entire row of discs is rotated to adjust the working depth. Discs are either rotated away from the frame to work deeper or up towards the frame to work at more shallow depths. The main frame always remains parallel to the ground.

Simple, easy configuration and adjustment of the working depth

• Depth of the front tools and main working section can be adjusted independently
• The first and second row of discs always work at the same depth
• Conveniently change the working depth in an instance, to work deeper in ruts or on the headland for example

Considerable throughput, always perfectly adapted to the working depth

• The distance between the discs and the main frame automatically increases the deeper you work. When the working depth is increased, the discs are rotated away from the frame and the rear roller.

A top advantage of the Catros 03 is the Smart Frame System with flexible working depth adjustment of the individual tools

• Independent adjustment of the front tool and the discs 
• Independent adjustment of the front tool and the discs in relation to the frame

• The Smart Frame System offers maximum convenience in combination with continuously adjustable hydraulic working depth
• There is no need to leave the cab to change the working depth
• The onboard depth scale displays the current settings, which are completely visible from the tractor seat (1)
• The front tools and the discs are adjusted independently, while the rear harrow settings remain unchanged when the working depth is changed (2)

Working speeds from 6 to 11 mph (10 to 18 km/h) are easily achieved with the Catros and Certos compact disc harrows. This enables you to achieve incredibly high productivity rates and keep operating time down to a minimum. Keeping fuel costs low, minimizing wear and tear, and being able to make necessary repairs are additional important factors for profitable farming.

What sets the serrated, 20 in (510 mm) diameter Catros⁺ discs apart is their ability to break up even the toughest soil and achieve more consistent penetration - even under difficult conditions. The optimum operational range of these discs encompasses stubble tillage, seedbed preparation, and the incorporation of cover crop residues. 

• Working depths from 2 to 5.5 in (5 to 14 cm)
• Disc thickness 0.2 in (5 mm) / disc diameter 20 in (510 mm) / fine or coarse serrated 
• Universal use for more intensive incorporation
• More aggressive operation
• Incorporation of organic fertilizers

1. Catros⁺ 20 in (510 mm) (coarse serrated)
2. (smooth)
3. (fine serrated)

With no need to lubricate the disc bearings, overall maintenance time is greatly reduced. Face seals have been used in road construction for decades. Equipment where rollers on the running gear of caterpillar-tracked vehicles have to be effectively sealed and work with complete reliability under the toughest of operational conditions.  

The benefits

• Maintenance-free disc bearings with face seals and lifelong lubrication 
• Maintenance-free overload protection offered by rubber spring elements 
• Individual disc suspension for optimized contour following and excellent throughput

1. 2-row angular contact ball bearing
2. 2 x seal ring (O-Ring)
3. 2 x cast rings with face seal
4. Face seal built into conical seats
5. Gear oil filled housing
6. Proven 1,000,000 times over!

The Catros⁺ and Catros^XL discs are mounted especially aggressive with an angle of 17° for the front row of discs and 14° for the rear row of discs. This ensures a smooth transfer of the soil/organic matter mix from the first to the second row of discs for first-class mixing of soil and plant material. Compared with flat angled discs, the discharge angle in this aggressive disc arrangement is noticeably smaller. This ensures that the cultivated soil/organic matter mix is redeposited on the soil surface well ahead of the rear roller.

• The slotted holes can be utilized to adjust the depth of the outer discs to ensure clean join-up between one pass and the next.

On all models, be it a Catros⁺, Catros^XL or Certos, each individual disc is suspended from the frame by elastic rubber buffer blocks. This offers a huge advantage over machines with a rigid disc suspension, since each concave disc can individually follow the contours of the soil. In particular, this means that wheel tracks are not simply filled in, but worked intensively. This makes for consistent shallow tillage, even if the soil surface is uneven. At the same time, individual disc suspension increases throughput by allowing large amounts of organic matter to pass through optimally, which is a huge advantage over machines where the discs are mounted in pairs.

The disc suspension mechanism includes elastic sprung rubber buffer blocks that ensure optimum contour movement while also acting as overload safety protection for each disc. The large rubber buffers are maintenance-free and feature considerable spring deflection to keep worries to a minimum even when working in stony fields.