The right combination for any application

An increasing number of extreme weather events and strict regulation of the use of herbicides are changing the way crops are managed. The importance of better field maintenance will continue to increase to ensure that crops get off to the best start and to generate optimal conditions for early plant growth. With this in mind, Amazone offers a wide selection of front tools for the Catros compact disc harrow - to ensure that each farm finds the right solution.

Better levelling and crumbling

Equipping a compact disc harrow with the Crushboard achieves thorough soil crumbling and leveling, an ideal solution for seedbed preparation. The Crushboard also offers a series of advantages during stubble cultivation. For example, it shreds canola pods, while volunteer oilseed canola is encouraged to germinate. Canola, sunflower and corn stubble is broken apart by the Crushboard, speeding up the straw rotting process.

The Crushboard can be adjusted independently of the working depth of the disc section. The working depth and subsequent crumbling effect of the Crushboard is hydraulically adjusted from the tractor seat. This system allows the driver to tailor the setting to the respective field conditions.

Advantages of the Crushboard

• Comes standard with convenient, continuously variable hydraulic depth adjustment and an easy-to-read scale
• Improved crumbling and leveling

Shredding and incorporation of crop residues or cover crops

The front knife roller on the AMAZONE compact disc harrow provides maximum flexibility for optimum soil tilling. The knife roller not only facilitates shallow soil tillage, but also shreds stubble simultaneously, making it the perfect tool for the initial stage of stubble cultivation in canola fields, among other crops. It is also ideal for working in tall cover crop, corn or sunflower stubble. In particular, long stubbles are cut transversely to the direction of travel and then incorporated with the subsequent disc element.

The user can lower the roller into its working position from the tractor seat while the tractor is in motion. Dividing the knife roller into segments allows the roller to follow the ground contours perfectly, even on uneven terrain, and makes it possible to effectively shred any crop residues on the ground across the entire working width.

Advantages of the knife roller

• High circumferential speed with a roller diameter of 13 in (330 mm) achieves optimum shredding results 
• Excellent contour following using individual roller segments 
• No side pull during work, since the blades are arranged in a V-shape on the roller 
• Maintenance-free bearings with a long service life thanks to a metallic face seal 
• Enclosed design of the roller center shaft protects against rocks and dirt 
• Reversible knives with two cutting edges made of tempered drill steel cut operating costs in half thanks to decreased wear