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TopDown works the soil both atthe top and down belowThere is never just one way ofachieving good results in soil tillage.Something that is right forone farm can be completelywrong for another. It all dependson soil type, weather, climateand pre-crop. However, interestin reduced tillage is increasingthroughout Europe and that isnot just a coincidence.There are two great advantages withreduced tillage, the financial and thebiological.Money can be saved on reduced tillagebecause both labour and machinecosts can be reduced. The differencecan be seen in the balance sheet.However, the biological benefits arealso obvious because the soil becomesprogressively easier to cultivate as thestructure improves.Save time and moneyCost reductions and rationalisation offarm size mean that there are fewerpeople working each hectare. Thispattern can be seen in the past historyof farming and the rate of change isunlikely to decrease. The change tocost-effective crop production makesreduced tillage more attractive, sincethe number of hours worked in thefield can be reduced. The increase inthe cost of tillage operations shows nosigns of decreasing, while the price ofgrain unfortunately does not follow thesame uninterrupted upward trend.This means that productivity must beincreased if profits are to be maintained.Reduced tillage allows dieselconsumption to be radically decreased,which means that the costs ofestablishing a new crop are lower. In ahard-pressed economic reality, theselower inputs of time and energy mean areduction in production costs for thefarmer, so profitability in crop productioncan be improved.
Flexible and versatile machineThe new flexible TopDown cultivatorfrom Väderstad offers a broad spectrumof possibilities. The great advantageis that TopDown is capable notonly of shallow tillage but also deepertillage when the need arises.Stepless working depthWorking depth can be adjusted steplesslybetween 5 and 25 cm. This means thatTopDown has a wealth of variation and arange of applications encompassingalmost everything that could berequired from a modern soil tillagemachine. In addition to working depth,there are refinements for working inseveral different stages. When the soil istilled progressively - first with discs andthen with tines – the amount of soilclods on the surface is reduced whilefull cultivation of the soil profile is ensured.Works with the conditionsThe independent depth adjustment ofdiscs and tines makes it possible toeasily adapt the work done byTopDown to the conditions in eachfield. Some fields only require shallowtillage to prepare the seedbed and thendrill. TopDown fits in perfectly. Otherfields require deeper cultivation to mixin large amounts of straw or to loosenhardened layers. TopDown is a reliablepartner for this kind of tillage too. Thiswealth of variation is the hallmark of aversatile machine. The degree of soilfirming can also be adjusted from thefree weight of the rollers to the entireweight of the machine resting on thesteel rings. It is difficult to find a moreflexible machine for reduced tillage!
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