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<blockquote data-quote="Farm X" data-source="post: 7615438" data-attributes="member: 152407"><p>The slim shear design makes it easy for tractors to pull through the soil. You're right about traction, that is very important when pulling one of these machines. The smallest plough requires a 7 tonne tractor and the largest requires a 12 tonne. Soil-Max has also designed the ploughs with a towage link so you can have an additional tractor help pull the plough through any hard spots. These ploughs have been sold all over the world including France, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Romania, South Africa, Ukraine, Latvia, Italy, and most recently the UK. We have yet to find a piece of farmland that this machine does not work in.</p><p></p><p>You're correct, the reason for drainage is to lower the water table to make room. But what this also does is allows for the roots to grow deeper and with proper drainage, you don't have run-off and erosion. I found this excellent visual on Twitter a couple of days ago re-posted by a drainage expert from the UK.</p><p></p><p>This machine does use RTK GPS which is where it can start to get expensive. If you're looking to save some money, I know that RTKF Net has a network of base stations throughout the UK and you can also rent systems from them if you don't want to purchase the whole setup.</p><p></p><p>As for the ridge, Soil-Max has designed what they call the Shaper Pro. It allows you to close the tile trench so you don't have to deal with that ridge for the next couple of years.</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://soilmax.com/shaperpro[/URL][ATTACH=full]968178[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Farm X, post: 7615438, member: 152407"] The slim shear design makes it easy for tractors to pull through the soil. You're right about traction, that is very important when pulling one of these machines. The smallest plough requires a 7 tonne tractor and the largest requires a 12 tonne. Soil-Max has also designed the ploughs with a towage link so you can have an additional tractor help pull the plough through any hard spots. These ploughs have been sold all over the world including France, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Romania, South Africa, Ukraine, Latvia, Italy, and most recently the UK. We have yet to find a piece of farmland that this machine does not work in. You're correct, the reason for drainage is to lower the water table to make room. But what this also does is allows for the roots to grow deeper and with proper drainage, you don't have run-off and erosion. I found this excellent visual on Twitter a couple of days ago re-posted by a drainage expert from the UK. This machine does use RTK GPS which is where it can start to get expensive. If you're looking to save some money, I know that RTKF Net has a network of base stations throughout the UK and you can also rent systems from them if you don't want to purchase the whole setup. As for the ridge, Soil-Max has designed what they call the Shaper Pro. It allows you to close the tile trench so you don't have to deal with that ridge for the next couple of years. [URL unfurl="true"]https://soilmax.com/shaperpro[/URL][ATTACH type="full"]968178[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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