Proforge invertamax

Tractor Tim

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Arable Farmer
Had a set of these disks a while now while they are a excellent machine but we are struggling with the roller blocking up.They are only used when the ground is dry enough but you are always pulling a bit of damp soil up. The scrapers seem to be at the wrong angle and don't last more than a week, have been thinking of changing the roller but for what?
 

Phil P

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Arable Farmer
Location
North West
I’m finding the same with our inverta, keeping the scrappers adjusted up helps a bit but they soon ware! Its worst in long trash with damp soil and can sometimes stop the packer and drag which is a right pita!
Like you say, it’s as if the scrapers are at the wrong angle but I can’t see how they could be bolted on any different. They should be pointing down more to push the dirt away from the packer.
I’m thinking of getting it in the workshop over winter and seeing if I can modify them to do a better job.
 

Tractor Tim

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Arable Farmer
I’m finding the same with our inverta, keeping the scrappers adjusted up helps a bit but they soon ware! Its worst in long trash with damp soil and can sometimes stop the packer and drag which is a right pita!
Like you say, it’s as if the scrapers are at the wrong angle but I can’t see how they could be bolted on any different. They should be pointing down more to push the dirt away from the packer.
I’m thinking of getting it in the workshop over winter and seeing if I can modify them to do a better job.
We modified ours two years ago it helped abit like you say keeping adjusted helps but everyday is a bit tiresome we were considering having some profiled out of some thicker/harder plate or a change of roller as badshot says guttler might be the answer
 

nick...

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Arable Farmer
Location
south norfolk
I’ve never had an issue apart from once working on very wet set aside type land it blocked solid and took a couple hours with pressure washer to cut out mud.put first set of scrapers on this year after about 5/6 years use.they are a pain to adjust and wear quickly and I find the wide scraping part gets narrow very quickly with soil building on edge of ring on the roller.I think thicker cleaners would help and stop the flexing.did think about doubling scrapers up but done nothing about it.unfortuantly there will usually be damp soil fit the packer to contend with.a DD packer woukd be great but certainly not cheap
nick…
 

Agricast

Member
Give us a call if you want some thicker or harder scrapers making for it. We have done quite a few longer lasting scrapers for other makes of machine so should be straightforward with a pattern. Can also help out with a Guttler or DD style packer if you wanted too.
 

Heathland

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Arable Farmer
Location
Lincolnshire
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I see Brock do something,a winter project update for your Inverta max
@Bob lincs
Its the one thing that lets it down, on my heathland soils it just eats the scrapers away.
The tube is too big so mine really packs with soil.
 

bravheart

Member
Location
scottish borders
Gutters not as bad but will block as well. Its the nature of the beast disks will bring more damp soil to the surface.

Long story and mentioned this before and not sure if still available. At one of those autumn cultivation days the heaven's opened and everyone parked up and headed for cover. The first machine to break cover was a power harrow with an aqueel packer roller. Never looked like picking up soil and no scrapers to bother with. Others tried and quickly stopped again before pictures could be taken (those were the days recording a memory needed a big black box and lenses to match:D)..
 

Tractor Tim

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Arable Farmer
Ah didn't realise that was what they called that type of roller. That's what is on ours trouble we are having is slightest bit of moisture and it builds up like in your pic and scrapers wear away in no time. For what they are they aren't cheap either
 

Brains

Member
Arable Farmer
Ferobide on the scrapers.
I had the same issue on a similar roller. Changing scrapers every season.
Welded ferobide on, since have never had sledgeing issues, roller has run as clean as new scrapers fitted for 4 years now, with less drag also. Definitely the answer to any roller / packer scrapers. Cheeper than tungsten.
 

Tractor Tim

Member
Arable Farmer
Ferobide on the scrapers.
I had the same issue on a similar roller. Changing scrapers every season.
Welded ferobide on, since have never had sledgeing issues, roller has run as clean as new scrapers fitted for 4 years now, with less drag also. Definitely the answer to any roller / packer scrapers. Cheeper than tungsten.
What do you do get the small tile and weld them around the edge how many per scraper?
 

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