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The hoeing machine in rear attachement version is equipped with an automatic top-steering. With the top steering, the steering wheels are guided through a mechanical connection with a high wheel-flange towards the slope.
The hoe always runs right behind the tractor even at curvy operation. For slopes over 6%, this guidance system can be additionally be equipped with a hydraulic pre-steering.
• Heavy duty frame (special design, no U-bolts used)
• Hydraulic folding machines with extra-strong triple frame
• Greasing points on all joints
• Tempered joint pins (on hydraulic folding machines)
• High quality tines and sweeps
• Universal parallelogram with downpressure adjustment
• Rear-mounted machines (depending on the number of rows)
with automatic upper-link steering and high-gauge wheels with stripper and splash guard
• Quick adjustment of the parallelograms
• Easy vertical and horizontal adjustment of the tines
• Easy conversion from rear- to front mount, no additional parts necessary (only possible on the standard version of CHOPSTAR row crop cultivator)
The ROW-GUARD camera steering system guides hoes precisely, even in high speed. Via a control unit in the tractor cabin the precision guidance system can be adjusted comfortably. The picture captured by the camera is being analyzed on spots with a high concentration of green pixel. With help of the available information about row- con guration of the crop (row spacing, number of rows, etc.) a raster is put on top of the picture. This data builds the basis for the information provided to the sideshift frame which guides the hoe exactly in between the rows.
All the advantages of the ROW-GUARD system are obvious:
- improved working accuracy
- in combination with finger weeders all soil is distributed - extremely efficient weed control
Extremely high working speed (up to 15 km/h - 9.3 mph, depending on field conditions) are possible, depending on field and crop conditions.
The operator does not get tired so quickly, the required concentration is limited to stay in between the rows – the exact steering is done by the ROW-GUARD steering system.
The system can be used in various different green crops, independently from row spacing, number of rows, etc.