He "Rollerizes" Tire-Ripping Stubble

He Rollerizes Tire-Ripping Stubble TRACTORS Accessories Troy Mannon has a simple solution to the problem of corn stubble ripping up tires His Manco Manufacturing Stalk Roller simply smashes it down This tough stubble is really hard on guys around me who practice strip tillage says Mannon They told me about the problem and I said æI ll build it if you ll try it With a season of user experience behind him Mannon made some changes in roller diameter and design He s comfortable his second-generation roller will do an even better job Nearly 13 ft wide two 500-lb drums and the heavy-duty frame total 2 760 lbs Each drum is supported in place with 4-bolt flange bearings The unit mounts to the weight brackets on the tractor s front end Just remove the weights and bolt the roller in place explains Mannon The Stalk Roller consists of two 48-in drums on the 30-in row model separated by 48 in Each drum is designed to crush the rows ahead of the tires on a tractor doing strip tillage or other field work in standing stubble The lift cylinder allows the roller to float across the field maintaining full weight-to-ground contact Although the basic design remains the same the new model has a slightly smaller diameter drum and 8 blades that run the length of each 500-lb drum rather than 10 like the first model The blades help chop up the stalks for faster stalk decomposition and keep the drum rolling across the field explains Mannon The smaller diameter drum increases per square inch ground pressure to the stubble At the same time it increases ground clearance in the raised position from 8 to 14 in Mannon has his stalk roller priced at $4 900 He sells direct as well as through a number of distributors Contact him for your nearest dealer or to place an order Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Manco Manufacturing Inc 43408 Road 786 Oconto Neb 68860 ph 308 858-4957; www mancomanufacturing com

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