Ground-Driven Surface Tiller
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The Saphir GrindStar mixes soil and residue in the top 3/4-in. of the field surface to speed post-harvest residue breakdown. Two rows of ground-driven, counter-rotating 30-in. diameter rotors offer ultra-shallow, full-surface stubble cultivation. Unfortunately, the silver medal winner from the 2023 Agritechnica farm show isn’t yet available in North America.
“Due to incredibly high demand and sales that have already taken place in Europe and especially in Germany, we’ve had to postpone our activities for Saphir GrindStar in North America,” says Stefan Schröder, Saphir Maschinenbau. “We’ve had requests from farmers in North America, but we don’t have dealers who could support introducing the new system into the market short-term.”
A key feature that caught farmer interest is the parallelogram-guided suspension of the tools. According to product manager Ole Denker, this ensures uniformly shallow processing.
A specially developed pressure relief system in the rotors lets them float across the ground’s surface and up and over rocks or other obstacles. Cuts are made just below the soil surface, shredding crop residue without pulling the root ball to the surface. At the same time, it crushes any large clods or soil lumps at the surface.
The GrindStar 300 has a working width and transport width of just under 10 ft. Working speed is 7 to 11 mph and requires 60 to 80 hp. Each of the eight rotors carries seven blades. The implement weighs around 2,000 lbs. It’s priced at approximately $25,000 USD.
The GrindStar 600 has a working width of 20 ft. and a transport width of less than 10 ft. Its working speed is also 7 to 11 mph, with a total weight of around 4,000 lbs. and a power requirement of 88 to 120 hp. The 600 is priced at approximately $43,400 USD.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Saphir Maschinenbau GmbH, Wichernstraße 1, DE-27404 Gyhum-Bockel, Germany (ph 49 (0) 4281 712 799; verkauf@saphir.de; www.saphir.de).
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Ground-Driven Surface Tiller TILLAGE EUIPMENT Miscellaneous The Saphir GrindStar mixes soil and residue in the top 3/4-in of the field surface to speed post-harvest residue breakdown Two rows of ground-driven counter-rotating 30-in diameter rotors offer ultra-shallow full-surface stubble cultivation Unfortunately the silver medal winner from the 2023 Agritechnica farm show isn’t yet available in North America “Due to incredibly high demand and sales that have already taken place in Europe and especially in Germany we’ve had to postpone our activities for Saphir GrindStar in North America ” says Stefan Schröder Saphir Maschinenbau “We’ve had requests from farmers in North America but we don’t have dealers who could support introducing the new system into the market short-term ” A key feature that caught farmer interest is the parallelogram-guided suspension of the tools According to product manager Ole Denker this ensures uniformly shallow processing A specially developed pressure relief system in the rotors lets them float across the ground’s surface and up and over rocks or other obstacles Cuts are made just below the soil surface shredding crop residue without pulling the root ball to the surface At the same time it crushes any large clods or soil lumps at the surface The GrindStar 300 has a working width and transport width of just under 10 ft Working speed is 7 to 11 mph and requires 60 to 80 hp Each of the eight rotors carries seven blades The implement weighs around 2 000 lbs It’s priced at approximately $25 000 USD The GrindStar 600 has a working width of 20 ft and a transport width of less than 10 ft Its working speed is also 7 to 11 mph with a total weight of around 4 000 lbs and a power requirement of 88 to 120 hp The 600 is priced at approximately $43 400 USD Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Saphir Maschinenbau GmbH Wichernstraße 1 DE-27404 Gyhum-Bockel Germany ph 49 0 4281 712 799; verkauf@saphir de; www saphir de
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