Soil Blades Designed For Challenging Conditions

Soil Blades Designed For Challenging Conditions DISKS Prescription Tillage Technology PTT developed its Sabre Tooth Planter STP series blades for superior agronomic soil interaction The standard shallow fine-tooth blades are designed to cut through tough crop residue and cover crops with friction rather than blunt force This efficient cutting process allows them to operate extremely well in challenging soils and climate conditions Standard O E M round smooth blades use direct force causing more hair-pinning and pinching excessive residue into the soil They also slide up to 30 percent of the time smearing the trench sidewalls and making it difficult for seedlings’ initial roots to break out of the seed bed Poor early root development harms future brace root formation The PTT’s Sabre Tooth propels the blades forward causing less hair-pinning and minimizing sliding The company claims their blades turn 92 to 95 percent of the time during forward motion “Some of our customers say they can shift up a gear and throttle back on the tractor ” says Doug Hays President of Ag Blades Direct Incorporated PTT’s distribution arm “This is because our blades are rotating and not just dragging ” On the STP blades one blade is 15 15 in dia and mated with a 14 75 in dia creating different rotational speeds while in motion “This helps the cutting action as it acts like scissors in the soil ” Hays says “The teeth make more of a U shape in the bottom of the seed trench instead of a V so you get better seed-soil contact We don’t need after-market closing systems to compress the soil around the seed ” Hays explains that the STP series blades also decrease compaction and smearing as they fracture the sidewall and granulate soil over the seed trench This lifting and fracturing helps achieve maximum seed-to-soil contact and creates a seed trench that early seedling roots can easily break free of The STP full 4 mm thick blades machined billet hubs and a range of bearing choices make PTT’s pricing competitive with rival heavy-duty lines Except for their bearings and bolts PTT completes its manufacturing processes in-house allowing for strict quality control guidelines and testing in the factory The STP series blades are currently available throughout North America and Australia Blade sets start at $152 plus shipping online Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Prescription Tillage Technology LLC 1735 E Main Lamoni Iowa 50140 ph 712-357-1149; sales@prescriptiontillagetechllc com; www prescriptiontillage com

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