Machines for Spring Cultivation: How to Choose?

When choosing the optimal machine for spring seedbed preparation, we should primarily focus on the representation of crops in the seeding procedure, used soil processing methods, and the soil and climatic conditions of the location where we farm.

The main working parts of seedbed cultivation machines typically consist of shares or chisels. The machines provide initial spring soil opening and shallow loosening to the desired depth with good soil structure for optimal crop emergence.

Principles of spring seedbed preparation

In spring seedbed preparation, it is crucial to ensure as few passes over the field as possible to avoid undesired compaction and disruption of soil structure. It is therefore important to have machines with high performance and work quality, capable of preparing the soil ideally in one pass. Quality SWIFTER seedbed cultivators and tine cultivators by BEDNAR can help with precise spring soil processing.

It is advisable to use a machine with chisel working sections for spring cultivation. Chisels work at a negative angle. This allows for soil aeration and warming without bringing wet particles to the soil surface.

SWIFTER seedbed cultivators for precise seedbed preparation

BEDNAR is known for producing quality SWIFTER seedbed cultivators. These are tried and tested machines for spring soil preparation. Thanks to the combination of up to 8 working parts, they deliver excellent results in one pass.

Front levelling bar Crushbar for initial field surface levelling

The gamma point working section is suitable mainly for early spring seedbed preparation

These are seedbed cultivators of classical design using roller and share sections or gamma points. The rollers have excellent crumbling ability, making them suitable for preparing a high-quality seedbed necessary, for example, for establishing sugar beet crops. Thanks to the high variability of equipment, the machine can be tailored to the cultivated crops and soil-climatic conditions.

Even demanding spring conditions can be managed with the right machine

In spring, high soil moisture is often problematic, preventing timely and quality seedbed preparation necessary, for example, for the proper establishment of spring barley crops. Therefore, universal cultivators are being increasingly promoted. They can be used without rear packers typical of classical concept machines for seedbed preparation.

VERSATILL tine cultivators for spring soil preparation also work in higher moisture conditions

VERSATILL tine cultivator is a representative of this type of machines. Besides seedbed preparation, the machine can also be used for shallow tillage up to 10 to 15 cm. Since instead of rear harrows, the machine can be equipped with three rows of harrows (in the case of VERSATILL model VN_L and VO_L), it is possible to use the machine even in very demanding conditions, where otherwise there would be a risk of clogging the packer and preventing further work.

VERSATILL VN_L mounted model equipped with rear three-row harrow

VERSATILL VO_L trailed model equipped with rear three-row harrow

The machine can be equipped with a front levelling bar Crushbar that ensures initial levelling of the rough furrow. Thanks to hydraulic control of the working angle, it is possible to quickly respond to different field conditions from the tractor cabin and thus continue working smoothly. The following working elements are chisels or shares, which loosen and aerate soil after it has been levelled to allow for the necessary warming after the winter period.

Check out the equipment options for the SWIFTER seedbed cultivator and the VERSITILL tine cultivator in our open configurator.

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