Catros⁺ compact disc harrow

The right combination for any application

The framework conditions for good crop management practices are constantly changing as a result of the increase in the frequency of extreme weather events and stricter regulation of the use of plant protection agents. In order for crops to have optimum germination and growing conditions in their early development, better field hygiene will continue to gain in importance. AMAZONE therefore offers the right solution for every farm by its wide choice of front tools for the Catros compact disc harrow.

Better levelling and crumbling

Compact disc harrows equipped with the Crushboard are perfect for seedbed preparation, as an intensive crumbling and levelling effect is obtained. However, the Crushboard also offers certain advantages during stubble cultivation. For example, rape pods are pulverised by the Crushboard and volunteer rape is encouraged to germinate to a greater extent. Rape and maize stubbles are also broken up by the Crushboard, meaning that the subsequent straw rotting process is accelerated.

The Crushboard can be adjusted irrespective of the working depth of the disc element. The working depth, and thus the aggressiveness of the Crushboard, is hydraulically adjusted from the tractor seat. The driver can easily tailor the setting to the respective conditions via the hydraulic adjustment.

Shredding and incorporation of crop residues or catch crops

The out-front knife roller on the AMAZONE compact disc harrow provides maximum flexibility for optimum soil tillage. The knife roller enables extremely shallow soil tillage with simultaneous shredding of stubbles, such as during the initial stubble cultivation after rape. However, the knife roller is also ideal for working in tall catch crops, maize or sunflower stubbles. In particular, long stubbles are cut transversely to the direction of travel and then incorporated with the subsequent disc element.

The roller is lowered into the working position from the tractor seat during work. By dividing the knife roller into segments, it means that the roller can follow the ground contours perfectly, even in uneven terrain, and can effectively shred any lying crop residues across the entire working width.

Advantages of the knife roller

• Optimum cutting action as a result of the high peripheral speed with a roller diameter of 330 mm
• Excellent contour following thanks to individual roller segments
• Maintenance-free bearings with a long service life thanks to a metallic face seal
• Insensitive to stones and dirt due to the enclosed design of the roller centre shaft
• Wear costs reduced by 50% thanks to the double-edged, reversible blades made of tempered boron steel