The ©plus hardening process – the know-how of heat treatment

As a manufacturer of wearing parts for the soil tillage industry, we can look back on a history spanning decades. Continual advances in materials and production technology as well as our expertise in heat treatment are the basis for achieving the highest possible quality in our wearing parts for ploughs.

Carbon in its purest form, diamond, is the hardest naturally occurring substance. A hardening process which involves introducing carbon into the steel is used to increase the hardness and durability of ©plus wearing parts. AMAZONE uses a unique hardening process to achieve a very high level of hardness on the front of components, such as the shin, to produce the optimum resistance to wear. The back remains relatively soft but at the same time extremely tough and impact resistant.

Benefits of the ©plus hardening process: 

• Longer service life 
• High impact resistance 
• Less pulling power requirement 
• Reduced fuel consumption 
• Less sticking to the smoother outer surface

Box section beam made of high-grade steel for a long service life

All the beams on AMAZONE ploughs are produced from a special high-tensile steel. The over-sized wall thickness means that, not only is the whole beam robust, but also all the bolt fixings are extremely strong with this heavy wall thickness also preventing any hole elongation or deformation of the box section around the bolt fixings. A further feature of the ploughs is the design of the plough beam without any weld seams.

Easy pulling from the tip

The basis for the economical use of a plough is, of course, by keeping the required pulling force to a minimum, thus reducing the fuel consumption. In combination with the unique ©plus hardening process which gives very hard and smooth surfaces, the clever design guarantees the ease of pulling for which AMAZONE ploughs are renowned. All plough bodies come equipped with our specially designed points. The special profile gives less resistance and smoother draft. The self-sharpening area has been made much thicker, thus considerably increasing the life of the ploughshare.

HDpro

To further improve service life, the HDpro points with tungsten carbide tips plus Hdpro wings with hard-faced welded edges are available as an option for nearly all of the plough bodies.

Lasting up to four times as long

The long length ensures an even side loading, reducing fuel consumption and ensuring perfect ploughing.

Interchangeable tip with a special profile

The interchangeable tip saves the wing blade and thus reduces wearing costs. Its shallow design, the self-sharpening, pulling power saving penetration range and the 15 mm thick side reinforcements make the interchangeable tip, due to the targeted use of material in the wear zones, extremely robust resulting in exceptional longevity.

Advantage of AMAZONE plough bodies

• Thorough and consistent incorporation of crop residues to promote fast and effective decomposition and encourages soil life 
• Subsequent operations are made easy by an even surface profile and the finely crumbed surface 
• A bigger furrow clearance enables the use of wider tyres and helps with the incorporation of large amounts of crop residues
• The reduced pulling force required results in fuel savings

Long-lasting and a clean finish

The plough body is at the heart of any plough; first in line when it comes to quality of work and is also responsible in making sure the plough turns the soil over effectively.

Clean, efficient incorporation of those crop residues, even under the most arduous of conditions, such as, for example, in maize stubble, is just one of the quality criteria. However,
AMAZONE plough bodies also master other challenges brilliantly, such as working on hilly terrain.

• “We were also very satisfied with the WL 430 plough body. The long, scrolled mouldboard completely inverts the soil while cleaning out the bottom of the furrow.” ("Landwirt Österreich" Cayros M 950 practice test - 03/2019)

AMAZONE plough bodies

Beam swivel mechanism and hydraulic turnover

Beam swivel mechanism – simple turnover with memory cylinder

To increase ground clearance when the plough is turning over and make the operation smoother, all ploughs can be equipped with the beam swivel mechanism. This automatically swings

the plough beam towards the centre of the tractor before the turnover starts and then back to its original working position once the plough has turned over. This shift in the centre of gravity also means that there is less strain on the tractor's rear lift linkage and reduces the risk of tipping while working on hilly terrain.

The benefits

• Higher ground clearance when turning the plough
• Smooth turning
• Reduction in the load on the tractor linkage
• Reduced risk of tipping

Comfortable turnover hydraulics

All the headstocks on Cayros ploughs feature a turn-over console with a double-acting cylinder giving automatic changeover. This ensures that the turnover of the plough is smooth and jerk-free. 

All the headstocks have slotted top link holes, so that the plough/tractor combination can contour follow in uneven ground.

Flexible lower link cross shaft

The one-piece lower link cross shaft is particularly elastic and provides the optimum absorption of shock loads generated during ploughing and especially during transport. Furthermore, the lower link cross shaft can be coupled quickly and without using any tools, which facilitates attachment to the tractor.

Overview: Cayros headstocks

Disc coulters and skimmers

Trash boards 
A cost-effective alternative to skimmers when incorporating surface crop residues. With additional support on the leg as standard.

Deflector plates
In conjunction with the skimmers, the deflector plates prevent straw (especially maize straw) from wrapping around the leg.

Sword landside
The sword landside is an alternative to the disc coulter, which, especially on heavy, stony ground ensures a clean furrow wall and also reduces the wear and tear on the plough body.

Disc coulters – for clean, tidy ploughing

The disc coulter is important for clean ploughing. Disc coulters also make a considerable contribution to efficient ploughing. The disc coulters’ precise cutting action helps achieve full inversion and complete incorporation of any crop residues as well as leaving an effective furrow clearance.

Serrated or smooth disc coulters with a diameter of 500 mm or 600 mm are available. The depth of the coulters is adjusted via finely graduated toothed discs. As an alternative, spring-loaded disc coulters can also be fitted to ploughs with hydraulic overload protection.

These provide more space between the coulter and skimmers. The disc coulter can then also avoid obstructions independently of the plough body.

The benefits: 

• On ploughs with shear bolt overload protection, the discs can also be adjusted in the driving direction, leaving plenty of clearance between the body and the coulter.

Skimmers

The use of skimmers ensures blockage-free ploughing, even under the most difficult of conditions. The following skimmers are available:

M0 skimmer
The M0 skimmer is universally suited for use in grassland ploughing as well as where there are large amounts of crop residues, especially maize straw.

G1 skimmer
The use of the G1 skimmer ensures blockage-free ploughing, especially on heavy and sticky ground or when ploughing grassland for the first time.

M3 skimmer
Optimum performance with extreme crop residues (especially maize straw), recommended only in conjunction with large point to point clearances of 105 or 115 cm. Not available for ploughs with hydraulic overload protection.

• Fully adjustable version (working depth, stepless pull-in force adjustment and three-position throwing angle adjustment) optionally available for the M0 and G1 skimmers and included as standard with the M3 skimmer.