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It's all about angles

Optimizing soil movement and machine weight is key to tillage performance and fuel efficiency. By adapting the disc angles to the working depth, the Väderstad Carrier high-speed disc can do more with less. And it means you can achieve uniform tillage at shallow working depths, as well as excellent depth keeping and soil flow at deeper working depths.

 

The rotation angle affects the cut-out surface

The cut-out surface is shifted by changing the rotational angle (A) of the disc. When working shallow, a full cut-out needs to be achieved with a smaller portion of the disc working in the soil. So, the disc angle needs to be rotated to increase the cut-out surface.

At deeper working depths, cut-out is not an issue, so the disc rotational angle needs to be optimized for soil flow instead. This minimizes unnecessary soil moved to improve tillage performance and lower the risk of bulldozing. And by optimizing soil flow, fuel efficiency is increased.

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The tilting angle optimizes ground penetration

By increasing the disc tilting angle (B) towards the soil, the disc will increase its soil penetration force. The higher tilting angle also improves the depth-keeping ability of the implement to achieve more consistent results throughout the field, which ensures even growth conditions for the coming crop.

This approach to maintaining tillage depth is better than adding weight to an implement, which increases fuel consumption.

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