Shallow cultivator
Shallow to medium depth tillage
The design of the frame, tines, coulter tools and precise depth control across the entire working area combine perfectly to deliver full surface shallow tillage. The PLANO unites all these features while remaining compact.
The trailed shallow cultivator from PÖTTINGER ensures full surface movement, even at working depths as shallow as 3 cm. But shallow is not the only thing the PLANO can do. Working depths of up to 15 cm are possible too. The range of tasks it can perform is therefore wide, providing completely flexible operation all the year round.
Compression spring tines
The outstanding advantage of these pre-tensioned tines is that they work in a straight line no matter what. They are configured in such a way that lateral movement is prevented, thanks also to the width of the clamped mounting brackets. As a result, the tines and shares always stay in position, and yet there are no blockages from plant residues. This characteristic enables precise, full surface movement during reliable shallow work.
By maintaining the set working depth, the full potential of ultra-shallow tillage can be utilised. In addition, the overlap is constant with duck foot shares to ensure complete movement of the soil surface across the full width of the machine.
Weeding tools
At the heart of every PLANO are the tines fitted with shares. The arrangement and properties of these tines greatly influence the tilling process and the working results.
The tine system can be equipped with DURASTAR PLUS duck foot shares or DURASTAR chisel points. The shape of the duck foot shares makes them ideal for shallow, full surface movement with a slicing action. The chisel points are particularly suitable for deeper tillage and intensive mixing, and they can also be used for shallow stubble cultivation.
Reliability
Regardless of whether distributing straw and harvest residues, levelling and crumbling the soil, or intensively chopping up organic material, it is the knife roller or the front board that takes the first step in the cultivation process to create ideal conditions for the following tines to slice and mix the soil. This expands the range of applications covered by the PLANO. Whether seedbed preparation, stubble cultivation or turning in a cover crop, you can react individually to the prevailing conditions. The integration of the front jockey wheels into the tine section makes for a compact design that allows additional tools to be mounted in front of the tine system.