SUMO recently released a revised model of the mounted Trio cultivators on their open day and this manufacturer from Yorkshire also provided preview of the latest drill – Versaplus. The idea of 1 pass Trio cultivator is same but aside from the 2 rows of cut away discs and the stands, almost all other aspects of this machine is being updated for the New Year.
It is available in the 3m and 2.5m models and the weight here is lesser than the predecessor. There isn’t any strength lost either, according to the manufacturer. Sumo says that the leading legs which loosen the soil are redesigned for reducing resistance and this makes the Trio a bit easier for pulling, it lowers the fuel consumption to reduce the strain and leg wear on this tractor.
For reducing the downtime, the auto-reset legs are now pretty standard for all the Trios. Due to this, the legs are raised hydraulically for transport and the ground clearance is increased. You can either specify the single pieced point or the winged points having tungsten tipping.
The scrapers too are fitted standard to discs and boards which retain soil are now changed for making sure that the position doesn’t have to be changed for the road transport for the 3 m versions. The diameter of rear roller packer is reduced to 508 mm to 600 mm and it now has ring sections that are replaceable.
Versaplus
Versaplus is developed from Versadrill and it is designed for coping with a big range of trash/stubble and soil conditions. There are legs loosening lead along with serrated opening discs for aiding penetration.
Behind, there are two cut away discs rows. They are used on Trio and replace the leveling boards of the Versadrill. You can raise or adjust the depth totally. The discs are 4 staggered transport/press wheels along with the System Moore disc coulters and the press wheels which bring up rear. All these are mounted individually on the parallel linkages along with pressure of 200 kgs. To sow band, the selected coulters may be raised out of the work hydraulically.
Versaplus is available in 6m, 4m, and 3m models along with the full production that is scheduled with time for the deliveries of the year 2013.
