Simba launched the DTX300 – a new one-pass cultivator – at Lamma 2009, following the implement’s successful performance in testing conditions on a variety of soil types during the autumn of 2008.
The DTX300 is a 3m-wide, linkage-mounted cultivator incorporating two rows of Simba’s Prolift loosening tines capable of working to 400mm, which is generally deeper than the company’s existing 3m X-Press and ST Bar.
Weighing about 2,500kg, the DTX300 needs 200-300hp and has already attracted significant dealer interest – 80% of 2009’s planned build had already pre-ordered before the cultivator’s full commercial launch.
“We had had three models running on different soil types across Britain in the autumn, and even with the testing conditions, they performed an excellent trash-mixing and cultivating action, and left the seedbed levelled and with drainage restored,” said Simba’s sales and marketing director, Guy Leversha. “We expect the new model to become a valuable part of the company’s cultivator range and help extend our market.”
The legs, which can be fitted with the full range of ProLift points and wings, are protected against damage by stones etc by shear bolts. The 50cm diameter disc blades are set in two rows, with a 250mm spacing between those on the same row and a 125mm working spacing.
Blade angle is adjustable via the same system used on the company’s X-Press range, with narrower angles typically being used where a chopping action is needed or in damp conditions, with wider angles being used in better conditions or to achieve a more thorough trash/soil mixing action.
A rear-mounted DDLite 600mm press, fitted with knife scrapers or optional Aqueel 2 roller, provides consolidation. The implement’s pitch is set via the roller and the linkage, with the working depth of the tines and discs being controlled separately via a locating pin system.
The list price is £19,750 and, like other Simba cultivators, the DTX can be fitted with an oilseed rape seeding kit. The OSR6 kit costing £6,750 has been developed specifically for the new machine.
For more information visit: www.simba.co.uk.
