Twose’s innovative new all-in-one subsoiler and aerators, the SSA range, was unveiled at Lamma 2015. Designed to boost soil quality and help farmers fight compaction, they combine two operations in a single pass – heaving, aerating and rolling the soil before slitting it to aid water percolation and promoting capillary action.
Available in a choice of 2.5m and 3.0m working widths, the new machines potentially halve the time required to treat pasture and deliver major savings in labour and fuel costs.
Key features of the new machines include:
- hydraulic auto-reset leg protection available;
- choice of two, three and five leg configurations;
- plain, packer and consolidator roller options;
- easily adjustable working depths for both subsoiling and aeration;
- manual and hydraulically adjustable roller options;
- 230mm hard-wearing boron steel slitting blades;
- replaceable hardened boron steel shins, legs and feet;
- straight blade configuration for minimal surface disruption;
- rugged build quality;
- precision-engineered in the UK to the ISO 9001 quality benchmark.
Twose’s director of sales and marketing, Tim Coleridge, said the SSA range would offer a major labour- and cost-saving advantage for farmers and contractors, and prove a significant weapon in easing compaction and enhancing pasture growth.
“The double action of subsoiling and aeration will enhance the condition of grass roots and improve the ingression of water and air, promoting strong earlier growth of grass,” he said. “Combining the two roles into a single-pass operation will save farmers and contractors time and money, and help them increase efficiency and the quality of their pasture.”
The machines were on display for the first time on Twose’s Stand at Lamma 2015 and are available for sale now. The SSA range is compatible with tractors of 80hp and more for the two-leg model, and 120hp and more for the three-leg configuration.
Prices for an all-in-one 2.5m aerator and subsoiler combination machine with a three-leg configuration start at £11,600 (price correct as of January 2015).
For more information visit: www.twose.com.
