Agricultural engineering

Tool life (r)evolution with consistently high quality

Back in 2017, Boehlerit set a new quality standard for soil cultivation with its carbide cultivator share. The next generation of this innovative product provides a range of benefits that increase all aspects of efficiency and productivity. For instance, the second generation comes with a slotted hole in addition to the two drill holes in the intake area, which means that it may be mounted on all commonly used machines. The newly developed twist protection, a raised element in the intake area, may be used with the original guide plates of all standard cultivators. The patented, specially designed carbide system not only increases the service life by at least 5 times, but also reduces the loss of width, ensuring optimal working quality throughout the lifespan of the product. This makes it easy to predict the end of the tool life and rules out share breakage. The second generation of the carbide cultivator share is available in widths of 50mm or 80mm.

Cutting edge from the start

The carbide cultivator sweep for stubble working and weed control was launched in spring 2019 and is now available in an optimised, reinforced version. The new, slightly lowered position of the tip enables better penetration of the shares into the soil and the specially designed, narrow carbide segments retain their cutting power throughout the lifespan of the product. In addition, they provide outstanding operational quality and a high level of wear protection, retaining the operating width right until the end of the tool life. Carbide side elements are placed in such a way as to form a constant cutting line and absorb impacts during the working of the soil. The innovative beaver tooth effect has also been optimised, making the self-sharpening properties of the carbide cutting edge even more efficient. A complete novelty is the welded-on reinforcement in the intake area, which helps to prevent share breakage. The second generation of the carbide cultivator sweep is available in widths of 200 mm, 260 mm or 300 mm.

Weeds stand no chance against the brand-new Boehlerit carbide cultivator blades

When it comes to mechanical weed control, the Boehlerit engineers from Kapfenberg have once again harnessed the power of self-sharpening, serrated carbide blades to come up with a completely innovative cultivator blade, which will be presented at the Agritechnica in Hanover for the first time. The new tool has a lower tip that makes digging easier, retains its cutting width until the end of its lifespan and also offers the possibility of welding different intake elements onto the base unit. The serrated carbide segments in combination with the beaver tooth effect minimise the risk of weeds not being cut or slipping past the cultivator blade – a major benefit of this product. The carbide cultivator blade is available in widths of 100 - 200 mm and in 20 mm gradations.

Safe weed control

Boehlerit also has the perfect solution for weed control in the upper layers of the soil while protecting crops at the same time. The new carbide harrow tines in a half-shell design offer excellent cultivation quality, a permanently sharp cutting edge until the end of the tool life as well as a longer lifespan of up to 10 times that of the standard steel version.