From demonstration off to work!
The new product of Vaderstad, Carrier XL disc harrow, was to be sent this autumn for a demonstration tour on the farms of the Black Earth Zone. However, after the very first demonstration the Carrier XL remained at one of the farms of Belgorod oblast, where it entered into permanent service.
The essential novelty in the Carrier design is the increased disc diameter: L – 51 cm, XL – 61 cm (45 cm on previous models). This change eases work on fields with a large amount of crop residue, including crude types, such as maize and sunflower stubble.
“In the new Carrier L and XL models, the discs are arranged X-wise which prevents the tool from wobbling to the left or right,” says Denis Tarasenko, sales manager of the Belgorod branch of AgroCentreLiski. “The function of changing the harrow angle has also been added (MultiSet), and this makes tilling regular all over the field regardless of the operating depth.”
The Vaderstad designers have also increased the work load of Carrier wheels on the field. A turn at the end of the run can now be made both on the roller and the wheels. This enhances tool agility. In addition, the support on the road wheels can be used on excessively wet portions of the field or in shallow tilling.
“The Carrier cultivator product range is unique in that one and the same machine can be fitted with a distribution harrow, CrossCutter blades or CrossBoard levelling board,” says Pavel Vilchinsky, regional representative of Vaderstad servicing centre in Russia. “The frontal tools are interchangeable. Carrier can be adjusted for operation on stiff stubble directly after the combine or for levelling the ploughed field.”
Three types of rollers for Carrier L and XL:
- SteelRunner – traditional roller version
- Double SoilRunner – a roller with a U-shaped ring section that reduces wear and prevents fouling. The roller is available in ordinary and twin versions. The twin roller has an incline function which is an advantage in operation on wet soil
- CageRunner – a tubular roller designed for light soils
Yuri Ivanovich Vinnik, Vinnik private enterprise (Graivoronsky district, Belgorod oblast) “We’ve got quite a few fields with crude crop residues. The new Carrier crushes and securely embeds them, doing this at a fairly high speed of 12 km/h. The embedding is regular all over the field, without untreated ‘islands.’ We lowered the tool to a depth of 12 cm. It moved finely even though the tractor is a 300 hp model. Usually such tools need more hp. The experience of using this tool showed that Vaderstad did think about those working on the stubbles and with a large amount of crop residues. At the same time, it remained a multi-role, all-purpose implement like its predecessor. We thank AgroCentre for giving us an opportunity to try out the new product on our farm. We’ve seen the operation of Carrier 625 XL in real life, checked its adjustments and controls. It’s nice to avoid buying a pig in a poke.”