The advent of minimum tillage and regenerative farming practices sounded the death knell for “old-school” heavy-duty disc cultivators from the likes of Simba and Gregoire-Besson.

But Amtec, the Warwickshire-based used equipment dealer and implement hire business, has seen sufficient demand to turn back the clock and introduce a new range of heavy discs.

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The company’s Jason White explains: “We wanted to fulfil several requests, particularly in the hire department, for heavy-duty disc harrows to carry out tasks like cultivating fallow land, incorporating lime in construction, and other tough jobs.

“We had a number of customers looking for a set of old Simba discs, but a good set is increasingly hard to find, so we set out to source something similar – manufacturing is outsourced to our specification, and we complete the final assembly on site here in Gaydon.”

Torox trio

Amtec can now supply three models of its Torox disc cultivators for sale or hire, all equipped with 710mm diameter notched or plain discs capable of working down to 25cm using the hydraulic depth adjustment mechanism.

A heavy-duty frame and greaseable bearings are intended to build in the durability needed for a long service life.

The line-up starts with the 3m mounted HDX 300M from £11,000 equipped with four angle-adjustable gangs set in an “X” formation.

Trailed models are in an offset “V” configuration with two gangs set at opposing angles, starting with the 3.25m HDV 300 from £20,000.

Growers with a larger acreage to till and also the power needed can go for the £39,000 Torox HDV 420F, which covers 4.2m with each pass using 32 discs; it trims to 2.65m for road travel.

A lighting kit at £525 is an option for all three models, while a rear drawbar with hydraulic services at £2,000 enables the trailed versions to tow a packer roller consolidating the soil surface to retain moisture and prepare the way for subsequent cultivations or drilling.

All three models are available to hire for around £1,000 per week, depending upon the machine and hire period.