Quick working separator is hard on stones
Quick working separator is hard on stones
Roots 2002, the showcase
for the latest machinery for
root crop soil preparation,
bed forming and seeding,
took place at the Lincolnshire
show ground last week.
Andy Moore reports
STAGED in warm dry weather, last weeks Roots 2002 event gave companies an ideal chance to reveal their latest cultivation and seeding kit for root crops.
The two-day event, which was held at the Lincs showground, presented visitors with machinery displayed on both static and demonstration plots.
Taking centre stage were three new machines from Boston-based Richard Pearson.
Decked in the firms light blue livery, Pearson introduced the Speed Master de-stoner, Clodmaster soil separator and Quality Star two-row trailed potato harvester.
Never a company to understate its virtues, Pearson claims its Speed Master destoner is capable of a 50% higher work rate than other two-row machines on the market.
Based on the companys Megastar model, it uses 17 rather than 12 star separation shafts.
The first 12 shafts are mechanically driven, while the rear five are hydraulically powered and mounted within an angle-adjustable module.
Using a chart, the operator can adjust the speed and angle of the rear module to suit different soil types with varying amounts of stone.
When working on free-flowing soils, the module can be speeded up and inclined downwards, while the opposite can be selected in sticky conditions. The rear module, says Pearson, has the ability to be interchanged with a Clodcrumbler module for soil separation.
Also on display from Pearson was the Quality Star potato harvester, a model priced between that of the existing Quality Master and the Enterprise machines.
Described as a high output two-row machine, the harvester has a 1.5m working width for lifting 183cm (72in) wide beds.
The Quality Star costs from £42,000, and the Speed Master from £47,433. *
The Speed Master employs a rear separation module which can be adjusted for speed and angle.