Grass Panbuster™
The ULTIMATE GRASS AERATOR
WHY CHOOSE THE PANBUSTER?
The Panbuster range is designed to improve soil aeration and improve drainage. It will help farmers to grow more grass, extend their growing season and improve grass quality.
Low disturbance arable and conventional arable versions are also available which are proven to increase crop yield potential.
All machines have hydraulic depth and adjustment on the move, which amongst other innovations, helps our subsoilers really stand out, in a crowded subsoiler market place.
GROW MORE GRASS
A well aerated soil with good root structure can significantly increase grass yield potential. It stands to reason that you cannot get good plant growth above ground if there is not a good root structure below the ground. Independent tests show that with subsoiling there is an average 21% increase in dry matter across a range of soil types.
EXTEND YOUR GROWING SEASON
A well aerated soil warms up quicker in the Spring and cools down more slowly in the Autumn enabling the length of the grazing season to be extended.
IMPROVE GRASS QUALITY
Subsoiling increases aerobic activity in the soil and sweetens the grass making it more palatable. Many farmers will state that animals prefer to graze a subsoiled area over an un-subsoiled area.
improve drainage
Improved aeration will result in improved drainage, enabling livestock to traffic the ground with reduced poaching and enabling the grass to be used. Increased pore space allows quicker perforation of moisture into the soil and aids speed of water movement. Water drains better in the wet and there is more moisture available when dry.
Shallow Roots | Compacted Soil
Deeper Roots | New Root Growth
Grass Subsoiling
In grass subsoiling the compaction starts at the surface and builds progressively deeper. This will cause poorer water transfer, more anaerobic activity and shallower rooting – less grass, less palatable grass, water logging of the surface and the land can become unusable by livestock and machinery.
The new grass leg developed by Erth Engineering sets new standards of performance. This is not an arable leg slimmed down, or a smaller foot – it does not stagger the legs to overcome the failings in design – this is the standard that just keeps on giving. By placing the legs in a line the lift is maximised and can be controlled more by adjusting the toplink. A 3-leg Panbuster often out performs 4-leg alternatives with stagger. As the point wears, lift and penetration can be helped by shortening the toplink – the wear logistics are enhanced.
Every soil has different characteristics and behaves differently with varying moisture, however the wave action generated by panbusting levers open cracks maximising the cracks generated in the top zone and works on all soil types and conditions.
Autoreset
- The best auto-reset on the market with three safety functions; high lift, side swing and shear-bolt.
- Hydraulic system incorporating an accumulator with a secondary bladder accumulator for a fully enclosed auto-reset system.
- Hydraulic reset allows break-back pressure to be varied to suit conditions.
The higher the lift the higher the protection.
Reduces stress and brings up less stones.
Maximises protection.
NEW Panbuster™ LEG
The Erth Panbuster leg has been twenty years in refinement. The latest leg incorporates a reversible wear shin, which hooks onto the leg fixture, swings into place and is held in place but the point so only one roll pin needs to be removed to change parts. The shin is a sharp profile top and bottom and provides less disturbance and drag. It has ultra-low power demand, commonly working at 300mm, we only need 25HP per leg. Always when making low disturbance you compromise on pitch; if you put too much pitch you may create additional disturbance, if you have too little pitch you may find you have poor penetration especially as the points wear. The ultimate would be a leg that we could alter the pitch to suit conditions. We now have a patent pending slot/cam fixture built into the leg which allows us to optimise leg performance. The best leg on the market, just became even better!
Standard Features
- Hydraulic roller/hydraulic depth control – all machines come as standard with hydraulic depth control and indicator. This allows depth to be changed to suit conditions. The machine can be lifted out at the end of the run using the roller. The roller then rolls the exits for a clean finish.
- Sprung loaded disks.
- Marine spec Nikrom ram rods – extremely reliable.
- 400 brinnel materials used for high stress areas.
- Load bearing areas are bushed and have large pins.
- In line legs maximise the lift. Toplink adjustment can be used to compensate for wear, extend life and reduce running costs.
- Patent pending Slot-Cam tilt function enables point pitch to be optimised for lift and wear performance on different soils.
- Best wear part system. Hook and pin shin is reversible and one roll pin on point holds everything in place.
- Reset trips up and back to minimise stress and prevent stones rising to the surface.
GRASS PANBUSTER™ Models
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