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The 2700 Mulch Ripper: A Flexible, Multi-Element Cotton Tillage Tool for Optimal Residue Management, Improved Soil Breakout, and Versatile Soil Conditioning

M. A. Weinheimer


 
ABSTRACT

The 2700 mulch ripper is a combination primary tillage tool designed to size residue, shatter sub-soil compaction, mix mulch and stalks with soil, and condition the soil surface in a single pass. (See Figure 1.) Ground working elements include front mounted mulching disk blades followed by ripper standards spaced 24-in. or 30-in. apart. The 2700 mulch ripper also provides an exclusive feature called Active Hydraulic Down Pressure TM system. This system is utilized on the front mulching disks to allow the operator to increase the down pressure for better penetration in hard soils. The active hydraulic down pressure system is also utilized to protect the mulching gangs from obstructions. Ripper points of 2 3/4, 5, 7, and 10-in. widths are offered. An optional rear disk conditioner allows the operator to achieve either smooth or rough surface profiles.

The 2700 provides unmatched flexibility in residue management, soil fracture, and surface profile management. Mulching disk and rear disk conditioner depths are hydraulically adjustable and can be raised completely out of the ground at all ripping depths. Flexibility offered by the 2700 is especially fitting for customers who farm both Highly Erodible Land (HEL) and fields where soil erosion is not a concern. In cotton, the 2700 provides ease of operation from field-to-field with hydraulic adjustability and manages touch cotton residue, destroying weed and insect habitats along the way.





Reprinted from Proceedings of the 2001 Beltwide Cotton Conferences pp. 40 - 42
©National Cotton Council, Memphis TN

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