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Spaders look like a really smart (60 yr. old) idea. They don't leave a "hardpan" at all due to the somewhat random action of the spades.
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Spader history:
Spaders look like a really smart, 60 yr. old idea ([http://www.ferrari-tractors.com/spade_article.htm article on spader history here]). They do not leave a "hardpan" due to the somewhat random action of the spades. Spaders are very expensive in north America as they are all made in Italy/Holland etc. (see links below). Inventing an open source spader would be a great achievment. They are a one pass type of implement, allowing easy working in of cover crops into the soil. Towing the spader behind LifeTrac would be easy as spaders are not a real load on the tractor/machine. All you need is slow hydrostatic drive, but we have that covered ;) .
http://www.ferrari-tractors.com/spade_article.htm


Spader setup and operation:
==Reviews==
http://www.ferrari-tractors.com/products/spader.htm
[http://www.ferrari-tractors.com/products/spader.htm Spader setup and operation] - note 3rd pic down: it's the soil "pulverizer" after the spades. Spades dig first, "pulverizer" breaks up the clods and makes seed bed. Imants use a roller with curved tines instead. Does it all in one operation. Looks almost exactly like your tines on soil pulverizer.
(Note 3rd pic down. It's the soil "pulverizer" after the spades. Spades dig first, "pulverizer" breaks up the clods and makes seed bed. (Imants use a roller with curved tines instead). Does it all in one operation. Looks almost exactly like your tines on soil pulverizer.


Spader Info:
[http://www.winebusiness.com/wbm/?go=getArticle&dataId=47243 "Product Review: Spaders - These must-have machines help preserve soil structure"]. At the bottom of that page a reader suggests Imants spaders from Holland: "Imants produces a spader that achieves the same results based on a different mechanical approach". The Imants use circular "arms". They supposedly will leave a hardpan like a tiller (eventually). I'm sure they run smoother/longer though.
http://www.winebusiness.com/wbm/?go=getArticle&dataId=47243


At the bottom of that page a reader suggests Imants spaders from Holland:
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycadZjZ1Vnw Good spader video], shows the Imants final roller with tines. He discusses the mechanism up close. Another [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgXUQVjtIm8 Imant in action].


"Imants produces a spader that achieves the same results based on a different mechanical approach"
Embedded video is from University of Vermont DVD: Celli spader with "shovels"


The Imants use circular "arms". They supposedly will leave a hardpan like a tiller (eventually). I'm sure they run smoother/longer though.
[[Category:Farm equipment]]
 
Good spader video. Shows the Imants final roller with tines:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycadZjZ1Vnw
 
He discusses the mechanism up close.
 
 
Another from University of Vermont DVD:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQElJLlng9M&feature=related
 
Celli spader with "shovels"
 
Spaders are incredibly expensive as they are all made in Italy/Holland etc. Inventing an open source spader would be a great achievment.
They are a one pass type of implement. Working in cover crops easily is what us independents need to do. Towing the spader behind LifeTrac would be easy as spaders are not a real load on the tractor/machine. All you need is slow hydrostatic drive. But you guys got that covered ;)


[[Category:Farm equipment]]
==External Links==
* Manufacturers: [http://www.fobro.com/ Bärtschi-FOBRO AG], [http://www.celli.it/en Celli], [http://www.droeppelmann.de/intro.asp Dröppelmann Agrartechnik GmbH], [http://www.falc.eu/ Falc], [http://gramegna.pangeaweb.net/en Gramegna], [http://www.imants.nl Imants], [http://www.selvatici.com/ Selvatici], [http://www.sicma.it/ Sicma (Miglianico)], [http://www.tortella.it Tortella]

Revision as of 11:15, 5 March 2011

Spaders look like a really smart, 60 yr. old idea (article on spader history here). They do not leave a "hardpan" due to the somewhat random action of the spades. Spaders are very expensive in north America as they are all made in Italy/Holland etc. (see links below). Inventing an open source spader would be a great achievment. They are a one pass type of implement, allowing easy working in of cover crops into the soil. Towing the spader behind LifeTrac would be easy as spaders are not a real load on the tractor/machine. All you need is slow hydrostatic drive, but we have that covered ;) .

Reviews

Spader setup and operation - note 3rd pic down: it's the soil "pulverizer" after the spades. Spades dig first, "pulverizer" breaks up the clods and makes seed bed. Imants use a roller with curved tines instead. Does it all in one operation. Looks almost exactly like your tines on soil pulverizer.

"Product Review: Spaders - These must-have machines help preserve soil structure". At the bottom of that page a reader suggests Imants spaders from Holland: "Imants produces a spader that achieves the same results based on a different mechanical approach". The Imants use circular "arms". They supposedly will leave a hardpan like a tiller (eventually). I'm sure they run smoother/longer though.

Good spader video, shows the Imants final roller with tines. He discusses the mechanism up close. Another Imant in action.

Embedded video is from University of Vermont DVD: Celli spader with "shovels"

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