Inter row weeding machine Rotosark

Gentle with the plant, firm on weeds

Description

ROTOSARK, A 3-IN-1 WEEDING MACHINE: MECHANICAL WEED REMOVER, CRUST BREAKER AND HILLER

Rotosark weeding machine with fixed, shifting, or folding frame; modular with one or more parallelograms that work on sown or transplanted rows.

OUR ELEMENTS

The elements consist of a parallelogram with parallel bars, a crank-operated variable-load spring, and a strut with 3 slots for various tools and accessories, such as surface-breaking hoes, a pair of opposing steel Rotoblizz /Rotoclean rotors with sealed bearing, a pair of rear swallow-tailed hoes for working in between the rows, or accessories such as the Rotodisk kit or the pair of deflectors for earthing up plants. The two opposing rotors straddle the cultivated row, guaranteeing constant pressure and yielding greater precision and proximity than in an inter-row parallelogram, where uneven terrain can exacerbate drift due to excessive steering.
The configuration of the parallelogram allows for vertical movement perpendicular to the ground, acting directly on the pair of rotors. Positioned thus, the rotors act as a level, making a support wheel unnecessary.

Rotoblizz weeding system works directly on the transplant row without damaging the root and leaf system, uprooting the weeds and thus reducing the need for chemical herbicides.

Rotoblizz rotors, rotating opposite each other at an angle of 28°, work the soil by breaking it down-usually to a depth of 3 or 4 cm. Because of their round shape and curvature, they do not disturb the plant’s root system, whether bare root or sod. The rotor blades are 3 cm thick, and as they rotate, they push the surface crust of the soil reciprocally. This causes the crust to break even between plants, eliminating and or blocking weed germination.

The effect of rotation and soil breakdown is what allows us to get the most benefit in combating weed growth.

Technical information on our Rotoblizz Rotors:
DIAMETER	30 cm	35 cm	40 cm
INTER ROW DISTANCE	40-45 cm	50-60 cm	> 60 cm
USABLE WORKING SURFACE AREA FROM THE PLANT	12 cm	14 cm	16 cm
DISTANCE FRM PLANT	At 2 cm from plant

Inter-row weeding machine ROTOSARK suitable for transplanted or direct-seeded crops such as organic or transitioning crops including corn, soybeans, industrial tomatoes, potatoes, rapeseed, sugar beets, lettuce, radicchio, invidia, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, garlic, leeks, beans, peanuts, chickpeas, lentils, broad beans and peas, pumpkins, vine plants, nursery rootstocks, fennel, strawberries, tobacco, and medicinal herbs.

Machine configuration:

Technical features

Fixed frame for a rear mounted machine
Side shift hydraulic frame for a rear mounted machine
Frame for a rear mounted machine, hydraulic foldingFrame for a rear-mounted machine with double folding frame (4 hinge point) for reduced transport width in larger machinesStreet width 2.40 -3.00 mt
Squared frame for customized machines for a rear mounted machine

Frame width L in cm:

240 / 255 / 300 / 450 / 520/ 6100

1. Fixed Frame, with adjustable height wheels/fixed with no drive

2. Fixed frame with steering wheels, handlebar steering, and operator seat.

Mechanical steering: a handlebar acts on the front wheels of the machine;
A rear operator is required for control;
Suitable for light machines.

3. Fixed frame with rotating wheels, electro-hydraulic steering with joystick and operator seat.

The joystick acts on the front wheels of the machine; a rear operator is required for control.
Suitable for heavier machines.
Wings/side sections can be made to fold for road transport.

4. Hydraulic shifting frame, fixed wheels, joystick driving and operator seat.

The frame consists of 2 sections: a fixed part attached to the tractor and a second driven by hydraulic cylinders.
Steering via a joystick (which can be removed) moves the elements on the second frame.
Suitable for heavier machines.
An operator is required if there is no automatic camera.

5. Hydraulic shifting frame, fixed wheels, automatic guiding with TILLETT & HAGUE (T&H) camera, no rear operator.

Wings/side sections can be made to fold for road transport.

STANDARD ROTOSARK ELEMENT

Used for one or multiple rows, flexible, fully adjustable with a single tool.

Structure:

Parallelogram with parallels, crank-operated load spring, and a 3-position beam with a pair of Rotoblizz in the center, and rear-mounted hoes for inter-row weeding.

Rotoblizz Rotors
Inter-row weeding kit: works in areas of the soil not worked by the Rotoblizz rotors

FULL OPTIONAL ROTOSARK ELEMENT

Front side hoes: to break up the soil and removing stones. Suitable for heavy soils.
Rotoblizz rotors.
Inter-row weeding kit: works in areas of the soil not worked by the Rotoblizz rotors.
Pair of ridgers: to mound up the soil

ROTOCLEAN discs are designed to loosen and work the soil to a depth of about 2 cm from the side of the bed and turn it over, dropping any weeds and stopping their germination. When in contact with the soil, the special star-shaped disc with 20 radial points allows the tiller to move forward easily. Given the convexity (to the right or left depending on the position on the ridge) with an angle of 20°, it turns over weeds growing on the side, allowing the soil to fall and drying out the weeds.

ROTODISCS discs are designed to loosen the soil and turn it towards the upper part of the ridge. When in contact with the ground, the special curved 15-point star shape allows the tiller to move forward easily. Given the convexity (to the right or left depending on the position on the mound) with an angle of 15°, the soil is lifted as with a simple convex disc, with the difference that the soil is not retained and thus compacted at the sides, but is released, mixing along the side and removing
any weeds that may have formed.

RETROFITTING ON ROBOT ROBOTTI – AGROINTELLI

IRON WHEEL WITH CREST

Directional – support wheels

Height adjustable

Wheel diameters:

Ø 320 / 400 / 500 x 100 thickness

RUBBER WHEELS

Ø 364 x 151 di spessore

SMOOTH WHEEL

Ø 300 x 100 di spessore

Optional:

Options list

CRUST BREAKERS

Positioned in front of the Rotoblizz, it breaks the soil crust

SYSTEM TO LIFT DRIP IRRIGATION HOSE

Device that lifts the hose before the passage of the Rotoblizz.

LEAF PROTECTION HIGH PLANTS

Accessory designed to protect tall plants in advanced growth (for example tomato plants), which have a leafy plant that is very hanging in the center and all around developed.

FLEXIBLE SPRING

Mounted on spikes placed on the directional wheels, they lift and break the tractor track.

INTER ROW WEEDING KIT

On inter-row distances greater than 80cm, we apply a further inter-row weeding kit, which operates in uncovered areas of land not reached by Rotoblizz

ROTOCLEAN ELEMENT WITH HOE

The ROTOCLEAN elements consist of a parallelogram with parallel bars, a crank-operated variable-load spring, an adjustable support wheel, and a strut with 3 slots for various tools and accessories, a pair of steel Rotoclean rotors with sealed bearing, a rear swallow-tailed hoe for working in between the rows,

ROTOCLEAN ELEMENT WITH ADJUSTABLE RIDGER

INTER-ROW PARALLELOGRAM WITH LEVELING WHEEL AND RIDGING DISCS

Single or double ridge press discs can be mounted to restore the ridge height.

FERTILIZER DISTRIBUTOR

System that allows the fertilizer fertilizer to be administered during the work of weeding.

COMPACTING ROLLERS

Applied at the back of the machine, they compact and smooth the ground between the rows.

Suitable for industry tomatoes.

HARROWS

They level the soil after the passege.

As an alternative to compacting rollers, they are suitable for industry tomato crops, leek, broccoli and other crops.

HYDRAULIC STEERING SYSTEM WITH JOYSTICK AND CAMERA + MONITOR

A high-contrast HD camera, mounted in front of 2/3 seeded rows, projects images onto a 12V 10.5-inch monitor placed in the cabin.

Used to assist with RTK automatic guidance on the tractor: the operator controls the machine’s direction from the cabin by operating the translocator, precisely correcting any trajectory errors.

AUTOMATIC ALIGNMENT SYSTEM WITH AUTOMATIC CAMERA

Our Tillett & Hague optical guidance system analyses data from digital cameras to identify features of interest, for example, rows, individual plants, or weeds. The area considered is as large as necessary to maximize the data used for steering.
The system analyses a green/red ratio to identify the crop and weeds from the background containing soil, stones, and other materials, enabling crops of different colours to be worked.
The display shows a shot of part of the plants sufficient for analysis. Guide lines or traces are shown on the touch-screen display, showing the quality of the correspondence, that is, the exact settings of both the camera and software. When weeds are detected, a graph showing the perimeter is overlaid on the image.
The position of the traces serves to align the elements of the weeding machine with the rows identified.

SMART FARMING 4.0

Our machines can be equipped with the 4.0 kit for connectivity and custom job data collection.