Great Plains P17921E Operator Manual - Manual (Page 24)

UniPress
Operating Instructions
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The Simba Great Plains UniPress is a
versatile implement designed to perform an
excellent shallow cultivation combined with
effective consolidation. The UniPress may
be towed on its own or in tandem behind
another implement e.g. disc cultivator.
It can be used in reduced tillage systems
behind a disc cultivator to incorporate stubble
or to work down ploughing on medium to
heavy soil types. Like all Simba Great Plains
machines it features the latest innovations
which combine to give an efficient, well-built
unit with unrivalled reliability.
The UniPress consists of two rows of sprung
tines followed by a hydraulically operated
levelling board then a row of press rings.
The levelling board consists of a series of
sprung leaves with each leaf set between
each roll ring. The levelling board carries
soil ahead of the rings to fill low areas. The
sprung leaves crush clods as they pass
under the levelling board and align clods
with the press rings.
The use of the UniPress in tandem with a
disc cultivator for straw incorporation, is to
consolidate the straw soil mix through the
soil profile ensuring maximum straw soil
contact to increase the breakdown process,
minimise slug problems and to leave a firm
weatherproof finish.
4. Adjustment/Operation
1. Drawbar
2. Shim Stowage
3. Parking Stands
4. Tines
5. Levelling Board
6. DD700 Roll
7. Transport Wheels
8. Wheel Chocks
9. Rear Drawbar (if fitted)
10. Hydraulic Hose Stowage
Fig. 4.01: UniPress
4.1 Description
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