2017 Maschio Gaspardo Balena 9 m

2017 Maschio Gaspardo BALENA 9 m

Balena is a new standard for extensive cereal farms. Innovative tine units can prepare seedbed on undisturbed or minimum tilled soil and contemporaneously deliver seed + fertilizer in the same or in different furrows. 12 meter (39") working width and XL rear cart (13.000 litres, 2/3 seed, 1/3 fertilizere) confers outstanding operating range and output. Modular system of tines bar + rear cart + rear spiral roller allow multiple configurations and use: all elements in use for cereal drill, only tines to be used as a passive cultivator for soil tillage, or also "shanks + rear cart" to localize fertilizer before seeding row crops.

Machine is made of 3 main parts: cultivator/planter, cart hopper and rear spiral roller. The use of machine with complete configuration allows to establish cereal and rape crops in a simple pass with a very extended working range.

Use of the tine bar only allows to use machine as a passive cultivator. Shutting some lines is possibile to use the bar and cart combination to localize fertilizer before planting of row crops, using obviously a GPS tracking system to find out lines later.

Folded frame is totally 5.5 m wide (18") when closed: this allow an easy transport of machine within the farm. Cart behind the drill bar gives always a good visibility to the driver during work and maneuvers.

Seed and fertilizer distribution can be managed in two ways: electronic or mechanical. First one is controlled by a "Trimble" monitor/GPS (picture) that allows to check directly from tractor cab all seeding functions (rate kg/ha, alarms, etc...). The mechanical system is based on the reliable 3 cam oil bath gearboxes GASPARDO (1 for seed, 1 for fertilizer) and has as main advantage the simple and robust structure.

Features may include:

• Tow eye for pin 50 mm

• Transport trolley with hydraulic lifting system, wheels size 10.0/75-15.3 18 PR

• Shank with safety spring system

• Lighting kit (disassembled)

• Seed covering harrow

• Spiral roller with 9 floating sections

• Hydraulic folding frame

• 4 transport wheels type 10.0/75-15.3 18 PR and 2 dept wheels type

• 10.0/75-15.3 18 PR for floating wings

• 4 transport wheels type 500 45-22.5 ftont - type 710 45-26.5 rear

• Fan drive with tractor-oil dependent system

• Hopper capacity - 2/3 seed - 1/3 fertilizer

• Total capacity - 13000 I

• Dosing rollers: Seed G1000 (mounted), seed F25-125(supplied), fertilizer G626 (mounted)

• Calibration and emptying tray

• Hopper inspection ladder

• Inspection light