14 The three-point mounted models are available in a six-, eight-, or 12-row configuration with 30”, 36”, or 38” row spacings. An optional pull-type conversion four-ton dry fertilizer cart is also available for six- and eight-row three-point mounted models. According to the company, the dry and liquid fertilizer systems for the Raptor strip-tillage tool are completely separate systems with completely different pricing. The customer either orders their pull-type Raptor with an integrated dry fertilizer system, with an integrated liquid fertilizer system, or as a strip-tillage tool with no fertilizer system. Depending on the terrain being worked, Unverferth said the company recommends having a minimum tractor horsepower of 30 HP per shank being pulled but can vary up to 40 HP per shank depending on soil and terrain. On pull-type, dry fertilizer Raptor models, 4 SCV hydraulic remotes are required on the tractor with a case drain, while liquid fertilizer pull-type models require 4 SCV hydraulic remotes on the tractor. “All functions of the fertilizer systems are run and monitored through the tractor’s ISOBUS virtual terminal display in the tractor cab. There is also a separate blockage monitor inside the cab for the dry fertilizer system that alerts the operator if a row is blocked,” pointed out Unverferth. He said that farmers will see savings. In the short term, there are immediate savings in fuel (fewer trips across the field), expensive equipment hours, and fertilizer savings since it is direct injecting in-row rather than broadcasting across the entire field. In the long term, the farm operation will alleviate compaction in the field, which leads to better water infiltration, more even crop emergence, and improved soil health. “By tilling a strip in the field to be planted on, we’re retaining the soil structure in the field, which reduces erosion,” he summed up. “All of this translates to higher yields, reduced input costs, and more money in the growers’ pocket after harvest.” Unverferth discusses the Raptor in this video. | pag WATCH THE VIDEO PHOTO: Unverferth Manufacturing Co., Inc. “BY TILLING A STRIP IN THE FIELD TO BE PLANTED ON, WE’RE RETAINING THE SOIL STRUCTURE IN THE FIELD, WHICH REDUCES EROSION. ALL OF THIS TRANSLATES TO HIGHER YIELDS, REDUCED INPUT COSTS, AND MORE MONEY IN THE GROWERS’ POCKET AFTER HARVEST.”
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