The full Maschio product range to be showcased at LAMMA with launches of a new drill and power harrow
The LAMMA Show 18-19 January 2012 will provide a first opportunity for farmers and contractors to see the full range of Maschio products now being distributed in the UK by OPICO, including several new products.
New products include: the Toro – an extra heavy duty hydraulic-folding power harrow available in 5 and 6m working widths; also the Aliante Plus air drill and Dama box drills, which are aimed at the small mixed farmer looking for a simple cost-effective power harrow drill combination.
As from 1 November 2011, all Maschio products are now imported and distributed in the UK by OPICO. In addition to the extensive ranges of Maschio power harrows, rotary cultivators and flail mowers, the new agreement includes a totally new range of drills. The drill range includes gravity-fed and pneumatic power harrow drill combinations, as well as a Solo Tine seeder, the Primavera, as demonstrated at the Tillage event.
New Toro power harrow
At LAMMA, OPICO is launching the Toro, a new heavy duty hydraulic folding power harrow, available in 5m and 6m working widths. The Toro is designed to meet the demand for a folding power harrow capable of working on tractors providing up to 380hp at the PTO.
OPICO’s Maschio product specialist David Day comments: “Tractor horsepowers are constantly increasing and the requirement continues for ever higher daily work rates. The Toro is capable of working 24 hours each day, every day, thanks to its fan-cooled wing gearboxes.”
All the standard features incorporated into the existing Maschio power harrow range are also retained on the Toro. These include the Rapido quick fit tines, and the 25cm spacing on the rotors to give a fine finish. The Toro also features spherical taper roller bearings on the rotors which are 30% stronger than standard taper rollers, this provides the strength needed to work deep in arduous conditions.
 Flail mower range
Also on display at LAMMA will be the range of Maschio flail mowers, all of which benefit from the company’s expertise in drive trains and gearboxes.
Mr Day adds: “These flail mowers utilise the knowledge that Maschio has built up in the manufacture of PTO driven products. They are a natural extension for a company which produces thousands of power harrows and rotavators each year.”
The flail mowers on display will be the Bella, Tigre and Giraffona– all popular examples of a much larger range. The Bella is designed for lighter applications, whilst the Tigre is designed for heavy scrub cutting on up to 170hp tractors. The Giraffona is the heavy duty offset model designed for verge, ditch and field margin mowing.
 Power harrow drill range
LAMMA will be the first opportunity to see examples of the whole range of power harrow drills, including the Dama Box Drill and the Alitalia Air Drill.
David Day explains: “We have done a number of demonstrations since Tillage with Maschio drills and are very impressed with their work rates and the consistency of emergence.
“The Maschio power harrows have more blades per metre than many harrows on the UK market. So they provide a finer tilth which assists accurate seed placement and soil to seed contact, and is the reason why we have seen such consistent emergence.”
 Solo Tine drill
Another drill on display at LAMMA, and which is expected to be very popular in the UK, is the Maschio Primavera Tine Seeder.
Mr Day says: “This is a simple drill that suits many farming enterprises and has relatively low running costs. As with the other drills in the range, the Primavera features RDS control units and the Maschio Flexeed system which utilises seed metering cartridges to allow operators to swap between seed types and rates very easily.”
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