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Residue Management

Residue Management

Residue Management

Product catalog summary
Residue Management Overview
Orthman provides advanced tools for efficient residue management, crucial for preparing seedbeds in high-yielding row crops. These tools are designed to handle tough plant residues, ensuring a clean seedbed for planting.
Orthman Tools and Features
  • 5|SP Stalk Puller: Ideal for removing last year's crop residue, operating at high speeds with low tractor horsepower. Features include adjustable choppers and large reversible disks.
  • 5|BC Raised Bed Conditioner: Industry leader for managing residue in raised bed crops. It features full-width chopping blades, rolling baskets, and adjustable front sweeps.
  • 5|BC Seedbed Conditioner: A multipurpose tool for chopping stalks and preparing fields, equipped with spiral choppers and double-conditioning baskets.
  • 5|TT Pivot TRACK TILLr: Designed for repairing tracks and ruts from irrigation pivots, featuring adjustable disc gangs and a unique design for a wider footprint.
Key Specifications and Options
  • 5|SP Stalk Puller: Available in various configurations with 24” and 28” disks, suitable for different crops like corn, soybeans, and cotton.
  • 5|BC Raised Bed Conditioner: Offers new harrow and leveling board options for enhanced soil preparation.
  • 5|TT TRACK TILLr: Features include recessed-bearing guide wheels, sidewall busters, and optional hydraulic angle adjustment.
Performance and Efficiency
  • Orthman tools are designed for high efficiency, reducing maintenance time with features like self-lubricating bushings and strong parallel linkage.
  • Tools provide consistent ground contact and create smooth, seed-ready surfaces, enhancing planter efficiency.
Conclusion
Orthman's residue management tools offer robust solutions for preparing seedbeds, ensuring efficient planting operations with minimal maintenance requirements.
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Catalog excerpts

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Orthman will help you prepare better seedbeds, faster - as easy as saying “make mine an Orthman.” Today’s high-yielding row crops produce a thick, tough layer of plant residue, making the proper management of that residue extremely important. To prepare the seedbed for next spring’s planting faster and more efficiently, you need tools that can cut through the toughest high-residue conditions quickly, cleanly and completely, and do it year after year. CONTROL TOUGH RESIDUE WITH ONE-PASS RESIDUE MANAGEMENT The Orthman 5|SP Stalk Puller is the ideal tool to root out last year’s crop residue and...

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High Efficiency Farming The only tool you need between harvest and planting Large 24” & 28” disks are easily reversible for extended life If you want to spend more time in the field and less time on maintenance, count on Orthman Self-aligning, low-horsepower/high-speed operation Now featuring self-lubricating bushings that require no daily maintenance Strong, channel-link parallel linkage to ensure smooth and consistent operation, with adjustable down pressure for reliable ground contact, even in rough conditions The Orthman 5|SP Stalk Puller is the ideal tool to root out last year’s crop residue...

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Seed-ready raised beds in a single pass. Build the Perfect Seedbed Featuring a combination of sweeps, spiral chopping blades and double-conditioning baskets, the raised bed conditioner breaks up soil clods and then levels, firms and aerates the seedbed for planting. For residue management in crops raised on beds, nothing Spiral chopper reel features five high carbon steel blades that maintain a sharp edge for maximum cutting power for the life of the blades. outperforms the Orthman Raised Bed Conditioner. In just one pass, it removes the previous crop’s root systems and prepares the top of the...

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5|BC Raised Bed Conditioner with new Harrow & Board Option Massive 5-bar Spike-Tooth Harrow Featuring a combination of sweeps, spiral chopping blades and double-conditioning baskets, the raised bed conditioner breaks up soil clods and then levels, firms and aerates the seedbed for planting. New raised bed management options. High carbon steel blades maintain a sharp edge for maximum cutting power for the life of the blades. The all new Harrow and Leveling board option for the 5|BC raised bed conditioner offers even more versatility for growing crops on raised beds. In a single pass its unique...

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Consistent Ground Contact The rear baskets are supported by a walking tandem beam that allows smooth travel and creates a seed-ready surface. Unmatched seedbed preparation. The Orthman Seedbed Conditioner is a multipurpose residue management and seedbed preparation tool for chopping stalks and preparing your fields for planting. The seedbed conditioner uses a unique 7-blade spiral chopper and double-conditioning baskets to chop stalks, stir loosened soil and leave a level seedbed for the ultimate planter ride and performance. • Full-width, heavy-duty, spiral chopping blades and rear, dual rolling...

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Don’t just fill your tracks, TILL them. Three Times Flatter The unique tooling design creates a level seedbed across the full width of the pivot TRACK TILLr that in replicated studies has been shown to be nearly three times flatter than the standard track filler that funnels all the residue and soil to the center of the machine. The Pivot TRACK TILLr is the ultimate machine for repairing the tracks and ruts caused by center pivots. Most pivot track fillers do exactly that: They fill the track with trash and then cover it with a layer of dirt. The Pivot TRACK TILLr uses an entirely new set of...

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BEFORE & AFTER Recessed-bearing Guide Wheel The width- and depth-adjustable guide wheel centers the machine on the pivot track and accurately controls the tillage depth. • Innovative recessed bearing design reduces trash wrapping. • Four heavy-duty bearings ensure years of reliable service. Sidewall Busters Mid-frame Track Packer Massive 22” notched disc blades tear out the toughest sidewalls and seal the bottom of the track with more soil and less residue than traditional track fillers. The heavy-duty track packer packs the soil directly in the pivot track. • The width-adjustable discs are mounted...

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Featuring a larger, flatter disc designed for cotton residue. L u to to co tr i 12 Stacking 12 Stacking 12 Stacking 16 Stacking 12 Stacking 12 Stacking 16 Stacking 18 Stacking Base Unit With dual rolling conditioning baskets With all options 75765 Road 435 Post Office Box B Lexington, NE 68850

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