Tillage serves three primary purposes — 1. create
a seedbed that warms quickly, 2. provide optimum
seed-to-soil contact for enhanced germination and
vigorous early plant growth, and 3. make it easy for
plant roots, moisture and nutrients to move freely
throughout the soil.
The Ripper-Stripper® strip-till tillage tool from
Unverferth does it all — in one pass — spring or
fall — whether cutting through prior year row crop
or cover crop residue.
Here’s the best part. The Ripper-Stripper strip-till
tillage tool, with a large variety of shank, tillage
and fertilizer attachments, is easily customized to
your exact needs.
The Ripper-Stripper implement’s deep-till shanks
break up compaction in the root zone. They’re followed
by coulters that aggressively till, mulch and
lift the soil to create the raised seedbed necessary
for faster soil warming. Rolling Harrow® soil conditioner
baskets complete the task by mixing soil and
residue and smoothing the surface for a ready-toplant
seedbed.
Quality manufacturing
The Ripper-Stripper implement’s quality manufacturing
starts with the heavy-duty, double-frame, allwelded
construction and 6" x 6" rear bar for exceptional
durability.
Next are the steep-sloped, special-alloy shanks fitted
with triangular-shaped, invertible wearbars for
extended shank life and easier pulling. The shanks are
fitted with replaceable, forged-steel, raised-center
points that dig down and through compacted soil from
6 to 18 inches deep with minimal soil disturbance.
Model 330 Ripper-Stripper strip-till tillage tools are
equipped with shear bolt-free, automatic-reset
shanks that reset on the go for more time-efficient
field operations. They trip rearward and upward
from a single pivot point, reducing rocks and other
in-field obstacles to minor inconveniences. The trip
pressure of 6,000 pounds per shank ensures a constant
working depth.