CTM weed Surfer

8.7 metres wide, the Weed Surfer weighs just 700kg suitable for standard tractor pickup hitch. It has ten 4 blade rotors giving a 6.4 metre cutting path. Drive is from the tractor’s 1000 rpm power take off shaft through machine input slip clutch to gearboxes interconnected with drive shafts.

Its original operating height of  300mm (12 inches) can be extended to 850mm or a full metre by the addition of extension brackets without placing undue strain on the PTO. This has allowed him to use the Surfer with a variety of organic crops besides their organic sugar beet.

Two of Lincolnshire’s largest organic growers have successfully used the CTM Weed Surfer on a variety of crops, pushing its performance beyond its original beet weed application. So far they have successfully used it on wild oats within their wheat crop, thistles in beans and peas, including topping out plants to increase yield and tackle black fly infestation. Weed surfer has also proved effective cutting extended weed growth in red beet and carrots.

The Surfer has adjustable wheels for variable row widths and road transportation, the machine being end towed. Road lighting is now standard

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