Checchi & Magli’s Dual 12 Gold is a semiautomatic transplanter for conical and spherical shaped peat plugs. The standard size features a rotary tray holder for each transplant unit with a capacity of four trays. The machine is said to reduce labor costs by 50%, and offers comfort, extreme precision, and operating ease.
It has a horizontal rotating system with 12 opening bottom cups. The unit can produce between 6,000 to 7,000 plants per hour, per operator. A single operator can simultaneously fill two paired rows of transplants.
The Junior potato digger from F. Spedo is designed to pick early and very delicate potatoes. The pickup system on this elevator potato digger consists of a three-blade share, a swinger-feeler roller for adjusting digging depth, and grass-cutting disks. It features an elevator-sieving belt with bars that prevent rolling and peeling. Workers station themselves on either side of the table to manually sort the potatoes and transfer them to the lateral sides of the belt.
The Gamma/P folding rotary tiller from Falc is suitable for tractors with up to 380 horsepower. The tiller features a three-point hitch category, rear rollers that are adjustable by two hydraulic jacks, and the ability to fold vertically with a hydraulic opening/folding device. It also features an oil cooling system on the central gearbox, front disks, and front-trace breaker lines. Packer rollers, cages, spikes, and flexicoil rollers are all available for retrofitting. Falc.eu/en
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Plastic Mulch Layer/Transplanter
The FP/FPA Evolution from Costruzioni Meccaniche Ferrari is a plastic mulch layer combined with a transplanter. The FP plastic mulch layer lays down plastic film (polyethylene, biodegradable, or paper) earthing up the sides at the same time by using plowshares that are adjustable in width and height. The FPA mechanical transplanter can be combined with the FP, and tranplants spherical and conical shaped plugs. It works on various films as well as bare soil, and can be used in both greenhouse operations and open field. It has adjustable row widths starting at 23 centimeters (cm) and adjustable plant spacings from 18 cm to 165 cm.
The KRESS fingerweeder from K.U.L.T. is suitable for use in cabbage, lettuce, beans, leek, tomatoes, artichokes, strawberries, potatoes, and more, and is available in small, medium, and large sizes. The rubber fingers of the weeder grip the sides of the plant, hoeing the weeds on their periphery. Because of its unique design, the fingerweeder is able to reach weeds other mechanical hoes can’t treat.
The Orietta vacuum precision planter from Maschio and Gaspardo can be configured to different types of wheels and accessories to better adapt it to various soils and row spacings. It has a tubular frame, a three-point hitch with floating first and second points, seed plates and press wheels, a compression spring, and a fan. The planter also features a vacuum seed cleaning device and a pressure gauge.
The Guaresi G-89/93 series of tomato harvesters feature a floating harvesting head, which stays parallel to the ground especially on uneven fields. It has leaf separator tips with variable widths, and a bypass device separating the plant and tomato flow from dirt, small stones, and other debris. It also features an electronic sorter, and a discharge arm with double hydraulic joints enabling direct loading onto the truck.
This carrot top-lifting component from Simon, which grabs the green tops of the carrot plant and pulls them from the soil, can be attached to variety of implements including bins, a cross conveyer, discharge elevator, hydraulic platform, and tanks. It can also be attached to Simon’s cruiser vehicles, which allow for work on difficult soil conditions.
The International Agricultural and Gardening Machinery Exhibition (EIMA) held in Bologna, Italy in November hosted a record number of attendees clocking in at 235,614 and accounting for a 20% increase from the previous exhibition, which took place in November 2012.
Above are eight top picks you need to know about from a show that featured an incredible array of equipment for vegetable growers.
February 14, 2015 
