Disk cultivator SOFTER PS

Tillage up to 5" with full-surface undercut and mixing

Disk cultivator Softer

Technology

1	Full-surface tillage zone. The double-row disk section with aggressive geometry ensures perfect full-surface undercut to depth of 1.5"–5" with intensive mixing of crop residues. The disk section also spreading well crop residues over the field surface.
2	Clods crushing and soil re-compaction zone. Optimum soil re-compaction ensures good water infiltration and soil water capillarity to the surface.

High performance and quality work

High working speed up to 9 mph.
Notched disks for safe penetration into the ground and intensive mixing.
Working disk angle and down-pressure to each disk ensure uncompromising penetration even to heavy and over-dried soils and perfect processed profile undercut.
High-quality rubber suspension for optimal disk working angles.
Accuracy deep guiding with optimal soil compaction.

Technics

Disk cultivator Softer PS

Disks Ø 20" / Ø 22" arranged in two rows will undercut the ground. Working depth is 1.5"–5".
Rear roller to crushing clods, firm soil and smooth field finish.

Disk cultivator Softer PS

Disks Ø 20" / Ø 22" arranged in two rows will undercut the ground. Working depth is 1.5"–5".
Rear roller to crushing clods, firm soil and smooth field finish.
The additional Micro Drill machine for planting crops, that can be seeded onto the soil surface. This includes, for example, mustard, phacelia, clover and grass.

Disks with notched circumference

Disks with the diameter 20 / 22" are arranged in two rows. In case of contact with an obstruction, each disk is individually effectively protected by rubber suspension.

The disks are mounted in maintenance-free bearings with excellent service life. Optimum disks geometry ensures high-quality work with superior productivity and high percentage of incorporated crop residues. The disks maintains constant cutting angle as it wears. The disk 9" spacing ensures good flow through of crop residues.

Disks with the diameter 20 / 22" are arranged in two rows. In case of contact with an obstruction, each disk is individually effectively protected by rubber suspension.

Rugged design

High-strength refined materials in connection with eXtra STEEL line technology guarantee long service life of our machines even in the most extreme conditions.

Maintenance-free disk bearings.
Maintenance-free rubber suspension.

High-strength materials

High-strength refined materials used for crucial nodes to ensure long service life. Strongly dimensioned frame of high-strength steels.

Maintenance-free disk bearings

Maintenance-free disk bearings ensuring machine operation without additional lubrication.

Maintenance-free rubber suspension

Durable and maintenance-free rubber suspension for perfect follow ground contouring with protection against overload.

Easy operation

Due to minimum adjusting and lubricating points, the operation and subsequent maintenance are very easy steps that anybody can perform.

Minimum adjustment points.
Minimum lubrication points.
No angles adjustments or transpose of disks.

Smooth connection between each passes

Individually height-adjustable deflector for smooth connection between each passes.

Processed soil direction

The height and longitudinally adjustable side deflector for ideal processed soil direction.

Depth adjustment

Easy working depth adjustment according to the overview table by demarcation washers on roller piston rods.

Smartly performed designed machine

The advantage of this machine is its multipurposeness and adjustability bringing high work variability.

Skilful when working in the field due to a short and compact design.
Low operating costs due to light machine construction without need extra weight stacks.
Superior self-cleaning capabilities of the space between the disk and the disk arm.

All-round sharpened disk

Easier disk penetration into the ground.

Side frames permanent down-pressure

Automatic follow field contouring and side frames permanent down-pressure at Softer 8 and Softer 11 PS due to hydraulic accumulator.

Micro Drill Seeding Unit

The sophisticated machine design allows an installation of the Micro Drill Seeding Unit for sowing catch crop or planting grass directly.

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Parameters

Technical parameters	Units	Softer 4 P	Softer 4,5 PS	Softer 5 PS	Softer 6 PS
Working width	ft.	13' 1"	14' 8"	16' 3"	19' 5"
Transport width	ft.	14' 2"	9' 10"	9' 10"	9' 10"
Transport height	ft.	5' 3"	8' 8"	9' 6"	11' 1"
Total machine length	ft.	21' 11"	21' 11"	21' 11"	21' 11"
Working depth	in.	1.5"–5"	1.5"–5"	1.5"–5"	1.5"–5"
Number of disks – front row Number of disks – rear row	pcs	17 16	19 18	21 20	25 24
Diameter of disks	in.	20" / 22"	20" / 22"	20" / 22"	20" / 22"
Working performance	ac/h	9.9─14.8	11.1─16.8	12.4─18.5	14.8─22.2
Towing vehicle ¹	kW HP	110─160 150─215	120─180 160─240	130─190 175─255	150─225 200─300
Working speed	mph	6–9	6–9	6–9	6–9
Maximum transport speed ⁵	mph	16	16	16	16
Maximum slope availability	°	6	6	6	6
Dimension of tire – transport		400/60-15.5	400/60-15.5	400/60-15.5	400/60-15.5
Brake type / distribution ^{4, 5}
Required pressure ⁴	kPa
Number of hydraulic circuits / pressure ³	bar	2 (3) / 200	3 (4) / 200	3 (4) / 200	3 (4) / 200
Number of hydro-couples / type ³		4 (6) / ISO 12.5	6 (8) / ISO 12.5	6 (8) / ISO 12.5	6 (8) / ISO 12.5
Tractor hitch requirement		TBZ cat. 3	TBZ cat. 3	TBZ cat. 3	TBZ cat. 3
Machine weight ²	lb.	7,937	8,818	9,590	11,001

Technical parameters	Units	Softer 8 PS	Softer 9 PS W	Softer 11 PS ⁶	Softer 12 PS W ⁶
Working width	ft.	24' 2"	27' 3"	35' 1"	38' 3"
Transport width	ft.	9' 10"	13' 1"	9' 10"	13' 1"
Transport height	ft.	13' 1"	13' 1"	13' 1"	13' 1"
Total machine length	ft.	22' 6"	22' 6"	22' 6"	22' 6"
Working depth	in.	1.5"–5"	1.5"–5"	1.5"–5"	1.5"–5"
Number of disks – front row Number of disks – rear row	pcs	31 30	35 34	45 44	49 48
Diameter of disks	ft.	20" / 22"	20" / 22"	20" / 22"	20" / 22"
Working performance	ac/h	19.8─29.7	22.2─33.4	27.2─40.8	29.7─44.7
Towing vehicle ¹	kW HP	200─300 270─405	220─320 295─430	245─370 330─495	280─410 380─550
Working speed	mph	6–9	6–9	6–9	6–9
Maximum transport speed ⁵	mph	16	16	16	16
Maximum slope availability	°	6	6	6	6
Dimension of tire - transport		500/50-17	520/50-17	500/50-17	520/50-17
Brake type / distribution ^{4, 5}		air / two-line	air / two-line	air / two-line	air / two-line
Required pressure ⁴	kPa	8.5	8.5	8.5	8.5
Number of hydraulic circuits / pressure ³	bar	3 (4) / 200	3 (4) / 200	3 (4) / 200	3 (4) / 200
Number of hydro-couples / type ³		6 (8) / ISO 12.5	6 (8) / ISO 12.5	6 (8) / ISO 12.5 ³	6 (8) / ISO 12.5
Tractor hitch requirement		TBZ cat. 3	TBZ cat. 3	TBZ cat. 3	TBZ cat. 3
Machine weight ²	lb.	14,771	16,755	20,282	24,074

¹ Recommended towing vehicle, the actual pulling force may significantly change according to the tilling depth, soil conditions, inclination of land, wear of working units and their adjustment.
² Machine weight with the heaviest roller.
³ An additional hydraulically controlled supporting leg for the version of the machine with a drawbar attached to the fixed bottom hitch.
⁴ Alternative of the brake type: hydraulic, pressure 130 ± 5 bar (designed for the French market).
⁵ Transport / brake system: Follow national provisions valid for transport of machines on public roads. Verify legal provisions valid in the country, regulations on maximum allowable total weights and axle loads and also on necessary possible use of the brake system. If you have any questions, please contact our sales representative.
⁶ When selecting the rollers of disk cultivator Softer 11 PS, Softer 12 PS W, first contact the sales representative of the company Farmet a. s.

PS – semi-mounted foldable machine
P FIX – semi-mounted not-folding machine, transport width more than 9' 10"
PS W – semi-mounted folding machine, transport width more than 9' 10"

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Accessories

Rollers

Disk roller SDR

Diameter	23"
Weight	530 lbs./yd

Double ring roller DRR

Diameter	21"/21"
Weight	470 lbs./yd

Double ring roller cannot be used for Softer 11 PS, Softer 12 PS W.

Double roller DR

Diameter	16"/14"
Weight	397 lbs./yd

LTX roller

Diameter	23"
Weight	482 lbs./yd

Tube roller TRS

Diameter	24"
Weight	241 lbs./yd

V roller VR

Diameter	24"
Weight	422 lbs./yd

Double FLAT roller DFR

Diameter	20"/20"
Weight	398 lbs./yd

Double FLAT roller cannot be used for Softer 11 PS, Softer 12 PS W.

Double V-ring DVR

Diameter	22"/22"
Weight	434 lbs./yd

Double V-ring cannot be used for Softer 11 PS, Softer 12 PS W.

Proper selection of the type of the rear roller contributing significantly to the final quality of the tillage is very important. The soil is reconsolidated by the roller and then it is the same way crumbled and leveled.The selection of the type of the roller depends on the soil type and on the manner of use of the machine.

Roller	Tube-shaped TRS	Double DR	Double ring DRR	Double DFR
Crumbling	●●○○	●●●○	●●●○	●●●○
Stamping	●●●○	●●●○	●●●●	●●●●
Depth guiding	●●●○	●●●●	●●●●	●●●●
Resistance against clogging	●○○○	●●●○	●●●●	●●●●
Suitability for stony soils	●●●○	●●●○	●●●○	●●●○
Suitability for wet soils	●○○○	●●○○	●●●●	●●●●
Heavy soils	●●○○	●●●●	●●●●	●●●●
Medium soils	●●●○	●●●●	●●●●	●●●●
Light soils	●●●●	●●●●	●●●●	●●●●

Roller	LTX	Disk SDR	VR	Double V-ring DVR
Crumbling	●●○○	●●●○	●●●○	●●●○
Stamping	●●●●	●●●●	●●●●	●●●●
Depth guiding	●●●●	●●●●	●●●●	●●●●
Resistance against clogging	●●●○	●●●○	●●●●	●●●●
Suitability for stony soils	●●●○	●●●○	●●●○	●●●○
Suitability for wet soils	●●●●	●●●●	●●●●	●●●●
Heavy soils	●●●●	●●●●	●●●●	●●●●
Medium soils	●●●●	●●●●	●●●●	●●●●
Light soils	●●●○	●●●○	●●●●	●●●●