Supporting the launch of Garford Farm Machinery’s Robocrop Interrow 12NT 9 Feb 2024

Precision guided mechanical hoe manufacturer Garford Farm Machinery introduced two new innovations at Agritechnica 2023, one being the new high-capacity interrow hoeing machine, Robocrop Interrow 12NT.

The machine was developed to offer advanced capability and efficiency in mechanical weed control solutions and is one of the latest additions to a growing portfolio of advanced mechanical weed control products, developed and manufactured in the UK.

Robocrop Interrow 12NT, as with the full range of Robocrop products, utilises video cameras and image analysis computers to locate crop position, guiding the hoes quickly, accurately and efficiently.

It offers a new level of hoeing capacity, for large-scale farming systems, offering productivity levels previously only available in North America.

A twin shift system allows the high capacity interrow machine to follow 2 x 6m drill sections, allowing double the productivity of a 6m tractor-mounted hoe. The system can be transported under 3m wide and 4m in height, and is compatible with 3m controlled traffic systems in the field.

The innovation is in the machine configuration. It incorporates new wheel units which retract for transport folding, and a multi-stage variable volume accumulator, which enables unit raising for headland section control in irregular shaped fields.

The system also incorporates a telescopic axle for conversion from field mode to transport mode, while a hydrostatic powered axle ensures mobility meets or exceeds 6m tractor-mounted hoe systems, and a rear 3-point hitch provides the option for the coupling of a 12m tine weeder.

Kendalls was delighted to be part of the launch at Agritechnica 2023.