Message Board - Other Sports: shockwave/roto-knife combi versus soil reliever
25 Jan 2008 by britboy
we are thinking of purchasing the shockwave/roto-knife package for maint on our rugby pitches and wud like to compare this against the soil reliever type aeration method .Anyone used these ,please give any comments which has been the best for you.We are looking at the 1.55 m model so also advice on the minimum tractor hp to cope with this kit would be good.We are looking at benye/foton tractors for this. Any views?
britboy
25 Jan 2008 by ricam
Don,t think either of these tractors will last very long with either of the machines. Pitchcare did a test last year on all tractors, you will be able to find it somewhere on this site. The one which came out top will handle both machines and still have a good resale value when you have finished with it.
25 Jan 2008 by britboy
thanks could you name it for me?
britboy
26 Jan 2008 by Pitchcare Peter
Ebony, this link will take you to the tractor comparison test -
http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/article/3181
New on the market since then has been JCB and McCormick were absent from the original test.
26 Jan 2008 by britboy
what about kioti 25 hp-has good lifting cap of 800kg. any thoughts?
britboy
26 Jan 2008 by ricam
Won' leven lift any of the machines you mention , never mind work them.
Look for a tractor which is strong , operator friendly and which has a resale value.
26 Jan 2008 by Paul Jackson
We used a Blec Groundbreaker New Holland 2120 combination when we done our Rugby fields. solid old fashioned tractor, with no electronics on them, and not much to go wrong on them. You can pick them up reasonably cheap too
26 Jan 2008 by caravan
I think Paul above has just given the answer to which tractor if you havenot worked it out it is New Holland
27 Jan 2008 by Paul Jackson
Caravan, Just in case you think I'm name dropping, stating I use a Ford/New Holland 2120 tractor, I also operate a John Deere 4700 tractor with LGP Galaxy tyres as well. Not everybody can afford a more modern up to date tractor as the 4700, but stating, as an example which tractor can operate a Blec groundbreaker/ Imants Shockwave machine. Having operated, and maintained a vast range of tractors during my career, I feel this tractor (2120) is robust, powerful, and simple enough to do a good job, without sometimes, the problematic electronic packages on a more modern machines.
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