Potato ridging ploughs with attachment for ridge forming Noctu

Potato ridging ploughs with attachment for ridge forming Noctu are designed for ridge forming on the potato plantation and vegetables planted in ridges. They can be used alone or with an attachment that profiles and compacts the ridges.

On the first beam of the frame is fixed legs with spring teeth used for loosening the soil between rows of potatoes.

On the second beam, bodies with narrow double-sided coulters and bodies covering the rows of potatoes are mounted. Narrow double-sided coulters are used in the ridges to reduce resistance and improve work quality. The shape of the furrow can be formed as desired by adjusting the wings of the filling bodies.

The legs with spring teeth and bodies with coulters are protected against overload by shear bolts.

On the back, on the connection arms there is an attachment that forms the final shape of the ridge and limits the countersinking of the teeth. Additionally, to improve work quality and reduce the scattering of processed soil to the sides, side screens were used, which further direct the loosened soil directly under the attachment.

The machine can be equipped with two types of attachments. Attachment "short" or "long" with distance between rows from 62,5 cm to 75 cm, from 62,5 cm to 80 cm or from 75 cm to 90 cm.

By extending the ridging bodies the attachment "long" allows for a more strongly formed ridge which retains its shape longer and is more compacted.

Ridging with attachment can only take place till the potatoes sprouting, because later the elements levelling the ridge can damage the plants.

The machine also allows to work after sprouting of potatoes. This is possible after removing the plate that smooths the ridge. 

The machine with elements arranged in three sections forms 2 rows (2-row version), and in five sections 4 rows (4-row version).