BTME first for 1st products
Coming to BTME for the first time since Reesink Turfcare secured the exclusive distribution rights are two of 1st Products’ specialist range of tractor mounted attachments: the AERA-Vator and the VC Verti-Cutter.
A complementary fit with TYM, which Reesink also distributes, this newly introduced capsule range increases the options customers get from their tractor and are the perfect addition to the TYM tractors stand at BTME.
“This range from 1st Products was chosen to give customers even more value from their tractor investment,” says Steven. “Tractors are of course designed as implement carriers. Making use of this capability with attachments rather than bringing in additional machines for mowing, tilling and shredding saves space in the shed and is much more economical and these products are ideal for that.”
Better ways to aerate and remove thatch to more efficient seeding, the versatile capsule range of 1st Products tractor attachments, which are available now, complement Reesink’s growing range of tractor mounted attachments.
First in the range, and at the show, is the AERA-Vator, a subsurface aerator whose unique osilating vibrating tine system loosens, rather than punches, the soil around and underneath each tine. Allowing better air and water infiltration and easing soil compaction, the AERA-Vator does the job without leaving cores or plugs behind and means less post-aerification clean up. The AERA-Vator is also able to aerate dry soil to reduce the expense of pre-irrigating; in fact, the harder the soil, the better the AERA-Vator performs. The AERA-Vator can also be equipped with a unique seeding box, allowing the customer to aerate and seed in one pass.
The AERA-Vator has the additional benefit of being designed with a universal frame system, so extra shafts can be added to expand its capabilities. The shafts, available in conjunction with the AERA-Vator through Reesink Turfcare, are the Multi-Tine, Multi-Slicer, Multi-Spike and the non-PTO Coring shaft.
Joining the AERA-Vator at the show is the VC Verti-Cutter. The biggest advantage the VC has over its competitors are speed and depth adjustment. It has a unique swing-hitch allowing for speedier manoeuvrability around obstacles without the need for the operator to lift the unit off the pivot point, this allows the unit to turn easily and float over the terrain. Depth adjustments can be made in the field with no tools using a simple detent pin allowing the height to be adjusted in 5mm increments.
Also, in the range but not at the show is the is the AGRI-Vator, the big brother of the AERA-Vator. A larger machine ideal for relieving soil compaction on bigger areas such as race courses and polo fields, the AGRI-Vator brings the same oscillating hubs as found on the smaller AERA-Vator, but with larger tines to provide more depth and subsoil fracturing. The tines create holes which are six inches deep and their aggressiveness can be varied by changing the PTO RPM and groundspeed.
Steven concludes by saying: “This stand at BTME demonstrates just how far the range Reesink distributes in terms of tractors and their complementary attachments has come in the last couple of years. It’s a strong range, which customers are responding to in a positive way.”