Rotago F
The Kverneland Rotago F is a heavy-duty power harrow for tractors...
Choose the best farming solution for you and your land. Achieve the highest possible yields while maintaining sustainability by starting with the right tillage system that best suits your individual needs.
The choices you make depend on many factors and comply with your specific situation. This includes soil structure, crop rotation, and residue management. You also need to consider economic and ecological factors. Finally, check if you qualify for sustainable farming incentives.
Sustainable Farming Balancing Yield, Environment and Compliance
From conventional to conservation tillage, the right timing is key. High yields require optimal soil conditions - air, moisture, biological activity - while minimizing energy, time, and cost. And all within environmental and legal regulations.
For this, Kverneland offers a full range of intelligent farming solutions and farming systems.
The choice is yours!
Seedbed preparation - The foundation of successful germination
Efficient seedbed preparation is essential for healthy plant growth as the basis for good yields, profitability, and safe food production.
The need for more sustainable practices and the economic pressure has driven the development of the next generation advanced farming technologies.
Larger aggregates on the surface – Weather-proof
Smaller aggregates around seeding zone – Good seed-to-soil contact
Mixed aggregates below seeding zone with vertical fractures without restriction – Good root development and capillarity water availability
An optimal seedbed with a load-bearing seed horizon in which the seed can be placed at an even depth over the whole area of the field is the basis for high field emergence and thus for high yields. It requires an unbroken connection between the seed horizon and the capillary water conducting lower layer to ensure germination in the absence of rainfall.
Additionally, rapid warming of the soil and adequate oxygen supply to the germinating seeds will have a positive impact on the seed emergence. Finally, a fine crumbled, uniform, and reconsolidated soil is needed for optimal seed coverage.
Why choose Kverneland Power Harrows?
Using a power harrow for active soil preparation, especially in combination with a seed drill, reduces the number of passes needed in the field. This helps keep moisture in the soil, reducing the time, labour, and fuel requirement. Seedbed preparation by power harrows reduces compaction and improves soil structure for a healthy root development. Its vertically rotating tines break up soil clods and level the surface, creating an even and fine tilth, ideal for seed placement.
This process enhances aeration and porosity, resulting in a well-prepared, nutrient-accessible sustainable seedbed, as favorable environment for seed germination and growth. The adjustable intensity of the working tools on the go from cab increases operator‘s comfort and efficiency. Working with reduced and adjusted intensity will save fuel, time and protect the environment.
As mechanical weed control, as well as pest control, it will be effective against black grass, mice, slugs and fusarium.
Heavy soils → Intensive crumbling
Light soils → Shallow working depth at low rotor speeds
No soil inversion → Prevents soil layer disruption and hardpan formation
Power harrows have long since become typical combination machines because they are almost independent of the soil conditions. On heavy soils, it achieves intensive crumbling. In light conditions, it can work shallower and at lower rotor speed. The sets of tines rotate on vertical axles for totally horizontal tillage of the soil – no inversion of soil layers and no vertical compression leading to hardpan formation.
Harvest and crop residues such as straw or maize stubble are cut and incorporated into the soil, enriching it with organic matter. This promotes decomposition, enhances soil formation, increasing the humus content in the soil, thereby improving soil fertility and helping reduce CO₂ emissions.
Exceptionally Smooth Operation
Built on the trusted performance of previous Kverneland power harrows, the Rotago F series delivers an exceptionally smooth operation.
Thanks to four rotors per metre arranged in a helical tine positioning, vibrations are reduced and efficiency is maximized - ensuring top results in every pass.
Sophisticated technologies are used for each development such as static load test, finite element method (FEM), 100% check of bearings and gears with PTO drive during assembly and random stress-tests in the stone pitch. High quality components like hardened gears with optimum distances and dimensions ensure best working results in all conditions.
Smarter Farming with ROTAGO F
Efficiency matters
1cm/ha of extra depth moved = ca. 140t/ha of soil!
With the Rotago F, Kverneland introduces a power harrow which is available in two models: Basic and ISOBUS models.
Both versions offer levelling bar and working depth adjustment on the go. As basic version, the working depth is adjusted by the tractor hydraulics. As ISOBUS model, the adjustment is easily done by the tractor terminal or by the Kverneland Tellus 700/Tellus 1200. Based on experience and knowledge, the farmer decides where to intensify the soil preparation and where to reduce. Then the operator just presses one button on the terminal or tractor hydraulic, and the setting is done.
Always Connected with Kverneland Sync for Efficiency and Ease
With Kverneland Sync, the ISOBUS Rotago F power harrow is continuously connected to Kverneland’s online services. Designed for efficiency and ease, Kverneland Sync ensures seamless data transfer to IsoMatch FarmCentre and Kverneland ServiceCentre, optimizing your Rotago F’s connectivity for better machine management.
The Rotago F power harrow is ready for all future farming concepts and challenges.
One-Pass Efficiency with the ROTAGO F System
The Rotago F together with the front hopper f-drill and coulter bar CB F offer powerful performance and high efficiency. This strong seeding combination carries out seedbed preparation and seeding in one pass!
Monmouthshire in Wales contractor MRI Whistance has boosted flexibility and is now achieving a higher output by making the switch to a Kverneland f-drill compact / maxi front tank seed drill, paired with a Kverneland Rotago F power harrow drill combination.
“Drilling output is up by around 10 acres/day, and the scope of on-the-move adjustment for the power harrow is really useful,”
“Electric seed metering is superb! We’ve sown cover crops, turnips, winter wheat, winter barley, grass seed, and beans. It’s been very accurate."