Active Side Trimmer

The Slopehelper Active Side Trimmer is a fully electric attachment that delivers consistent performance, precision, and efficiency, completely eliminating the need for hydraulic actuation. Unlike conventional systems, all functions are powered by electromechanical and mechatronic solutions with brushless motors, removing the reliance on hydraulic oil and actuators.

This innovative, electric-driven design offers several key advantages:

• No hydraulic leaks – Reducing environmental risks and lowering maintenance costs.
• Lower maintenance requirements – Fewer mechanical components prone to wear and tear.
• Gentle and precise operation – The actuated head smoothly adapts to tree trunks, ensuring damage-free mulching around root zones.
• Efficient movement in dense plantations – Ensures seamless operation even in tight tree rows.

By replacing traditional hydraulic systems with advanced electric actuation, the Slopehelper Active Side Trimmer provides superior reliability, enhanced durability, and an environmentally friendly solution, making it the ideal choice for modern orchard and vineyard maintenance.

The Slopehelper Active Side Trimmer is equipped with an encoder-based soft contact sensor integrated into a specially designed suspension frame surrounding the mower deck. Unlike traditional discrete sensors, this advanced system continuously calculates the real-time distance between the trimmer head and the tree trunk, ensuring precise, adaptive operation around trees.

The suspension frame is supported by springs, making it significantly gentler on trees compared to electromechanical or hydraulic switches. This innovative design prevents overloading or accidental impacts on tree trunks, allowing for smooth, damage-free mulching of grass in delicate root zones and plantation passages.

By combining sophisticated sensing technology with a flexible suspension system, the Slopehelper Active Side Trimmer offers exceptional protection for trees while maintaining efficient and precise mulching operations in orchards and vineyards.

The Slopehelper Active Side Trimmer features long strings designed to provide gentle yet highly effective mulching around tree trunks and root zones. These extended strings ensure smooth contact with young trees, minimizing the risk of damage while delivering efficient vegetation control in orchard and vineyard maintenance.

For quick and effortless maintenance, the trimmer is equipped with a specially designed drum, allowing for fast and easy string replacement. This user-friendly system minimizes downtime, ensuring continuous operation and long-term reliability, making it an ideal solution for precise and efficient plantation management.

By combining extended string technology with simple maintenance, the Slopehelper Active Side Trimmer delivers maximum operational efficiency and durability in any agricultural environment.

The Slopehelper Active Side Trimmer is equipped with an advanced automated height regulation system that continuously adjusts the instrument’s position in real-time during the Base Platform’s movement. This ensures optimal mulching performance in all conditions, even on uneven terrain or slippery surfaces, making it ideal for both vineyard and orchard applications.

By dynamically adapting to ground conditions, the system:

• Maintains precise cutting height for uniform mulching.
• Compensates for uneven terrain and slopes, ensuring consistent performance.
• Prevents excessive ground contact, protecting both the instrument and tree trunks from damage.

This intelligent height regulation enables smooth and effective operation, ensuring precision and efficiency while managing vegetation across challenging agricultural landscapes.

Many plantations and orchards utilize low-profile irrigation pipelines or wires, which can obstruct traditional mulching equipment. The Slopehelper Active Side Trimmer is designed with a compact, low-profile structure, allowing it to operate seamlessly beneath irrigation systems without interference.

This specialized design ensures:

• Uninterrupted mulching even in plantations with low-hanging pipelines.
• Protection of irrigation infrastructure, preventing accidental damage.
• Efficient vegetation control in areas where conventional trimmers cannot reach.

By integrating this low-profile adaptability, the Slopehelper Active Side Trimmer enhances operational flexibility, making it the ideal solution for modern precision agriculture and sustainable farming practices.

For effective grass mulching and trunk cleaning from lianas, maintaining a consistent number of string impacts per surface area is crucial. Uneven impact distribution can lead to inefficient liana removal, excessive trunk contact, or incomplete mulching.

In conventional systems, this adjustment relies on manual control by the tractor driver, which is often inaccurate due to the limitations of hydraulic motors that lack precise speed regulation.

The Slopehelper Active Side Trimmer solves this issue with automatic rotation speed control, where the drum’s rotation speed dynamically synchronizes with the Base Platform’s movement speed. This ensures:

• Consistent impact distribution, optimizing trunk cleaning and mulching efficiency.
• Liana removal without damaging tree trunks, preserving orchard health.
• Even grass mulching, providing a well-maintained and uniform plantation floor.

This intelligent automation eliminates the need for manual adjustments, guaranteeing precise, efficient, and damage-free operation, making it a superior alternative to conventional hydraulic trimmers.