Power Harrow

This electrically driven attachment ensures consistent performance and efficiency without relying on hydraulic actuation. All instrument functions are based on electromechanical solutions powered by brushless motors, eliminating the need for hydraulic oil and actuators, thereby reducing leakage risks, maintenance demands, and environmental concerns. The electric-driven tiller enables gentle and precise operation in root areas, minimizing the risk of structural damage to both the soil and the equipment. In case of encountering unmovable obstacles, the system reacts smoothly, preventing potential harm to the instrument.

The instrument features an encoder-based soft contact sensor integrated into a specially designed frame around the tiller head. Unlike traditional discrete sensors, this system continuously calculates the real-time distance between the tiller and the tree trunk, ensuring precise and adaptive operation around trees. The suspension frame is supported by strings, making it significantly gentler on trees compared to electromechanical or hydraulic switches. This design prevents overloading or hitting tree trunks, allowing for smooth and damage-free cultivation in delicate root areas.

Conventional power harrows suffer from strong impacts caused by stones and obstacles in the soil, as their rigid connection to the instrument frame prevents the tiller blades from adapting to uneven terrain. This often results in blades breaking or frame damage due to the inability to “float” around small stones or shift them while maintaining their rotation trajectory. The Slopehelper Power Harrow features a unique tiller head suspension system with leaf spring amortization, allowing the blades to flexibly navigate around obstacles instead of absorbing direct impacts. This innovation minimizes structural damage, prolongs equipment lifespan, and ensures smoother, more reliable soil cultivation in challenging conditions.

Field operations are inherently unpredictable, and unexpected obstacles can pose serious risks to both equipment and plantation infrastructure. Situations such as loose wires getting entangled in the root area, the tiller head becoming stuck on a post, or large debris jamming the blades can lead to significant damage. In conventional systems, even a skilled operator may have little time to react, and in robotic operations, immediate manual intervention is impossible without special safety mechanisms. The Slopehelper Power Harrow incorporates an innovative emergency protection system to prevent such damage. The entire instrument is suspended on a special frame, which can detect sudden rotational resistance or jamming of the tiller head. If the system detects an obstruction, it immediately stops the machine, preventing damage to both the equipment and the plantation. This smart safety mechanism ensures reliable and damage-free operation, even in the most challenging field conditions.

Soil conditions are highly variable and unpredictable, often transitioning from soft to hard zones during operation. In conventional tillers, this shift causes undesirable vibrations, potential equipment damage, reduced efficiency, and loss of rotational speed, ultimately affecting cultivation quality.The Slopehelper Power Harrow features an advanced automatic height regulation system, which continuously monitors soil density and adjusts the tiller depth in real time. When encountering harder soil, the system gradually reduces the tilling depth to maintain efficiency, protect the equipment, and ensure gentle soil cultivation. This allows for progressive conditioning of compacted areas over multiple passes, ensuring consistent, high-quality soil preparation without excessive strain on the machine.

Different field environments and soil types require specific blade designs and configurations to achieve optimal cultivation. The Slopehelper Power Harrow is equipped with an easy blade-change system, allowing operators to adjust both the blade type and quantity as needed. This flexibility ensures efficient soil processing, improved durability, and precision cultivation, making it adaptable to a wide range of agricultural conditions and operational requirements.