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The AllStar Longline offers Saphir in working widths ranging from 3 to 7.5 meters. The basic structure of the machine is an eight-bar frame made of 60 x 60 mm square tubes. In the test, the 6-meter harrow weighed 2,580 kg.
This test report is part of the system comparison "Attack on the rapeseed stubble: five devices compared." The additional reports are also available as individual posts on www.topagrar.com/technik.
The AllStar Longline is designed to cut flat and uniformly across the entire surface, but also to loosen soil layers up to 15 cm deep. Various blade variants from wide goosefoot blades to narrow blades enable a wide range of applications.
In the 6-meter version, a total of 45 tines are distributed across the eight bars, which the manufacturer arranges in a V-shape. With a row spacing of 130 mm, the AllStar achieves an actual working width of 5.84 meters. For stubble cultivation after rapeseed, the 180 mm-wide goosefoot blades were used in the test. These are attached to the large 70 x 12 mm spring tines. The overlap is 5 cm. The frame height is 575 mm, and the bar spacing is 400 mm.
The spring tines can be equipped with various blades. In our case, 180 mm wide goosefoot blades were mounted, intended to cut the soil flat across the entire surface.
Rollers and harrowing come into play behind the tine field. In the test, a crumbler roller with a 350 mm diameter was used. Behind it, a double-row harrow worked. Other rollers with one or two-row harrows are possible - or the option of no roller at all, only a harrow.
Our test cultivator had two depth wheels mounted on each side element in front of the tine field (optional, 3,010 euros). In the field, we adjusted the top link to ensure good soil adaptation. The depth guidance in this configuration is handled by the depth wheels and the trailing roller.
The working depth can be adjusted mechanically using bolts on the depth wheels and the trailing roller, and the height and angle of the harrow can also be varied (both options available hydraulically).
The trailing harrow can be adjusted separately.
Not ideal conditions
Saphir specifies the working depth range of the large spring tine harrow from 2 to 15 cm. For field use, we set the machine to a depth of around 3 cm. The heavy weed growth partly clogged the cultivator. These machines reach their limits in such conditions. The rapeseed stubble itself did not pose any problems under our conditions.
Moving earth costs money
After processing, (almost) all stubbles were severed but not crushed. The flat cutting was clearly visible - an advantage in mechanical weed control. In terms of fuel consumption, the large spring tine harrow had the highest value in the comparison. It consumes 5.6 liters of diesel per hectare with a theoretical area output of 7.08 ha/h.
This test report is part of the system comparison "Attack on the rapeseed stubble: five devices compared." The additional reports are also available as individual posts on www.topagrar.com/technik.
The AllStar Longline is designed to cut flat and uniformly across the entire surface, but also to loosen soil layers up to 15 cm deep. Various blade variants from wide goosefoot blades to narrow blades enable a wide range of applications.
In the 6-meter version, a total of 45 tines are distributed across the eight bars, which the manufacturer arranges in a V-shape. With a row spacing of 130 mm, the AllStar achieves an actual working width of 5.84 meters. For stubble cultivation after rapeseed, the 180 mm-wide goosefoot blades were used in the test. These are attached to the large 70 x 12 mm spring tines. The overlap is 5 cm. The frame height is 575 mm, and the bar spacing is 400 mm.
The spring tines can be equipped with various blades. In our case, 180 mm wide goosefoot blades were mounted, intended to cut the soil flat across the entire surface.
Rollers and harrowing come into play behind the tine field. In the test, a crumbler roller with a 350 mm diameter was used. Behind it, a double-row harrow worked. Other rollers with one or two-row harrows are possible - or the option of no roller at all, only a harrow.
Our test cultivator had two depth wheels mounted on each side element in front of the tine field (optional, 3,010 euros). In the field, we adjusted the top link to ensure good soil adaptation. The depth guidance in this configuration is handled by the depth wheels and the trailing roller.
The working depth can be adjusted mechanically using bolts on the depth wheels and the trailing roller, and the height and angle of the harrow can also be varied (both options available hydraulically).
The trailing harrow can be adjusted separately.
Not ideal conditions
Saphir specifies the working depth range of the large spring tine harrow from 2 to 15 cm. For field use, we set the machine to a depth of around 3 cm. The heavy weed growth partly clogged the cultivator. These machines reach their limits in such conditions. The rapeseed stubble itself did not pose any problems under our conditions.
Moving earth costs money
After processing, (almost) all stubbles were severed but not crushed. The flat cutting was clearly visible - an advantage in mechanical weed control. In terms of fuel consumption, the large spring tine harrow had the highest value in the comparison. It consumes 5.6 liters of diesel per hectare with a theoretical area output of 7.08 ha/h.