Easier implement setting up and operation is promised with the addition of an isobus control option for Pottinger’s Flexcare precision hoes and Terrasem cultivator drills.

The Profiline setup gives the operator access to all hydraulic functions through Pottinger’s own-brand or third-party isobus terminal, with automated modes also available in some cases.

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Each soil-working element on the Flexcare hoe can be equipped with three to five tools, comprising a choice of straight blades, duck-foot shares and edging plates, along with plant shielding discs and two sizes of angled rotating finger hoes.

These can all be adjusted – in terms of row-spacing, working width, depth and alignment – by hand without any spanners or other tools.

There are three models covering 4.7m, 6.2m and 9.2m, the largest versions capable of working up to 20 rows. Profiline isobus control is currently available for the 4.7m model configured to work up to 16 rows.

It equips each hoe element with a double-acting lift and lower hydraulic cylinder so that all can be hoisted out of work together at a square headland or individually in sequence when approaching an angled headland.

This is done by the operator tapping buttons on the isobus terminal display or automatically using section control with a satellite guidance connection.

Reversing the sequence gets the elements back into work after a headland turn with minimal or no intervention from the operator.