AG Equipment

RTME-1100 Semi-Automatic Vegetable Transplanter

First, the Renaldo Semi-Automatic Transplanter. If you’re putting plants through plastic mulch, this vegetable transplanter uses a single injector mounted to a standard tool bar that is capable of burning a hole in the plastic, injecting the seedling into the ground through that hole, packing the plant firmly into the ground, and adding water to the plant set which flushes the hole closed, firmly rooting the plant into the soil.

One operator per planting head pulls plants for a mounted storage rack and inserts the seedling into a rotating carousel. Each individual plant is then literally injected into the planting bed, through the plastic at a rate of 3,600 seedlings per hour, per row. The standard configurations are one, two, three, or six rows. Customer configurations are also available, based on your exact row configuration.

GVB520 Pneumatic Metered Seed Planter

Simplicity in Motion

A single row GVB520 seed planter injects a seed into the ground every half-second, approximately 7,200 hills per hour, either through plastic mulch covered beds, or directly into bare ground. For vegetable row crops where one to nine row configurations are required, planting heads may be positioned at any point along the length of the tool bar. All planters come fully assembled and set up to your specifications.

At the heart of this planter is our patented Posi-Flow™ Ground Engaging System which has been in commercial use since 1988. We utilize the precision, Italian made, Gaspardo® seed singulator which delivers a precise number of seed to our patented ground engaging system.

The GVB520 performs four functions at once. The first step involves a propane fired turbo torch that pre-burns a hole into the plastic mulch. Next, the planting jaw inserts a precise number of seeds (one to two average) into the ground directly through the center of the pre-burned hole. The packer wheel comes in behind it to pack the seed into the hole. The last step involves a water nozzle that dispenses approximately 1/4 cup of water, or liquid fertilized to flush the hole closed, sealing the seed into the ground. Each burst of water is timed to the hole, eliminating waste.

RRC1648 Rotary Refuse Chopper

Reuse your plastic mulch covers planting beds.

When preparing a bed for the second, or even third crop, this unique rotary chopper makes removing depleted tomato, cucumber, pepper, or just about any other variety of plant on existing plastic covered (raised or flat) beds possible.

Adjustable in one-inch increments, from one to 19 inches, this chopper is also practical on less than perfect ground conditions; and, in all types of soils including sand, and gravel. At the end of the season, and prior to picking up the plastic, refuse is discharged on both sides of the unit making in-row clean up fast and easy.

Recurved, reversible carbon steel cutting blades protect the rotary blade assembly from abrasion and ware. This new design allows the operator to set the cutting height closer to the top of the bed, without running the rotary assembly too close to the plastic, or dirt. An anti-scalp roller follows the contour of bed.

The chopper comes fully assembled and is shipped F.O.B. North Collins, NY. Allow 4 to 6 weeks for delivery. Sorry, no color options. 1/2 down payment required to secure order with balance due upon delivery unless other arrangements have been made prior to delivery.