36 series
Improved rootability
All-in-1 pass
Mixing of crop residues
Spading is more than just turning ground
Your land is your wealth. It is the lifeblood of your business. That’s why you want to continuously improve your soil. You want to build it up for the future, for your successors. Imants would like to contribute to that future. More than 60 years of experience with spading machines is something Imants can look back on. From that experience we learned that digging is more than just turning soil. Much more even!
Spading, which mixes organic material with the living topsoil, by working crop residues and green manure into the soil so they can be converted into nutrients. With an Imants spading machine you can also create a seedbed ready to plant in. As a manufacturer, Imants offers you a solution for any tillage requirement. Whether deep or shallow, active or passive, intensive or extensive, mixing or non-mixing, reversible or not.
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The construction of the rotary spading machine
The spading machines in these series cultivate the soil by means of spading knives bolted to the axle. In both series, 4 knives are mounted to each bank. The number of spade banks varies according to the working width.
Various spade blades
Depending on your application, various spade blades can be chosen. All of the blade types are bolted on for ease of replacement.
Image of SPX spade blade, suitable for all soil types blade suitable for all soil types excl wet clay
VX spading knife suitable for clay soil
SM spading knife suitable for clay soil
All spading machines are equipped with a cam clutch on the PTO. This provides protection for the driveline.
Drive line of the 36 Series.
Subsoiling, yes or no?
36 series
The 36 series spading machines have a minimum working depth of 15cm (6 in), maximum is about 35cm (14 in). The spading knives loosen the soil over the entire working width and mix manure, green manure or plant residues through the most biologically active part of the soil.
36 series with tine legs
The 36 series spaders can be equipped with depth-adjustable ripper-shanks between the spade banks, which loosen the ground deeper than the spading depth. The shanks ensure that the spader can work with greater ease in hard clay soil. Because of their location between the spade banks, the integrated shanks improve the self cleaning action of the machine. In addition, the shanks break up any existing plow pans that may exist below the spading depth and make sure that roots can penetrate deeper into the soil.
How do you want to leave the land?
Clod breaker
The Imants 36 series spading machines can be equipped with a clod breaker . This clod rack works like a rake, passing small root-balls through and pushing larger ones down and further reducing them. In this way a fine finish is created
Prisma roller
For heavier soil types in both dry and wet conditions, the self-cleaning prisma roller is recommended for the 36 series spading machines. This roller breaks up the surface and lightly compresses the soil leaving a firm level seed bed.
Rotor harrow
As an option, the 36 series spading machines can be equipped with a lifting device for a rotor harrow. This rotor harrow goes straight into the ground. After spading, it reduces the soil even further and prepares a seedbed.
Options for the 36 series
To make the 36 series of spading machines fit your farm, you can choose from a number of options. This compact machine can be used on heavy soil in combination with lighter tractors. Moreover, you can not only choose from a number of different rollers, but also a clod rack.
In order to be able to remove deeper disturbed layers in 1 pass, this machine can also be equipped with three ripper shanks. These can be added or removed as desired.
Below we show the most common options for the 36 series.
Please contact us for other possibilities
Combining work passes
The 36 series spading machines can be used to prepare the soil for sowing. But the spading machines can also be the heart of combinations to do all the work in one pass. The spader provides primary tillage, loosening and mixing the soil. Mounting other implements like harrows and seeders, allows a true single pass operation. Combining working passes not only saves money and time, but also reduces stress on the soil structure. Here you can see some possible combinations on heavy soil.
Modells overview
| Type | Working width | Overall width | # blades | Required power (hp) | Maximum power (hp) | Weight* | Ripper shanks |
36VX250 |
250 cm / 8 ft |
277 cm / 9 ft |
20 |
95 |
160 |
1800 kg / 3968 lbs |
Option, 2 pieces |
36VX300 |
300 cm / 10 ft |
327 cm / 10.5 ft |
24 |
95 |
160 |
2000 kg / 4409 lbs |
Option, 3 pieces |
* Above weight is indicative without options and without roll.
ALL machines include: Walterscheid PTO, scrapers on spading axle (only on 36VX Series).
Maximum speed: 4 km/u or 2.5 MPH (1000 rpm). Actual travel speed may vary depending on the application.
Digging depth: 15-35 cm (7-14in.)
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Sectors
We know that our machines are sector-dependent. For example, a contracting company has very different needs than a horticultural company or a landscaper. So choose the sector that suits you best and find the most suitable machine for your needs.
Our success stories
Because we know from our years of experience that one company is not like another and that there are as many opinions as people, we offer you an overview of satisfied users who will tell you in their words why they bought an Imants machine and why they recommend it.
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