The new Alstrong Auctus one pass rejuvenation machine will be unveiled to the public for the first time at the LAMMA.

This machine is designed to sow seed into ploughed ground, burn-off swards or into existing pasture in a one pass solution, and new features include a redesigned headstock, modified ripper paddles and a new freewheeling ‘revolving scraper’. The unit has the capability to handle all sizes of seed, from as low as 1kg/ha to grass seed at up to 80kg/ha.

The latest generation is now attached to the tractor via a new two-point linkage gyroscopic system and the new gyroscopic drawbar system makes the machine far more manoeuvrable. Offering up to 90 degrees movement in each direction, it also improves the machines ground following ability.

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The tips of the sprung levelling boards offer a more ripping, aggressive affect when necessary, with the angled tips made from 8mm Hardox and are designed to scarify and scratch the surface, breaking and removing dead material, opening the sward for soil-seed contact.

A spiked drum roller designed to repair poached soil and surface damage follows the ripper paddles, which is fitted with 60, 80mm blades which cut the ground 14 times per square metre, equating to 56,664 cuts per acre. To avoid soil sticking, the new revolving scraper is engineered to run close to the drum and in between the spikes, removing any debris before it gets an opportunity to build accumulate.

The two rows of hydraulically controlled tines have been increased in diameter from 11mm to 12mm, which is followed by a 560mm self-cleaning prismatic roller. The axle is now rated to be pulled at 50km/h and uses a pressurised accumulator to absorb shocks on the road.

The seeding unit now features a motor which has a built-in encoder, relaying real time information to the control box – the motor always runs at 100% torque for absolute metering precision.

“You can go from a tilling and sowing a ploughed field in one pass to carrying out a zero-till reseed on burnt off ground to a rejuvenation job without having to change any settings, aside from adjusting the aggressiveness of the paddles and tines from the tractor cab," explained company Director, Alan Winters.

"In the correct conditions, these machines can achieve output rates of up to sixteen acres per hour.”