The Trium is a semi-automatic seedling transplanter for square and pyramid-shaped cells, and plants up to 6 cm in diameter, typically used for the planting of Cabbage, Cauliflower, Broccoli, Lettuce, Silver beet, Leeks, Tomato, Celery, Cucumber, Zucchini and Pumpkin.

Other crops such as Tea Tree, Lavender and other small tree plants are also suitable.

Photograph for illustration purposes - standard specifications may not match those shown.

The transplanter is a modular design.  Each transplanter unit is mounted on a tool bar.  The transplanter machine is configured for planting 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 rows by mounting the desired number of transplanter modules onto a suitably sized tool bar with the module positioned at the desired inter-row spacing.  The tool bar incorporates a driveline which is powered by ground-engaging wheels which ensure the transplanter operation is synchronised with ground travel.  The inter-plant distance is set by the selected gear setting in the driveline mechanism.

FEATURES OF THE CHECCHI & MAGLI TRIUM TRANSPLANTER

DISTRIBUTOR

The operator is seated above each transplanter module within easy reach of the seedling trays.  The operator places seedlings into the distributor cups which provides a buffer of plants feeding the planting mechanism.

• Large 10 cup distributor with flat bottom opening cup for reduced noise and reduced wear.
  
• Also available in 12 cup for higher productivity.

• 4500-5000 plants/hr per row.

• Cup Extensions for taller plants such as lavender and tea tree.
  
• Reduction inserts for small seedlings.

• Rotary Tray holder 4 tray capacity.
  
• 2 and 3 shelf tray holders optional.

DRIVELINE

• Ground wheels carry the weight of the machine and drive the planting operation.

• Overload safety clutch on driveline protects the entire machine and the planting mechanism if plants or cell material block the machine.
• Once the blockage has been cleared the safety clutch auto-resets to restart the operation.
• Heavy duty 22mmHex Drive Shaft across machine.

PLANTING UNIT

The planting unit is mounted on the tool bar with a parallelogram which provides a tension to counter-balance the weight of the planter, reducing ground pressure, which enables the planter to consistently float along the plant bed. The front press wheel firms the planting zone before the ploughshare creates the furrow into which the seedling is planted.

The gentle floating of the planter on the soil ensures accurate and consistent planting depth. The plant is dropped from the distributor into the planting ploughshare. The plant is held vertical in the ploughshare between a front curtain and the kicker. The planting mechanism is synchronised with the ground travel to accurately maintain the pre-set inter-plant spacing and the timing of the raising of the curtain and the pushing of the seedling by the kicker into the furrow in a smooth coordinated action. The trailing packing wheels then press the soil around the seedling.

• Transplant units float independently on a high range Parallelogram to follow ground contour.
• The tension is adjustable to counter balance the planter and operator.

• Adjustable Front Press Wheel.
• Optional disc Kit for High Trash - is shown between front press wheel and ploughshare.
• Optional clod seperator can be fitted before the ploughshare.
  

• Swing down ploughshare for easy cleaning of soil build up from the seedling cells.

• The plant is held in upright until it is pushed into the furrow.
• Plant is pushed into the furrow in a smooth action with the raising of the curtain and swing of the kicker.

• 3 way adjustment on the trailing packing wheels for all soil conditions
• The packing wheels maintain accurate planting depth

• Alternative Rubber packing wheels for wet, sticky soil.

APPLICATIONS

• Suitable for plants with very developed leaves, such as:
• Cabbage
• Cauliflower
• Broccoli
• Lettuce
• Silver beet
• Leeks
• Tomato
• Celery
• Cucumber
• Zucchini
• Pumpkin

• Adjustable from 60cm-120cm
  Between the rows
  

• 14 – 50 cm between the plants
  ( 32-85 cm optional)

OPTIONS

• Skid - which assists the planter to float over very soft or dry soil types

• Different width Ploughshares are available to suit the seedling cell size.

• Shelf Tray holders.

• Fertiliser Device for Easy Fertiliser Application.

• Irrigation Drip Tape Layer.

• Clod Separator for Heavy Clay Soils - pushes clods aside so they are not dragged down by the ploughshare.

BROCHURE

Disclaimer: Specifications and features described on the website are subject to change without notice. All care has been taken to present accurate information, however, the company is not liable for unintended errors or omissions.