Potato Review

www.potatoreview.com POTATO REVIEW NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2022 45 MACHINERY SEVERAL harvesting line product updates have been introduced by ScanStone while the Osprey 3 windrower has been given a facelift this year. Its cleaning rollers have been recon gured and repositioned. e machine now has as standard an extraction system behind the rst web and the option of two spiral cleaning rollers and two rubber plain rollers behind the second web which the manufacturer says is just enough to maintain a very gentle handling and some light cleaning. e cleaning aggression can be adjusted by the P roller heights and the replaceable uted segments. Other updates on the machine are the ScanStone “Auto-Press” feature which uses a dual control system to apply ridge pressure and depth control. is means that, regardless of the ridge pressure or the strength of the row, the depth reading will not be altered. 2022 ScanStone windrowers now come with onboard hydraulics as standard which drives all hydraulic rollers, wheel drive (if applicable) and agitation, leaving remaining cylinder functions to the tractor hydraulics. Usual options such as oating digger unit, low drops, three points of agitation, easy grease, option of long cross conveyor and positive underweb drive remain on all Osprey 3 model machines. 2023 will see the development of a four- row cleaning unit available in windrowers. e ScanStone Patriot RT1700 & RT1700B harvesters have seen product upgrades such as improved agitation bearings, weight loss, upgraded cart elevator with crop ngers that reach the top of the ights, upgraded hydraulic pumps in places, larger oil supply and an improved second web unit. e Dahlman roller unit has proved successful and a huge bene t to growers within the ScanStone harvester as it can achieve up to 13 degrees on the RT1700B models. Controllability has improved for the operator within the cab as well which now has the share balance feature on a rotating scroller for one side share lifting in spray tracks etc. Extraction roller height sensors and the optional layout of icons has been installed in the control box as well. e ScanStone Heron 6000 Haulm topper, launched two years ago, now has full stainless steel protective liners and stainless steel internal de ectors. e machine also features the option of a shear bar to mulch the haulm. e de ectors are designed to place the top into the wheeling and bottom of the trenches. Genuine ScanStone blades are tted to this machine at the starting cost of £5.50 per blade. A basic control box is tted inside the cab to give the operator full control of the four individual hydraulic depth wheels. is means only two pipes need to be connected to the back of the tractor. e single machine can be easily tted to the front or rear of the tractor by altering the gearbox. Row press wheels are optional. Harvesting updates Scanstone launches new products and equipment enhancements.