M
orethan 400 exhibitors
areexpectedat
NampoCape2019,
whichwilltakeplacefrom 4 to 6
SeptemberatBredasdorpPark.
Thethemeforthisyear
is ‘WindsofProsperity’.
Lastyear,about 16000
visitorsattendedtheinaugural
NampoCape,andthe
organisersareexpecting
anevenbettervisitorturnout
thisyear,saysToitWessels,
assistantmanagerforthe
Nampoandmarketing
divisionatGrainSA.
Thefollowingequipment
willbeondisplay.1
AgricoEarthMover
CapeTown-basedand
family-ownedAgricohas
beenmanufacturingagricultural
equipmentspecificallyfor
SouthAfricanfarming
conditionssince1906.
TheEarthMoverscraper(seen
herewitha tractorfromAgrico’s
4+series)willbeamongthe
machineryandimplementson
displayatthecompany’sstand.
Thescraperis a universal
earth-movingmachinethat
allowsa singleoperatorto
loadthemachinewith
soil,transportit whereit’s
needed,andunloadit toa
controlleddepthwiththeblade
stayingata fixedheight.
AccordingtoAgrico,the
EarthMover’sfixedblade
makesit idealforlandlevelling,
whileitssemi-mounted
configurationensuresprecise
controlandincreasedtraction.
Thescraper’sextremely
lowgroundpressurealso
helpsboostfuelefficiency.2
D630DiscHarrow
AlsofromAgrico,theD630
DiscHarrow,witha solid
weldedframe,hasa power
requirementofabout20kW.
It hasfixedgangangles
of22°,whichareveryeasy
toset;triple-sealedspherical
ballbearingsmountedin
shock-absorbingrubber
rings;andfurrowfilling
discsattheoutsideofeach
gangtoensurelevelfields.
Discsarespacedat250mm,
witha maximumworkingdepth
ofbetween160mmand200mm.3
HSD630
Agrico’shigh-speeddisc
harrowhasa robustwelded
framethatensuresstabilityand
reliability.Theindividualrubber
resetmechanismprotectsthe
discsandbearings,whilethe
high-workingspeedensures
excellentperformance.
It hasa powerrequirementof
between20kWand25kW,a
315mmdiscspacing,anda
maximumworkingdepth
ofapproximately160mm.
Agricooffersoptionalrollers
withtheHSD630forsoil
consolidationandleveling.4
RovicSyncroseedPlanter
TheRovicLeersstandis
expectedtoattracta lotof
attentionwithitsSyncroseed
planterandSamurai7 Series
horizontalfeedermixers.
Consistingofanair-seeder
systemwithmodularintegrated
seedingtine,theRovic
Syncroseedis availableintwo-
orthree-rankframe
configurationsrangingin
sizefrom 15 to 53 tines.machinery & implements
After the success of the inaugural Nampo Cape
in 2018, Grain SA says it’s preparing for an even
more impressive show at Bredasdorp this year.
Denene Erasmus and Jeandré van der Walt report.BIGGER, BETTER
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