Mulch Finishers For Sale in New Zealand

Mulch finishers go by several different names—soil finisher, one-pass finisher, and land finisher, for example—which all describe their role in ‘finishing’ the land and preparing the seedbed for planting. Case IH, Great Plains, John Deere, Krause, Landoll, and Sunflower are among the manufacturers offering new and used mulch finishers for sale.

Regardless of the name the manufacturer uses, mulch finishers are a form of secondary tillage with one or more rows of discs up front, then up to several rows of field cultivator shanks, followed by some type of finishing attachment at the end. The idea is that, by combining discing, cultivating, and leveling in one implement, farmers can complete field preparation in one pass, saving on fuel, labor, and input costs. A mulch finisher also works with reduced- and no-till practices by leaving some crop residue on the field.

Manufacturers of mulch tillers are working to improve the equipment with unique features. The Landoll Tilloll, for example, has a spray shield behind the discs to knock down the soil, resulting in a smoother surface. Sunflower 6000 Series Land Finishers use a disc gang reel to create a more level soil profile before field cultivation, and Sunflower’s split-wing system allows 11-metre or wider units to fold small enough to fit through a 4.2-metre-high door, the company says. John Deere is also working on wider machines with narrow transport frames designed to quickly cover more acres, plus its John Deere 2330 Mulch Finisher has hydraulically adjustable rolling baskets and staggered tandem wheels that prevent residue buildup.