The Kristall has been designed to be a cost-effective cultivator that's not power-hungry.
 THE Kristall is the name of a new generation of cultivators that Lemken launched at Agritechnica 2009. It combines the proven advantages of a twin-beam cultivator with those of a cultivator with three or more beams. Fewer tines, with more efficient shares, produce a mounted implement with low draft requirement for top quality cultivation.
    Lemken's newly developed 47cm TriMix shares, which cut right across the soil surface, give excellent results. The curved guide plates fitted to the end of the wing shares ensure intensive mixing. On the first beam the guide plates are fitted at the outside of the wing shares. On the second beam they are shifted slightly inwards. This guarantees optimum results that have been confirmed by a professional crop production specialist in numerous practical tests.
    The special shape, design and arrangement, of the tools on each of the seven tines, enable the Kristall to achieve comparable mixing to multi-beam implements with a far higher number of tines. This is true at working depths of up to approximately 15cm. Straw and soil are intensively mixed and evenly distributed across the full working width. 
    The twin beam Kristall is significantly shorter and more compact than multi-beam cultivators. This has the advantage of reducing the lifting requirement so that larger working widths can be lifted and transported safely by smaller tractors.  A 100hp tractor is sufficient for a 3m working width. In this new generation of cultivators, Lemken has arranged the beams and concave discs for levelling so that the soil comes to rest in front of the next tool ensuring maximum freedom from blockages.
    Another plus point for the new Kristall tined cultivator is the quick-change tool system fitted as standard. Both tine and guide plate can be changed quickly without tools, providing easy adjustment of the cultivator to cater for specific requirements and soil conditions and offering other versatile application options.
    Last, but not least, the new generation of cultivators is highly cost-effective. The optimised number of tools, and rows of tines, reduces purchase costs and lowers operating costs by minimising outlay on wear parts without compromising the quality of work.

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