Tunnel mulch laying machine
Tunnel mulch laying machine is special designed machine to cover plastic mulch on the built hoops. The high clearance tractor drives this machine on hoops with mulch, nonwovens and nets to build tunnels to protect vegetable.
It has a fusiform to pre-shape the plastic mulch like a tunnel roof, the wheel clamp hold tightly the edges of the mulch on the ground, the harrow disc with hydraulic force covers big amount soil and clods to makes it stable, even during strong wind.
The built tunnel mulch can fit to hoops tightly again the strong wind vibrating up to 8 degree.
The complete tunnel can be maximum 1.2m width and 0.5m height.
Working speed: 2-4 km/h in different soil.
Labour: 1 worker supervisor on soil coverage.
ADVANTAGE:
-Simple and low running cost: it is driven by high clearance tractor with mininum 35 HP, no need PTO, no electric output, no air compressor needed.
-Versatile cover material: it can work with plastic mulch, nonwovens, shading net and anti-insect net.
-Applicability: one season or multi-season cover material: one season can be thinner to 0.011mm, multi-season can be 0.030mm.
-Fast: covering speed at 1.5 km/h on one season mulch, above 4 km/h for multi-season mulch and nets.
-Stable against wind: soil cover at the mulch foot: 60-80cm width, depth 60-80cm by hydraulic force of harrow disc.
-Good match: it can work individually or linked with hoops building for combination tunnel maker.
-Reliable: its option with disc cutter, soil pusher to prepare the soil fit to mulch foot.