The name says it all!


The versatile deep tillage, seedbed preparation and fertilization application machine does just what the name implies. The 1tRIPr is a proven product with years of service. The 1tRIPr will work equally well for an Iowa strip-till enthusiast or Kansas farmer. The unique tooling combination allows the 1tRIPr to follow the old rows; however, the incredible trash handling capabilities allows the farmer to change row direction at will. “Perhaps the most exciting for me,” states designer Lynn Flaming, “is the way the corn comes up in standing wheat stubble. Eco fallow corn production is probably the most profitable thing on our farm and the 1tRIPr provides that perfect stand of corn farmers have been looking for.” The 1tRIPr is available either as a stand-alone strip-til machine for the corn soybean rotation market in Iowa and Illinois, or as a one-trip seedbed planting system (link to www.orthman.com/htm/zonetilg.htm) for the pivot farmer of the high plains. Truly versatile is the best description of the L&M 1tRIPr.


The 1tRIPr also does precision placement of the fertilizer.

Specifications:


Weight: The 1tRIPr is much lighter and more compact than comparable machines.


Trash handling: The machine handles residue like nothing before it. One farmer observing the field stated, “This thing manages trash”. Trash, or crop residue, is resource and should be viewed as such. The real eye opener for us has been the dry land, or “eco-fallow” corn. If we raise 120-130 bushel dry land corn, think what adding a little water will do. The secret is residue management. The 1tRIPr should never be confused with no-til. Actually, lots of tillage is taking place in the seeding band, with the end result being a clean, well-tilled seedbed.


Fertilizer Placement: The machine is designed to allow precision placement of start fertilizer to the side and below the seed without additional fertilizer adjustments to the planter.


Seed Bed Preparation: We create the most beautiful seedbed! 1tRIPr doesn’t just knife in the seed. It creates a seedbed that is unsurpassed. This relates into great seed placement and emergence, which adds up to fantastic stands. Heavy residue is child’s play for this machine.


Versatility: Unlike a ridge-til planter that works only if you have a ridge, the 1tRIPr has worked well in every condition we have introduced to it. From tilled ground preparation for dry-beans, to strictly undisturbed corn stalks, the 1tRIPr will always produce a planter ready seedbed.


Orthman Manufacturing, Co. (http://www.orthman.com)