Sugar Beet Harvesters and Defoliators

Sugar Beet Harvesters
and Defoliators
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Amity Knows Agriculture
Amity Technology is a fourth-generation
manufacturing company. Founders Howard
Dahl and Brian Dahl are grandsons of E. G.
Melroe, who founded Melroe Manufacturing
Company, and sons of Eugene Dahl. Eugene
was a partner at Melroe and provided
leadership to Steiger Tractor as it grew from
$2 million in annual sales to more than $100
million in six years. In 1977, Howard and Brian
Dahl started Concord, LLC, which became the
leading U.S. air drill manufacturer. Concord
had a particularly strong role in bringing air
seeding technology to the CIS (former Soviet
Union). The Dahls sold most of Concord to
Case Corporation in 1996. Howard and Brian
used products not purchased by Case to launch
Amity Technology.
The Amity Edge
Today, Amity Technology provides products on
the leading edge of agricultural technology –
all to help producers cut costs and increase
yields. The world leader in sugar beet harvesting
equipment, Amity Technology has proven
equipment for harvesting in all soil types
and conditions. Amity Technology also
manufactures and distributes soil sampling
equipment to boost soil management,
fertility, seeding, and other practices.
Amity Technology products are distributed
throughout the world, with the company’s
research, development, manufacturing, and
headquarters in Fargo, North Dakota.
ISO:9001 quality certification Amity Technology
is ISO:9001 registered for quality standard
certification. Amity Technology achieved the
certification in August 2007, recognizing the
company’s quality management systems and
programs. The ISO premise is that consistency
creates reliability, which leads to excellence in
product design, manufacturing, and end use.
Amity Technology sugar beet equipment is
produced through ISO-certified quality systems
and processes.
The World Leader In Sugar
Amity Technology is the industry leader in
sugar beet harvesting equipment. As the
preferred choice around the world, Amity
Technology harvesters and defoliators
command the largest market share both
domestically and worldwide.
Simple Design
Amity Technology
harvesters are
designed with
simple, effective
adjustments to
match harvester
operation with
harvest conditions.
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Unrivaled Pinch
Point Adjustment
Aids in pulling
more tap root in dry
conditions and less
mud in wet conditions
Optional rock
protection available
Field-proven to work well in a variety of
conditions, Amity Technology means a more
efficient harvest and increased profits.
Because of its high quality and low
maintenance requirements, farmers around
the world know they are investing in
equipment that lasts – the safe choice today
for tomorrow.
Apron Chain
Effective Grabroll Adjustments
Amity Technology
harvesters utilize
an apron chain between
the lifting wheels and
grabrolls, which transfer
the crop to the grabrolls
while removing the
majority of the dirt
and reducing grabroll
power requirements.
Multiple grabroll adjustments,
including speed, bed up, bed
down, smooth up, smooth down,
and #4 reverse, let your harvester
easily adapt to soil conditions.
Easily set for aggressive cleaning in
muddy conditions or non-aggressive
for dry conditions
Available in poly, steel,
and hardened
Beet Harvesting Equipment
Amity Technology engineers continually
improve the design and efficiency of
Amity Technology sugar beet equipment,
resulting in equipment that holds its value.
Plus, Amity Technology is unmatched in
Optional In-Cab
Adjustments
Active Depth Control
Dual motor scrub
Hydraulic paddle shaft
Adjustable rear struts
Optional steerable
axles for tighter
corners and turns
Hydraulic tilt grabrolls
(Model 2700)
company and dealer commitment
quality, part availability, and service.
Row Finder
Paddles
The Amity
Technology row
finder is a simple,
effective tool to keep
your harvester on the
row. The row finder
also has a backup
feature that allows
the operator to back
up without lifting the
machine or damaging
the row finder.
The standard paddle has proven effective in
moving sugar beets from the lifting wheels into
the harvester. They are required for protection
when utilizing rock struts.
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Heavy clay-based soils add extra challenge
to the process. While operating at shallower
digging depths, paddles may be required to
reach farther into the lifting wheels to move the
beets into the machine. For this reason the
plastic paddle (pictured above right) is
available. (Not to be used with rock struts)
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Harvested with Active Depth Control
Harvested without Active Depth Control
Active Depth Control (ADC)
As harvester width has increased, the need for leveling the harvester has become a
key component in delivering a quality product. During normal operation, harvester
weight dynamics are constantly changing: tank full, tank empty, boom full, boom empty.
Changing field conditions from dry to wet further magnify these dynamics. Amity
Technology has always focused on making adjustments that are simple and effective.
With the addition of Active Depth Control, Amity Technology delivers more than a best
guess when it comes to digging depth.
Active Depth Control continuously monitors the digging depth of the harvester. Like
other systems, Active Depth Control from Amity Technology controls the hitch cylinders
to change digging depth, but only Active Depth Control from Amity Technology
additionally controls the rear cylinders to match digging depth across the machine.
This on-the-go adjustment prevents hundreds of tons of extra dirt from being introduced
to the harvester. If extra dirt doesn’t go in the harvester, the machine doesn’t have to
separate it!
The operator monitors digging
depth from the cab with this
easy-to-use controller. There are
readings for both the left and
right wands, as well as the left
and right axle cylinders, keeping
the harvester digging evenly at
all times.
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Active Depth Control
Sensor
Circuit
Board
Axle
Cylinders
Hitch
Cylinders
Valve
Block
Monitor
Sensor
From the monitor in the tractor, the operator sets digging
parameters on the circuit board. The sensors, or wands, advise
the circuit board of the digging depth. The circuit board then
instructs the valve block to make adjustments to the hitch and
axle cylinders.
The wands mounted on the
front bar of the harvester send
readings to the hydraulic
system attached to the rear
struts to keep digging depth
constant throughout the field.
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Amity Technology is the industry leader in 12 row sugar
beet harvesters. Designed with efficiency in mind, the
Model 2700 Scrub Harvester covers more ground in
less time. Plus, the Model 2700 features a 64-inch-wide
scrub tower for effective cleaning, leaving more dirt in
the field, keeping it out of the truck.
Model 2700 – 12 Row Scrub Harvester
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The Amity Technology Model 2700
Wheel Harvester has arrived with the
uncompromised design and engineering
Amity Technology is known for. Growers
requested machine balance, cleaning
capability, and capacity. These requests
were met with Active Depth Control and
efficient cleaning from the front grabrolls,
while the industry-leading 42-inch-wide
wheel gives the Amity Technology Model
2700 Wheel Harvester the capacity required
to efficiently harvest your crop.
Model 2700 – 12 Row Wheel Harvester
The Model 2700 is the largest harvester from Amity
Technology. Like the smaller models, it is available in
both a rear scrub and rear wheel configuration. Further,
the rear scrub has the option of rear grabrolls (standard
jump chain) or no rear grabrolls (extended jump chain).
These options allow you to design your harvester to match
your harvesting requirements.
12 row sugar beet harvesters from Amity Technology
are available in three different configurations.
Standard
Standard jump chain with rear
grabrolls for heavier clay soils
Extended
Extended jump chain without rear
grabrolls for lighter soils. Extended
jump chains offer gentler handling
of sugar beets.
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Wheel
Standard jump chain with wheel
lifter for lightest soils or for those
who do not want chains
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Model 2700 Scrub & Wheel Harvesters
The Model 2700 Scrub Harvester is available with either
a standard (shown) or extended jump chain.
Hydraulic cylinders on the axle allow the machine to be
leveled from side-to-side and steer the rear carrying tires
as shown. Tire sizes include 710/70R38 with standard
axle or 600/60R30.5 with steerable axle (shown).
The Model 2700 has a hydraulic rear grabroll
adjustment, allowing the operator to change the bed
angle from the cab.
A large 4.5-ton holding tank increases field efficiency.
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One of the reasons Amity Technology
harvesters have become the choice
of owners around the world is
their simple, effective design
that allows incredible visibility
inside the machine, whether
looking at the lifter wheels
or back through to the
grabrolls and beyond.
Model 2500 – 8 Row Harvester
Four different rear-carrying struts help round out the options to match your harvester to your operation.
11.2 x 24
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14.9 x 30
23.5/55 x 26
11.2 x 24 Steering
Model 2300/2400/2500 Scrub & Wheel Harvesters
With storage and processing efficiency of the harvested sugar beets a focal point of
all processors, delivery of clean beets is essential. The belted chain in the rear scrub of
all Amity Technology harvesters can be adjusted to scrub the beets for additional
cleaning and flexes to continually shed mud that is undesirable in the storage pile. For
drier climates and sandy soils, a rear wheel lifts the sugar beets with fewer wear parts.
Scrub Harvester
Wheel Harvester
Shields with gas shocks provide easy access to working components allowing you to match your harvesting
operation to your current conditions.
Grabrolls on Amity Technology harvesters are designed
to remove any remaining dirt or trash from the sugar
beets before being elevated to the tank. Grabrolls can be
easily adjusted to be more or less aggressive, depending
on field conditions.
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All Harvester Specs
Harvester Specifications:
Harvester Model
2300 Scrub
2300 Wheel
2400 Scrub
2500 Scrub
2500 Wheel
2700 Scrub
2700 Wheel
Number of Rows
4 to 6
4 to 6
4 to 6
6 to 8
6 to 8
8 to 12
8 to12
Row Spacing
20” to 30”
20” to 30”
20” to 30”
20” to 30”
20” to 30”
20” to 30”
20” to 30”
Total Weight
19,000 lbs
19,750 lbs
20,000 lbs
22,500 lbs
23,500 lbs
36,000 lbs
36,500 lbs
Drawbar Vertical Load
6,000 lbs
7,500 lbs
6,250 lbs
7,500 lbs
9,500 lbs
6,000 lbs
6,500 lbs
Length
20’ 6”
22’ 6”
22’ 6”
20’ 6”
22’ 6”
30’ 6”
26’ 6”
Transport Width
(with boom down)
15’ 10”
15’ 10”
16’ 2”
19’ 6”
19’ 6”
24’ 6”
24’ 6”
Operating Width
(with boom up)
20’ 6”
20’ 6”
20’ 10”
25’
25’
31’
31’
Height
13’ 10”
13’ 10”
13’ 10”
13’ 10”
13’ 10”
14’
14’
Tank Capacity
3 tons
3 tons
3 tons
3.5 tons
3.5 tons
4.5 tons
4.5 tons
170 hp
170 hp
170 hp
200 hp
200 hp
250 hp
250 hp
1,000 rpm
1,000 rpm
1,000 rpm
1,000 rpm
1,000 rpm
1,000 rpm
1,000 rpm
Drawbar Vertical Load
6,000 lbs
7,500 lbs
6,250 lbs
7,500 lbs
9,500 lbs
6,000 lbs
6,500 lbs
Hydraulic Capacity
30 gpm
30 gpm
30 gpm
30 gpm
30 gpm
30 gpm
30 gpm
Hydraulic Pressure
2,700 psi
2,700 psi
2,700 psi
2,700 psi
2,700 psi
2,700 psi
2,700 psi
Tractor Requirements
(minimum):
Recommended Power
PTO Speed
Note: The specifications above are estimates. The conversions were rounded accordingly.
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Amity Technology sugar beet defoliators lead the way
with their simple, efficient design and innovations that are
proven to clean the green from the sugar beet and add it
to your bottom line.
Model 3700 – 12 Row Defoliator
Shown with optional scalper bar
(available on all models with or without baskets)
Exclusive Gearbox Drive
The gearbox drive is the start of what makes Amity Technology
defoliators the right choice for your operation. Series 2100
gearboxes are used on Model 3300 defoliators. Larger, stronger
Series 2125 gearboxes (shown) are used on Model 3500 and 3700
defoliators. Models 3500 and 3700 also utilize rolled spline couplers
for effective and durable transmission of power to the flail tubes.
Gearbox Drive
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Rolled Spline
Couplers
Defoliators
New Row Finder Option
Amity Technology’s commitment to innovation is
once again shown with the addition of the defoliator
row finder. Mounted on the rear of the machine via
frame mount (shown) or scalper bar mounted, the row
finder keeps your defoliator from wandering down the
row. Steerable rear struts are required.
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Three drum
Amity defoliators
are available
with a variety of
flail configurations
to match your
operation.
Cup
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L-Knife
1" Tapered Flail
Patented Studded
Flail
Rigid stabilizer
wheels are
made especially
for narrowstance rear
strut assembly.
Split Flails
2" Block Flails
Defoliators
Rear strut options include:
•Steerable or non-steerable (includes
new adjustable poly clamps to
eliminate u-bolts). Steerable required
with defoliator row finder
Defoliator Specifications:
Model 3300
Model 3500
Model 3700
4 to 6
6 to 8
8 to 12
Row Spacing
20” to 30”
20” to 30”
20” to 30”
Total Weight
5,100 lbs
8,500 lbs
11,500 lbs
Length
20’ 9”
20’ 9”
20’ 9”
Transport Width
13’ 1”
15’ 9”
23’ 9”
7.6 x 15
22-inch spacing
8 tires
Height
4’ 3”
4’ 3”
4’ 3”
Speed - Drum #1 Steel
1,000 rpm
1,000 rpm
1,000 rpm
11.2 x 24
22-inch spacing
4 tires
Tractor Requirements
(minimum):
Recommended Power
PTO Speed
•Cylinders for height adjustment
•Oscillating option for 44-inch spacing
11.2 x 24
44-inch spacing
4 tires
Defoliator
Number of Rows
Speed - Drum #1
400 rpm
400 rpm
Rubber Flail, Drum #2 & #3
400 rpm
100 hp
120 hp
150 hp
1,000 rpm
1,000 rpm
1,000 rpm
Drawbar Vertical Load
5,000 lbs
5,000 lbs
5,000 lbs
Hydraulic Capacity
30 gpm
30 gpm
30 gpm
Hydraulic Pressure
2,700 psi
2,700 psi
2,700 psi
Note: The specifications above are estimates. The conversions were rounded accordingly.
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