Cultivator
The Cultivator is a versatile, multiple-tine tillage and inter-row cultivation implement used across the full crop production cycle — from primary seedbed preparation and pre-plant soil loosening through to post-emergence inter-row weed control and soil aeration in standing crops. Unlike the disc harrow, which cuts and turns soil, the cultivator works through soil penetration and lateral displacement by its tines, breaking compaction layers, uprooting weeds, and improving water infiltration without the full inversion of the soil profile. Imperial World Trade supplies rigid tine, spring tine, and duck-foot cultivators for diverse tillage and inter-row cultivation requirements across grain, pulse, and horticultural crop farming systems.
- Rigid Tine Cultivators: Heavy-duty straight or curved rigid tines for deep soil loosening, compaction layer breaking, and primary seedbed preparation in harder soil conditions.
- Spring Tine Cultivators: Flexible spring steel tines that deflect around buried rocks and hard obstructions, making them ideal for stony soils and light seedbed finishing operations.
- Duck-Foot Sweeps: Wide-sweep shovel points mounted on rigid or spring tines for aggressive inter-row weed uprooting and soil surface disturbance in row crop cultivation.
- Frame Row Spacing: Adjustable tine spacing on the implement frame to match standard row spacings of the target crop for accurate inter-row cultivation without root or stem damage.
- Working Depth Control: Rear roller, depth wheels, or adjustable skid shoes providing consistent working depth across variable soil surface conditions within the field.
- Tine Spacing & Configuration: Multi-row tine arrangement ensures complete soil coverage at operating speed without unworked strips between adjacent tine paths.
Imperial World Trade supplies cultivators sized for small-holder two-wheel tractor systems through to wide-frame rigid tine cultivators for high-capacity four-wheel drive tractor operations, matching implement configuration and working width to your specific cropping system and soil management requirements.
