Kuhn’s Performer and Optimer ranges offer distinct approaches that suit different residue loads, soil conditions, and working depths
Ahead of planting season, setting your crops and operation up for success requires putting the work in.
Effective ground preparation plays a critical role in soil health, moisture retention and ensuring a long-term return on investment.
Using tillage implements is fundamental to ground preparation.
Breaking through soil compaction aerates the ground, enhances water filtration, manages weeds and mixes key nutrients into the soil, creating an optimal seedbed for planting.
This foundation is exactly what Kuhn Agricultural Machinery’s tillage range is designed to strengthen.
Kuhn Optimer independent disc stubble cultivator
Quality stubble ploughing is a fundamental step in reactivating soil life and guaranteeing the best profitability for the following crop.
For this purpose, Kuhn offers Optimer, an independent disc stubble cultivator, available from 3m to 12.5m working width, combining intensive mixing, high speed and easy adjustment.
The Optimer range is available in three different chassis models, mounted, folding mounted or trailed as well as two varying conical disc models, the Optimer L (510mm discs) and the Optimer XL (620mm discs).
The Optimer L is ideal for surface stubble ploughing, creating false seedbeds and preparing the soil before planting a crop.
The Optimer XL is designed for median stubble ploughing to incorporate heavy residue and the 620mm disc interrupts capillary action and mechanically destroys weeds and plant cover crops.
Kuhn Performer cultivator
The Performer is a high-capacity cultivator that combines both disc and tine technology.
With variable configurations available and designed for tractors ranging from 180 to 700 horsepower, the Performer range is well-suited to farming enterprises that rely on efficiency and need to maximise productivity during increasingly narrow working windows.
Known for its superior versatility, the Performer offers four actions in a single pass: cutting, mixing or loosening, levelling, and consolidation.
Completing multiple soil working tasks in a single pass reduces fuel use, labour requirements, and machinery wear compared to conventional multi-pass tillage systems.
This consolidation directly contributes to lower operational costs and improved farm profitability.
The Performer’s distinctive design allows it to handle a variety of conditions and different levels of crop residue.
This versatility comes from being able to use its components: two-disc rows, four tine rows, and a roller, working either independently or together.
The front discs break through leftover organic material, and the following tines then incorporate that material into the soil.
The combined disc and tine action enhances soil structure, promotes residue breakdown, and prepares an excellent seedbed.
Perfect pairing
Whether the priority is managing heavy residue at speed or carrying out deeper structural work, choosing the right cultivator ensures each pass contributes meaningfully to soil health, operational efficiency, and sustainable crop production.
For producers evaluating which configuration best aligns with their farming system, the Kuhn Configurator provides a practical way to customise and compare product specifications and features to support informed decision-making.
To build your ideal tillage implement visit https://configurator-au.kuhn.com/crop/tillage-implements or to find out more about Kuhn’s tillage range, visit https://www.kuhn.com.au/crop/tillage-implements
