Inter-Row Weeder
The Shaktiman Inter-Row Weeder is a precision-engineered agricultural implement designed to efficiently remove weeds and loosen soil in the inter-row spaces of standing crops—without causing damage to the plants. Ideal for sugarcane, maize, cotton, and other row-planted crops, this machine combines mechanical cultivation with intelligent design to deliver superior agronomic results while reducing dependency on manual labor and chemical herbicides.
* The Company reserves absolute rights to modify the specifications of machine and components therein without any prior notice.
Advantages
- Labor Savings: One operator can manage the entire weeding operation
- Time Efficiency: Combines weeding and earthing-up in a single pass—cutting field time and fuel consumption.
- Cost Reduction: Eliminates herbicide costs + minimizes labor expenses = significantly lower operational expenditure.
- Yield Improvement: Precise weed control + strategic soil mounding around crop stalks promotes healthier root systems and higher yields.
- Enhanced Soil Health: Mechanical tilling improves soil aeration, structure, and microbial activity—supporting long-term field productivity.
- Operational Flexibility: Easily adjustable for varying row spacings and crop growth stages—from early vegetative to mature phases.
- Eco-Friendly Sustainability: Reduces chemical runoff and soil degradation by replacing herbicides with sustainable mechanical cultivation.
Features
- Main Gear Box: Adjustable rotor RPM allows you to optimize speed based on soil type and field conditions, ensuring efficient performance and better adaptability.
- Row Shifter: Simple and strong bolt-based adjustment mechanism enables easy row locking and quick reconfiguration for different planting patterns and row widths.
- Center Gear (3 Nos.): Heavy-duty center gear drive offers superior strength and reliability compared to chain drive systems, ensuring consistent power transmission.
- Top Mast: Robust design with stronger metal components provides enhanced durability and stability during operations in tough field conditions.
- Rotor and Blade (36 Blades | 12 per Rotor): C-shaped blades ensure excellent soil pulverization for better loosening and mixing, while effectively moving soil for improved inter-row cultivation and earthing-up.
- Side Plate: Adjustable side plates allow precise control of soil movement, improving earthing-up efficiency and providing better crop support.
Technical Specification
| Descriptions | UOM | IRW |
| Overall Length | mm | 2242 |
| Overall Width | mm | 1043 |
| Overall Height | mm | 1368 |
| Total Working Width | mm | 1861 |
| Row Working Width | Inch | 14 |
| Tractor Power | HP | 45-50 |
| Kw | 34-45 | |
| 3-Point Hitch Type | – | CAT-II |
| No. of Tines (C-TYPE) | nos | 36 |
| Rotor Shaft Speed (17*18) | RPM@540 | 155 |
| Standard Tine Construction | – | Curved |
| Transmission Type | – | Gear |
| Max. Working Depth | mm | 140 |
| Rotor Tube Diameter | mm | 78 |
| Rotor Swing Diameter | mm | 480 |
| Driveline Safety Device | – | Slip Clutch |
| Weight | Kg/lbs | 609/1334 |