Principle of operation

Unlike traditional ploughing, which is carried out with flat ploughs, and the depth of the topsoil that is shifted or turned over can reach 30-35 cm, peeling takes place without dumping and turning the soil to a depth of 8-12 cm. Hulling belongs to the class of "minimal" or "economical" tillage. There are disc and ploughshare cultivators. Disc cultivators process the soil to a depth of 4-12 cm.

Advantages

The effectiveness of this method of tillage is as follows:

• reduction of costs for fuels and lubricants, compared to ploughing;there is a lesser impact on the microflora of the upper fertile layer than during traditional ploughing.Harrows can be complemented by soil crumbling rollers or tine harrows. Some people also refer to rollers as cultivators. Some manufacturers equip their rollers with discs of a similar shape to the cultivators, thus creating a universal unit that combines the properties of a cultivator and a packer roller. In this case, it is not possible to increase the depth of peeling. It is usually 4-6 cm. Soil peeling can be performed as a preparatory operation for ploughing, or it can be used as an independent type of tillage before sowing with the use of precision seeders.