2024 Kuhn Interceptor® 8055-20

2024 Kuhn Interceptor® 8055-20

Your high-speed solution for residue management, weed control and seedbed creation, the Interceptor 8055 was developed to provide growers with a conservation tillage tool capable of leaving a well-structured, level seedbed in fall or spring. Working Widths: 19’ – 39'6".

The KUHN Krause Interceptor 8055 delivers high-speed conservation tillage to control stubborn, chemical resistant weed growth, while sizing and evenly distributing tough residue throughout the worked soil profile. This action kills weeds, limits potential movement of wind driven residue, builds soil organic matter by contributing to residue breakdown, and helps prevent formation of a residue mat on or below the soil surface which could inhibit seed soil contact and movement of moisture and nutrients throughout the profile. The proven Star Wheel™ treaders with 24/7® finishing attachments provide a consistent, uniform field finish.

Features may include:

Excalibur® CT Blades

Higher residue quantities from increased planting populations, tougher stover from GMO hybrids with stay-green traits, varying soil moisture and volatile weather conditions: these are all examples of challenges North American producers face during the tillage season every year. Designed to maintain a sharp cutting edge throughout service, Excalibur CT blades cut and size residue. These 22” diameter blades are mounted on 9” spacing to achieve a full cut of soil across the machine, and each blade features 32 flutes to reduce clod size. The Excalibur CT blades are configured in a tandem layout to prevent tracking and ensure a more uniform distribution of soil and residue across the field compared to machines utilizing an offset design. The Interceptor’s depth of frame provides ample distance for residue and soil to flow, allowing it to settle between the two parallel rows of blades and reduce the risk of plugging compared to short-coupled designs.

Excalibur® CT blades are mounted on a shallow compound angle to ensure optimum soil penetration while limiting weight carried on the backside of the blade. This reduces compaction and smearing of soil, especially in wet conditions and helps ensure that residue is distributed throughout the soil profile and not simply buried at the bottom of the seedbed.

Center-mounted HD tines are fitted directly behind the first rank of Excalibur® CT blades and maintain full contact with the soil surface to initiate residue redistribution and soil leveling. This single row of heavy-duty tines is on 12” spacing to help capture all material flow from the front blades and force it downward, settling loose material before contacting the rear row of blades and finishing attachment, and reducing the quantity of material blowing over the rear of the machine. This ensures that as much residue as possible is sized, incorporated, and anchored rather than left on the field surface where it will be susceptible to blowing or washing off the field.

Quality Finishing

Star Wheel treader gangs, mounted on 6-degree angles, level the seedbed and size clods, while mixing and anchoring residue into the loose soil. Constant-flow hydraulic down pressure on the Star Wheel treader allows the attachment to maintain even working pressure across a varying field surface, resulting in a consistent, uniform finish. Many competitive units depend upon their rear attachment to control machine operating depth and thereby transmit significant weight to their rear attachment, which can result in a tight, compressed seedbed.