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The HyPo-Max is a 3-Point hitch ready hydraulic power pack that gives you the extra hydraulics to run your front or side mounted attachments. If you were thinking of getting a bigger tractor because you don't have enough hydraulics, don't do it. Get the HyPo-Max and you are all set.
Includes: Hydraulic oil Reservoir - 3 point hitch ready
Temperature gauge
Oil Filter
PTO Pump
Anti-Rotation PTO bar
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Clean out your vine trunks with our mechanical vine sucker brush. The brush rotates with a hydraulic motor and spins as the tractor moves forward to gently but effectively clean out the vines.
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Our vine replacement auger makes a 10" round hole and 10" deep. Go in row and replace all the vines you need with minimal work. Vine Auger $1,730.00 Easily installs in the Green Hyd-Row-Hoe vineyard equipment.
Get the Green Hoe Hyd-Row-Hoe mechanical Hiller now for $3,400.00 Great for hilling UP, take away in the spring and weed control and cultivation. Only a few left for this season. Call us now at 917-647-1660. Best Vineyard Equipment.
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Get the Green Hoe Hyd-Row-Hoe mechanical Hiller now for $3,400.00 Great for hilling now, take away in the spring and weed control and cultivation. Only a few left for this season. Call us now at 917-647-1660. Best Vineyard Equipment.
For more information on the Green Grape Hoe Hiller visit www.GreenHoeCompany.com
Get the Green Hoe Hyd-Row-Hoe mechanical Hiller now for $3,400.00 Great for hilling now, take away in the spring and weed control and cultivation. Only a few left for this season. Call us now at 917-647-1660. Best Vineyard Equipment.
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Hilling-up, a practice of covering the graft union using soil, is one of the most effective methods of preventing winter damage. Soil hilled-up around the vine acts both as a thermal mass that holds heat, and as an insulator that slows heat loss during extreme cold temperature events. By using the soil available near the trunk base, growers can improve long-term survival of the vines. If the mound is big enough to cover 3 to 4 inches above the graft union, the temperature experienced at the graft union is typically close to subsurface soil temperatures. Studies show that temperatures under the hilled soil can be significantly warmer than air temperatures, protecting the graft union from damage
For more information on the Green Grape Hoe Hiller visit www.GreenHoeCompany.com
Get the Green Hoe Hyd-Row-Hoe mechanical Hiller now for $3,400.00 Great for hilling now, take away in the spring and weed control and cultivation. Only a few left for this season. Call us now at 917-647-1660. Best Vineyard Equipment.
Just a few days left. We have extended our sale until the end of October. Perfect for weed control. Take a look at all our videos on our website www.GreenHoeCompany.com
Regular price: $4,695.00
SALE PRICE: $3,400.00
Basic system comes with a Hill Up Blade and a Take Away blade. Blades are the first step in weed control.
Also take a look at out vine replacement auger. makes a hole 10" wide X 10" deep. Quick attach on the Green Hoe.
Vineyard Equipment - Hill-up for the Fall
Winter injury is the single most limiting factor to grape production in the Northern United States. In New Jersey, 85% of vineyards reported winter injury following the harsh winters of 2013–14 and 2014–151. Extreme cold, widely fluctuating temperatures and late freezes can all cause direct injury to grape buds, trunk and stem tissues. Such injury creates opportunities for infection and development of crown gall disease, caused by Agrobacterium vitis. Crown galls typically form on trunks and graft unions, restricting water and nutrient movement from the roots to the canopy, often resulting in vine decline or death.
Cold injury and crown gall disease occurs in all types of varieties, however, Vitis vinifera are more susceptible to cold damage compared to hybrids and natives. Young, vigorously growing vines are especially vulnerable to cold injury and, for them, protective measures should be an especially high priority. Also, some varieties like Merlot and Sauvignon Blanc for example, are particularly sensitive to winter injury and may need to be protected even when well established.
Hilling-Up Protects the Graft Union
Hilling-up, a practice of covering the graft union using soil, is one of the most effective methods of preventing winter damage. Soil hilled-up around the vine acts both as a thermal mass that holds heat, and as an insulator that slows heat loss during extreme cold temperature events. By using the soil available near the trunk base, growers can improve long-term survival of the vines. If the mound is big enough to cover 3 to 4 inches above the graft union, the temperature experienced at the graft union is typically close to subsurface soil temperatures. Studies show that temperatures under the hilled soil can be significantly warmer than air temperatures, protecting the graft union from damage (Fig. 3 - Temperatures (°F) recorded near a hilled-up vine on a cold morning). In these studies, temperatures around 32°F were recorded at the graft union when hilled-up, while the air temperature a few inches above the soil mound was around 10°F, low enough to damage the vine (Fig. 3).
Hilling-Up Practices
Hilling-up can be done manually or mechanically. Tools specific for hilling-up are available, however, existing farm machinery can also be adapted for this purpose (e.g., vegetable tiller, single plow, disc harrow, etc.). For hilling-up, a hoe can be front-mounted, tailed, or side-mounted. One-sided hoes are easier to operate with higher accuracy compared to two-sided, which require very straight rows. The potential for damage to vines is higher with a less skilled tractor operator.
The goal for the hilling-up is to create a soil mound of 3–4 inches above the graft union. Depending on the soil type, levelness near the base, and soil moisture during hilling-up, two or more passes may be required to effectively cover the majority of the graft. Vines with uncovered graft unions after the second pass may not have been planted at the right depth.
Although a machine like the one shown in Fig. 4 can cost up to $4,000, it is less than the cost of replanting an entire two-acre vineyard. Single blade plows or hoes are the simplest and least expensive implements,
Challenges for Hilling-Up
Hilling-up is recommended during early fall, shortly after harvest. Avoid hilling-up in the late fall to avoid hard frozen ground that is more difficult to till. The right time for hilling-up is when the soil is not frozen and neither too dry nor too wet, and easy to work. Soil with large clods will not form a solid continuous mound necessary to protect the vines. Raise your drip lines before hilling to a sufficient height to avoid damaging them. Crooked or bent trunks are prone to damage from the hilling operation and should be tied straight before hilling. Hilling-up requires care to make sure that the graft union is well-covered (Fig. 5). One can easily damage the trunk if the equipment touches the vine and creates a wound that may provide a point of infection for crown gall or exacerbate the potential for cold injury. Later it may be necessary to use a shovel to throw sufficient soil to cover the graft union on some of the vines, despite good mechanical hilling-up practice.
Taking down the hilled-up soil requires even more care and often more labor than hilling-up. Remember that crown gall-causing bacteria are ever-present in the vines and take advantage of callusing or the recovery process after injury. Damaging the vines during hilling-up or taking down can be counterproductive and result in crown gall infection.
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