
Suffolk-based farm machinery manufacturers Claydon will exhibit three new products at LAMMA 2025 next month.
The company’s stand at the NEC Birmingham will include the company’s new Evolution front hopper, a 4m version of its Evolution drill toolbar with twin-tine fertiliser placement, and a Claydon mole drainer.
Claydon will also exhibit a selection of other machines during the two-day show – including 6m T6 Hybrid trailed drill, a 3m M3F Evolution mounted drill with grain and fertiliser, and a 9m straw harrow.
UK sales manager David Furber said: “We will use LAMMA 2025 to showcase our ability to offer flexible seed and fertiliser placement, meeting the requirements of the Sustainable Farming Incentive and growing companion crops.
“The fact that also we have this option available on our 3m M3F Evolution and 6m T6 trailed drills demonstrates how we can offer farmers the option of generating additional income through the SFI, with ideal seed placement.”
Drill toolbar
The Evolution drill toolbar can be used with the Evolution front hopper and is available in widths of 3m, 4m, 4.5m, 4.8m, 5m or 6m. The standard specification includes one distribution head with 38mm seed delivery hoses, but a second head is optional.
With a total capacity of 2750 litres, split 45/55%, the Evolution front hopper is pressurised to ensure reliable high-volume material delivery to the rear distribution heads. An ISOCAN terminal controls all front hopper functions.
Twin metering units deliver either mixed or separated seed/fertiliser flows to the rear-mounted drill, a simple airline box selector diverting the flow of material to the distribution pipes or combining the total output into one pipe.
ISOBUS compatible, the hopper is supplied with small, medium or large diameter interchangeable metering wheels to suit a wide range of seeds and fertilisers. Weighing 730kg, it measures 2476mm wide, 1803mm high and 1619mm long.
Two hopper sensors provide low level and empty warnings, work lights, two road vision cameras, a toolbox and foldable front footstep.
Options include 550kg of ballast, plus packer wheels with passive steering and wheel scrapers.
Mole drainer
The single-leg Claydon mole drainer mixes the benefits of mounted and trailed designs without the drawbacks of either, enabling mole drains to be formed easily and accurately. Even on very heavy land, it can be handled by a well-ballasted 200hp tractor.
Mounted on the tractor’s rear three-point linkage, the implement features a long, narrow beam which allows the 75mm-diameter mole bullet and 100mm ceramic expander to produce a uniform, stable channel at the correct depth and angle.
The design also avoids excessive friction between the beam and soil surface, minimising draft requirement and fuel use. The oscillating headstock has a swivel joint which allows the drainer to reach further into headland ditches or over drains.
Because the narrow beam is held in the upright position there is no need for outrunner skids and the angle of the bullet can be precisely adjusted.
Locked in place by a steel wedge, the blade pivots on three pins and the bullet angle is controlled by the narrow 200mm-wide front skid, allowing mole draining through standing crops with little damage.
Chains linking the oscillating headstock to the beam allow the tractor to turn easily and progressively lift the beam, enabling the mole to ski out of the ground gently with minimal soil disturbance.
Claydon will be on stand 6.600.
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