STANDEN-PEARSON T3 is a trailed 3-row potato harvester offering up to 60% more output than a 2-row trailed harvester. T3 can harvest 3-rows in different formats; on 72” wheel track (1.8m) beds, lifting one pair of rows between the tractor wheels plus 1-row from the right or left bed. Or at 108" (2.75m) tractor wheel track, 3-rows at 36” (90cm). A 180hp tractor is the recommended minimum.

Part of a complete 3-row system from STANDEN-PEARSON which includes BEDFORMER, POWAVATOR rotary tiller, 3-row UNISTAR and UNIWEB soil-separators, 3-row SP 330 POTATO PLANTER, and a 3-row BASELIER topper with hydraulic sideways movement to suit the T3 harvester.

T3 offers outstanding possibilities to reduce harvesting costs; at 30% more expensive to the grower than a 2-row trailed machine, and with a proven output around 60% greater, the figures really stack up; no grower can afford to ignore the potential for this exciting new development.

T3 is built on a special chassis designed to provide strength, excellent visibility for the driver, and easy access for maintenance and adjustments. The drive-line is simple and rugged, requiring minimal attention, with long life components used to maximise reliability. All hydraulic variable speed drives are featured throughout the harvester, with all speeds adjustable from the driver’s cab mounted CAN-Bus electronic control console.

Powerful hydraulics feature 4 x high capacity load sensing pumps, suction filters protect each of the main pumps separately, and individual pre-filters are fitted before each valve. T3 uses a suitably prepared section of its main chassis as a high capacity hydraulic oil reservoir, providing effective, natural oil cooling, and neat installation without needing a separate oil tank. So efficient is this system, the extra cost and complication of a separate oil cooler has proved unnecessary.

Hydraulic powered wheel drives are standard equipment on T3, the driver can select power assist, constant drive, or power boost functions. Generous flotation wheel equipment is also standard. The offside wheel is rotated underneath the harvester for road transport to achieve a transport width of just 3.4 metres. In the field the wheel is simply rotated to its outer position for maximum stability once the crop is opened. A special wide angle P.T.O shaft allows powered axle operation at headlands. Hydraulic rear axle steering, hydraulic levelling and a hydraulic drawbar are also standard.

Automatic share depth control is standard equipment; fully adjustable from the driver’s cab, it can also be overridden by the operator at any time.

The digging web is at 36mm pitch; importantly, the transfer height between the digging and sieving webs is adjustable from the cab, (VariSep) offering an added dimension of adjustability to the separation process to suit field conditions. The driver can instantly see the results of any adjustment at this point.

The sieving web is available in pitches from 36mm to 50mm. 4 x hydraulic rotary agitators (adjustable in pairs from the cab') are fitted to this web. Effective haulm removal comes in the form of an independently driven full width haulm roller with a reverse drive facility.

An Open-Plan chassis design provides clear unobstructed visibilty for the driver. With the benefit of VariSep, the height of the step and therefore the degree of separation at that point can easily be controlled to suit soil conditions and minimise crop damage

With a width of 1300mm the elevator is well matched to the harvester capacity. Neat design features enable folding within the width of the main chassis. Double articulation also means the elevator can be lowered sufficiently for windrowing of the crop.

T3 is a cost effective alternative to purchasing a 2-row self-propelled harvester, or as an ideal replacement for two 2-row trailed machines. T3 is built to order and made to your own specification.