A NEW range of soil wearing parts have been added to the Spaldings inventory.

The ACREplus replacements for original soil-engaging parts on tillage equipment has been introduced as part of a deal to be an exclusive distributor for the New Zealand-sourced kit.

It offers plain and winged points for subsoilers and cultivators made to accurate patterns to fit existing implements.

Spaldings marketing director, Nigel Whelan, said that the company already offers its customers a wide choice of wearing parts solutions, with this new range offering a range of choice.

“Earlier this year we introduced the universal drill coulter points from Dutch Openers and we already offer an extensive range of standard and Durafaced parts for ploughs and cultivators,” he said. “We also supply Ferobide tungsten tile sets for the ultimate in wear-proofing and now the ACREplus range of points for cultivators, subsoilers and tine drills provides another cost-effective option, with characteristics that are particularly well suited to soils that are quite abrasive or have a high stone content.”

The new parts comes from Milson Foundry, a producer of specialist castings supplied to agricultural equipment manufacturers in North America and Europe. Its soil-engaging parts business is built on a high-chrome iron comprising a ‘secret recipe’ of materials formulated and then heat treated to provide high wear resistance without being brittle.

The end result is a range of replacement parts that maintain their performance over time and provide a consistent level of quality work at lower cost per acre, said Spaldings.