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Sugar Beet Harvesters and Defoliators

Amity Knows Agriculture

The Amity Edge

Amity Technology is a fourth-generation manufacturing company. Founders Howard Dahl and Brian Dahl are grandsons of E. G. Melroe, who founded Melroe Manufacturing Company, and sons of Eugene Dahl. Eugene was a partner at Melroe and provided leadership to Steiger Tractor as it grew from $2 million in annual sales to more than $100 million in six years. In 1977, Howard and Brian Dahl started Concord, LLC, which became the leading U.S. air drill manufacturer. Concord had a particularly strong role in bringing air seeding technology to the CIS (former Soviet Union). The Dahls sold most of Concord to Case Corporation in 1996. Howard and Brian used products not purchased by Case to launch Amity Technology.

Today, Amity Technology provides products on the leading edge of agricultural technology – all to help producers cut costs and increase yields. The world leader in sugar beet harvesting equipment, Amity Technology has proven equipment for harvesting in all soil types and conditions. Amity Technology also manufactures and distributes soil sampling equipment to boost soil management,

fertility, seeding, and other practices. Amity Technology products are distributed throughout the world, with the company’s research, development, manufacturing, and headquarters in Fargo, North Dakota.

ISO:9001 quality certification Amity Technology is now ISO:9001 registered for quality standard certification. Amity Technology achieved the certification in August 2007, recognizing the company’s quality management systems and programs. The ISO premise is that consistency creates reliability, which leads to excellence in product design, manufacturing, and end use. Amity Technology sugar beet equipment is produced through ISO-certified quality systems and processes.

Amity Technology is the industry leader in sugar beet harvesting equipment. As the preferred choice around the world, Amity Technology harvesters and defoliators command the largest market share both domestically and worldwide.

Field-proven to work well in a variety of conditions, Amity Technology means a more efficient harvest and increased profits. Because of its high quality and low maintenance requirements, farmers around the world know they are investing in equipment that lasts – the safe choice today for tomorrow.

The World Leader In Sugar

Simple Design

Amity Technology harvesters are designed with simple, effective adjustments to match harvester operation with harvest conditions.

Unrivaled Pinch Point Adjustment

Aids in pulling more tap root in dry conditions and less mud in wet conditions

Optional rock protection available

Apron Chain

Amity Technology harvesters utilize an apron chain between the lifting wheels and grabrolls, which transfer the crop to the grabrolls while removing the majority of the dirt and reducing grabroll power requirements.

Effective Grabroll Adjustments

Multiple grabroll adjustments, including speed, bed up, bed down, smooth up, smooth down, and #4 reverse, let your harvester easily adapt to soil conditions.

Easily set for aggressive cleaning in muddy conditions or non-aggressive for dry conditions

Available in poly, steel, and hardened

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Amity Technology engineers continually improve the design and efficiency of Amity Technology sugar beet equipment, resulting in equipment that holds its value. Plus, Amity Technology is unmatched in

company and dealer commitment to quality, part availability, and service.

Beet Harvesting Equipment

Optional In-Cab Adjustments

Active Depth Control

Dual motor scrub

Hydraulic paddle shaft

Adjustable rear struts

Optional steerable axles for tighter corners and turns

Hydraulic tilt grabrolls (Model 2700)

Row Finder

The Amity Technology row finder is a simple, effective tool to keep your harvester on the row. The row finder also has a backup feature that allows the operator to back up without lifting the machine or damaging the row finder.

Paddles

The standard paddle has proven effective in moving sugar beets from the lifting wheels into the harvester. They are required for protection when utilizing rock struts.

Heavy clay-based soils add extra challenge to the process. While operating at shallower digging depths, paddles may be required to reach farther into the lifting wheels to move the beets into the machine. For this reason the plastic paddle (pictured above right) is available. (Not to be used with rock struts)

Active Depth Control (ADC)As harvester width has increased, the need for leveling the harvester has become a key component in delivering a quality product. During normal operation, harvester weight dynamics are constantly changing: tank full, tank empty, boom full, boom empty. Changing field conditions from dry to wet further magnify these dynamics. Amity Technology has always focused on making adjustments that are simple and effective. With the addition of Active Depth Control, Amity Technology delivers more than a best guess when it comes to digging depth.

Active Depth Control continuously monitors the digging depth of the harvester. Like other systems, Active Depth Control from Amity Technology controls the hitch cylinders to change digging depth, but only Active Depth Control from Amity Technology additionally controls the rear cylinders to match digging depth across the machine. This on-the-go adjustment prevents hundreds of tons of extra dirt from being introduced to the harvester. If extra dirt doesn’t go in the harvester, the machine doesn’t have to separate it!

The operator monitors digging depth from the cab with this easy-to-use controller. There are readings for both the left and right wands, as well as the left and right axle cylinders, keeping the harvester digging evenly at all times.

Harvested without Active Depth ControlHarvested with Active Depth Control

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Active Depth Control

The wands mounted on the front bar of the harvester send readings to the hydraulic system attached to the rear struts to keep digging depth constant throughout the field.

From the monitor in the tractor, the operator sets digging parameters on the circuit board. The sensors, or wands, advise the circuit board of the digging depth. The circuit board then instructs the valve block to make adjustments to the hitch and axle cylinders.

AxleCylinders

HitchCylinders

Sensor

Sensor

Valve Block

Monitor

Circuit Board

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Amity Technology is the industry leader in 12 row sugar beet harvesters. Designed with efficiency in mind, the Model 2700 Scrub Harvester covers more ground in less time. Plus, the Model 2700 features a 64-inch-wide scrub tower for effective cleaning, leaving more dirt in the field, keeping it out of the truck.

Model 2700 – 12 Row Scrub Harvester

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The Model 2700 is the largest harvester from Amity Technology. Like the smaller models, it is available in both a rear scrub and rear wheel configuration. Further, the rear scrub has the option of rear grabrolls (standard jump chain) or no rear grabrolls (extended jump chain). These options allow you to design your harvester to match your harvesting requirements.

The Amity Technology Model 2700 Wheel Harvester has arrived with the uncompromised design and engineering Amity Technology is known for. Growers requested machine balance, cleaning capability, and capacity. These requests were met with Active Depth Control and efficient cleaning from the front grabrolls, while the industry-leading 42-inch-wide wheel gives the Amity Technology Model 2700 Wheel Harvester the capacity required to efficiently harvest your crop.

Model 2700 – 12 Row Wheel Harvester

StandardStandard jump chain with rear grabrolls for heavier clay soils

ExtendedExtended jump chain without rear grabrolls for lighter soils. Extended jump chains offer gentler handling of sugar beets.

WheelStandard jump chain with wheel lifter for lightest soils or for those who do not want chains

12 row sugar beet harvesters from Amity Technology are available in three different configurations.

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Model 2700 Scrub & Wheel Harvesters

The Model 2700 Scrub Harvester is available with either a standard (shown) or extended jump chain.

A large 4.5-ton holding tank increases field efficiency.

Hydraulic cylinders on the axle allow the machine to be leveled from side-to-side and steer the rear carrying tires as shown. Tire sizes include 710/70R38 with standard axle or 600/60R30.5 with steerable axle (shown).

The Model 2700 has a hydraulic rear grabroll adjustment, allowing the operator to change the bed angle from the cab.

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Model 2500 – 8 Row Harvester

Four different rear-carrying struts help round out the options to match your harvester to your operation.

14.9 x 3011.2 x 24 23.5/55 x 26 11.2 x 24 Steering

One of the reasons Amity Technology harvesters have become the choice of owners around the world is their simple, effective design that allows incredible visibility inside the machine, whether looking at the lifter wheels or back through to the grabrolls and beyond.

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Model 2300/2400/2500 Scrub & Wheel Harvesters

Model 2500 – 8 Row Harvester

With storage and processing efficiency of the harvested sugar beets a focal point of all processors, delivery of clean beets is essential. The belted chain in the rear scrub of all Amity Technology harvesters can be adjusted to scrub the beets for additional cleaning and flexes to continually shed mud that is undesirable in the storage pile. For drier climates and sandy soils, a rear wheel lifts the sugar beets with fewer wear parts.

Shields with gas shocks provide easy access to working components allowing you to match your harvesting operation to your current conditions.

Grabrolls on Amity Technology harvesters are designed to remove any remaining dirt or trash from the sugar beets before being elevated to the tank. Grabrolls can be easily adjusted to be more or less aggressive, depending on field conditions.

Scrub Harvester Wheel Harvester

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Harvester Specifications: Harvester Model 2300 Scrub 2300 Wheel 2400 Scrub 2500 Scrub 2500 Wheel 2700 Scrub 2700 Wheel

Number of Rows 4 to 6 4 to 6 4 to 6 6 to 8 6 to 8 8 to 12 8 to12

Row Spacing 20” to 30” 20” to 30” 20” to 30” 20” to 30” 20” to 30” 20” to 30” 20” to 30”

Total Weight 19,000 lbs 19,750 lbs 20,000 lbs 22,500 lbs 23,500 lbs 36,000 lbs 36,500 lbs

Drawbar Vertical Load 6,000 lbs 7,500 lbs 6,250 lbs 7,500 lbs 9,500 lbs 6,000 lbs 6,500 lbs

Length 20’ 6” 22’ 6” 22’ 6” 20’ 6” 22’ 6” 30’ 6” 26’ 6”

Transport Width 15’ 10” 15’ 10” 16’ 2” 19’ 6” 19’ 6” 24’ 6” 24’ 6” (with boom down)

Operating Width 20’ 6” 20’ 6” 20’ 10” 25’ 25’ 31’ 31’ (with boom up)

Height 13’ 10” 13’ 10” 13’ 10” 13’ 10” 13’ 10” 14’ 14’

Tank Capacity 3 tons 3 tons 3 tons 3.5 tons 3.5 tons 4.5 tons 4.5 tons

Tractor Requirements (minimum):

Recommended Power 170 hp 170 hp 170 hp 200 hp 200 hp 250 hp 250 hp

PTO Speed 1,000 rpm 1,000 rpm 1,000 rpm 1,000 rpm 1,000 rpm 1,000 rpm 1,000 rpm

Drawbar Vertical Load 6,000 lbs 7,500 lbs 6,250 lbs 7,500 lbs 9,500 lbs 6,000 lbs 6,500 lbs

Hydraulic Capacity 30 gpm 30 gpm 30 gpm 30 gpm 30 gpm 30 gpm 30 gpm

Hydraulic Pressure 2,700 psi 2,700 psi 2,700 psi 2,700 psi 2,700 psi 2,700 psi 2,700 psi

Note: The specifications above are estimates. The conversions were rounded accordingly.

All Harvester Specs

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Amity Technology sugar beet defoliators lead the way with their simple, efficient design and innovations that are proven to clean the green from the sugar beet and add it to your bottom line.

Exclusive Gearbox DriveThe gearbox drive is the start of what makes Amity Technology defoliators the right choice for your operation. Series 2100 gearboxes are used on Model 3300 defoliators. Larger, stronger Series 2125 gearboxes (shown) are used on Model 3500 and 3700 defoliators. Models 3500 and 3700 also utilize rolled spline couplers for effective and durable transmission of power to the flail tubes.

Model 3700 – 12 Row DefoliatorShown with optional scalper bar

(available on all models with or without baskets)

Rolled Spline Couplers

Gearbox Drive

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Defoliators

New Row Finder OptionAmity Technology’s commitment to innovation is once again shown with the addition of the defoliator row finder. Mounted on the rear of the machine via frame mount (shown) or scalper bar mounted, the row finder keeps your defoliator from wandering down the row. Steerable rear struts are required.

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L-KnifeCup 1" Tapered Flail Patented Studded Flail

Split Flails 2" Block Flails

Three drum Amity defoliators are available with a variety of flail configurations to match your operation.

Rigid stabilizer wheels are made especially for narrow- stance rear strut assembly.

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Defoliators

Defoliator Model 3300 Model 3500 Model 3700

Number of Rows 4 to 6 6 to 8 8 to 12

Row Spacing 20” to 30” 20” to 30” 20” to 30”

Total Weight 5,100 lbs 8,500 lbs 11,500 lbs

Length 20’ 9” 20’ 9” 20’ 9”

Transport Width 13’ 1” 15’ 9” 23’ 9”

Height 4’ 3” 4’ 3” 4’ 3”

Speed - Drum #1 Steel 1,000 rpm 1,000 rpm 1,000 rpm

Speed - Drum #1 400 rpm 400 rpm 400 rpm Rubber Flail, Drum #2 & #3

Tractor Requirements (minimum):

Recommended Power 100 hp 120 hp 150 hp

PTO Speed 1,000 rpm 1,000 rpm 1,000 rpm

Drawbar Vertical Load 5,000 lbs 5,000 lbs 5,000 lbs

Hydraulic Capacity 30 gpm 30 gpm 30 gpm

Hydraulic Pressure 2,700 psi 2,700 psi 2,700 psi

Note: The specifications above are estimates. The conversions were rounded accordingly.

Defoliator Specifications:Rear strut options include: • Steerable or non-steerable (includes new adjustable poly clamps to eliminate u-bolts). Steerable required with defoliator row finder • Cylinders for height adjustment • Oscillating option for 44-inch spacing

11.2 x 24 22-inch spacing 4 tires

7.6 x 15 22-inch spacing 8 tires

11.2 x 24 44-inch spacing 4 tires

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