Lettuce (Leafy Greens)
Typically, Lettuce growers utilize beds from 40" to 80" and used multiple lines of drip tape per bed. Lettuce growers utilize the drip tape for either one season, and use single-use drip tape, or retrieve the drip tape for multiple uses. Large scale growers use three pieces of equipment from Andros which include an injection unit for installing the drip tape, a extractor to free up the drip tape from the plants and soil, and a retrieval unit to roll up multiple drip tape rows at a time.
Field Information
- Crop: Lettuce
- Bed size (width): 80"
- Drip tape diameter: 5/8"
- Drip tape wall thickness: 5 mil
Functional Requirements
- Rows (beds) installed per pass: 3
- Drip tape lines (laterals) per bed: 3
- Installation depth: 1" below surface
- Precise installation of drip tape
- Replace dirt over drip tape
Note: Andros equipment can be custom configured and include additional integrated functions.
Common Installation Equipment Configurations
BOSS Injection Implement (3-Row/9-Line, TB1902-001)
- Installs 3 drip tape lines per 80" bed (60"-80" beds) and 3 beds per pass (9 total drip tape lines per pass)
- Injection tools: Cast SB Injection Tools
- Carriers: Series III
- Utilizes ground-following units for precise injection depth on each tool
BOSS Injection Implement (3-Row/9-Line, TB1808-001)
- Installs 3 drip tape lines per 80" bed (60"-80" beds) and 3 beds per pass (9 total drip tape lines per pass)
- Folds for easier transport
- Injection tools: Cast SB Injection Tools
- Carriers: Series VII
- Utilizes ground-following units for precise injection depth on each tool
BUMPY Extraction Implement (3-Row, TL1701-001)
- Folds for easier transport
- Extracts 3 lines per 80" bed(row) and 3 beds per pass
- Lifts drip tape for easy end of the row retrieval with Ultra or Mega Binders
- Available in rigid and folding versions
Common Retrieval Equipment Configurations
- For recycle or disposal
- Creates compacted rolls (200-300 lbs. rolls)
- Available with or without integrated power unit
- Best suited for Andros Recycling Program
- Creates large, condensed rolls (800-1,000 lbs.)
- Available with or without integrated power unit
- Available in different trailer sizes and options
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