Riptill Private Limited — landprep contractor
Riptill John Deere 8320R hitched to a chisel plough on a Zimbabwean farm

Tractors

Ten tractors — John Deere and Case IH

Our land preparation fleet runs on John Deere, from the 9400 and 8530 pulling heavy discs down to the 6100B on spraying and rolling, backed by a Case IH Magnum 340.

10 tractors

Enough capacity to keep multiple blocks moving at once.

9400 to 6100B

The right machine matched to every implement.

Full land prep

Discing through to planting and rolling in one contract.

Fleet breakdown

Ten tractors — nine John Deere and one Case IH Magnum — from the 9400 down to the 6100B, matched to the implement each job needs.

MakeModelPrimary use
John Deere9400Heavy discing and primary tillage on hard, compacted land.
John Deere8530Heavy discing support and deep chisel ploughing.
John Deere8230Chisel ploughing and heavy secondary tillage.
John Deere8320RRipping, chisel ploughing and wide-format land prep.
Case IHMagnum 340Heavy discing and large-scale cultivation.
John Deere7195JLight discing and planting.
John Deere6165JLight discing and planting.
John Deere6145JPlanting, spraying and rolling.
John Deere6100BSpraying, rolling and finishing passes.
John Deere6100BSpraying, rolling and general farm haulage.

Implements we run

Heavy disc harrow

Primary tillage on hard ground, breaking clods during landprep.

Light disc harrow

Secondary passes to break clods and level the seedbed.

Chisel plough

Deep ripping to shatter compaction and improve water infiltration.

Planter

Sowing with a drill, placing seed accurately across the field.

Boom sprayer

Pre-plant and in-crop chemical application at consistent rates.

Planter

Accurate seed placement and spacing across large blocks.

Roller

Firming the seedbed for even germination and moisture retention, and breaking clods during landprep.

Riptill John Deere 9400 with a heavy disc harrow at sunset

On the job

Our tractors at work

John Deere tractor pulling a Grimme planter through red soil at sunset
Planting seed
John Deere tractor sowing with a seed drill across stubble field
Sowing with a seed drill
Riptill disc harrows, tractors and grader lined up in the yard
Heavy and light disc harrows in the yard
John Deere tractor planting into a prepared field
Planting seed
Riptill John Deere 9400 pulling a heavy disc harrow through crop residue
John Deere 9400 — heavy discing
Front view of the Riptill John Deere 9400 tractor working a field
John Deere 9400 front on
Riptill Case IH Magnum 340 tractor discing a field in Zimbabwe
Case IH Magnum 340
Rear view of a John Deere tractor pulling a chisel plough on newly cleared land
Chisel ploughing cleared land
Tractor forming ridges in a field of dark soil
Ridging and land forming
Riptill John Deere 8530 pulling a chisel plough through red Zimbabwean soil
John Deere 8530 — chisel ploughing
John Deere tractor heavy discing red soil with a hill behind
Heavy discing, red soils
John Deere tractor with a heavy disc harrow working dark soil at sunset
Heavy disc at last light
Riptill John Deere 8320R and 8230 tractors with rippers on a cleared land
8320R and 8230 with rippers
Rear view of a John Deere tractor pulling a wide ripper frame
Wide ripper frame

Book your land prep season

Tell us your hectares and timing and we will match tractors and implements to your programme.

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