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

Tractors

A large, powerful fleet of John Deere and Case tractors

Our land preparation fleet runs on John Deere tractors, mainly the 9000 and 8000 series, down to the 6100B for spraying and rolling. Backed up 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 Deere9400Pulling Extra heavy duty implements, primary tillage.
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 Deere7195JMedium 28" discs and Radium chisels.
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

Extra Heavy duty Disc

Primary tillage using 36" EHD discs, after bush clearing, or to remove plantation stools, breaking new ground.

Medium disc harrow

Medium 28" disc harrow to incorporate mulch/soils and level seedbeds.

Chisel plough

We have a range of chisel rippers to suit your every need and soil condition. Shatters compaction and provides good water infiltration.

Planter

We precision plant, placing the seed at the right depth.

Drill

We have a new drill to plant soybeans, wheat and small grains.

Boom sprayer

An 18m, 2100 litre boom sprayer for all your chemical and foliar sprays.

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 8530 and 8320R tractors with chisel rippers on cleared land
300hp tractors 8530 and 8320R with chisel rippers
Rear view of a John Deere tractor pulling a wide ripper frame
11 tine Rovic Leers Super 19 chisel

Book your land prep season

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

Request a quote