The inter-row cultivator revolution
World-first band width adjustment: with our patented innovation you switch the band electro-hydraulically from the cab or mechanically in next to no time – and hoe with centimeter precision right at the plant. Simple, rugged, versatile, low-maintenance, highly efficient.
Why VarioCHOP?
Awarded the Agritechnica 2019 silver medal and the Agrarfuchs 2020 – developed by users for users.
Patented as a world first: the hoeing band width can be changed at any time – electro-hydraulically right from the cab or mechanically. Adapt to the plant's growth stage and weather conditions in seconds.
High area output thanks to working speeds of up to 19 km/h – while hoeing with centimeter precision right at the plant. Cutting shares made of Hardox or tungsten carbide and the revolutionary double-sprung tine suspension go the distance.
The solution for herbicide-free farming – or savings of up to 50 % on herbicide costs. Suitable for organic and conventional farms, with less time spent on hand weeding and noticeably lower labor costs.
Try it interactively
Move the slider and watch the hoeing shares move closer to the plant row – exactly what happens in the field, controlled from the tractor cab.
With the VarioCHOP you adjust the band width electro-hydraulically right from the cab – while driving.
Your benefits
The solution
The biggest innovation in hoeing technology
A perfectly set band at all times: adjust the band width from the cab, 2× crop protection element, 2× finger weeder, 3× to 5× shares – thanks to sophisticated kinematics.
No more worn-out hoeing equipment: perfect penetration, fanned-out share arrangement and heavy-duty mechatronics for tough continuous use.
By users, for users: a clear view of the plant row, user-friendly design and crop protection elements with adjustable height limit.
Works even with heavy weed pressure, on hard soils and on slopes: best-in-class penetration for hard ground conditions, a clear view of the row, band width adjustment from the cab.
Adapts to new crops or weather conditions: quick to set up, hydraulically or electrically adjustable and individually configurable.
Easy operation of the electric band width adjustment: thanks to stability, precision and a clear view, you always hoe exactly where it is needed.
X-ADJUST
With the new X-ADJUST system you switch hydraulically and infinitely variably to any row width from 45 to 75 cm – within seconds. One cultivator for every row width!
Official launch at Agritechnica 2025 in Hanover.
Insights
Modular and expandable
From the mounting frame to the finger weeder: the VarioCHOP grows with your requirements – many tools can be mounted and adjusted without tools.
Mounting frame
For front and rear mounting. In front mounting with special attention to a good view of the row.
Mounting frame
Designed for front-mounted implements – the center of gravity sits approx. 32 cm closer to the tractor than with the FX. Front mounting only.
Side-shift frame
Parallel shift via 2 hydraulic cylinders plus a steering cylinder: also angles the cultivator relative to the row – ideal when working across slopes. Optionally with 3-point adapter, also for implements from other manufacturers.
Shift frame
Low weight, simple design – shifting is done via a linear slide.
Shift frame
Ruggedly built, designed for larger working widths. Flanged wheels and a 3-point adapter are optionally available.
Shift frame
Extremely long shift travel of 64 cm in total via a parallelogram – thanks to a clever design, the center of gravity stays close to the carrier vehicle.
Depth control
Precise depth control for consistent working results.
Optional
Optional for the EG-X shift frame – for even better, more exact row guidance.
Optional
Works over the full area, between the rows or on the row. Aggressiveness and down pressure are adjustable without tools.
Optional
Always fixed in the same position – making it particularly well suited to combing out weeds in the row.
Depth control
Adjustable without tools via a spring-loaded pin between 5 and 50 mm working depth. Also available as a long-range gauge wheel with 4 cm more travel.
Optional
Chops mulch material ahead of the shares and prevents blockages. Self-cleaning and split in two – the halves open to the rear so stones cannot jam.
Crop protection
Protects the crop plant from being buried – spring-preloaded and height-adjustable without tools.
Optional
Enables weed control in the row. Mounted as close as possible to the share to prevent drift on slopes – height, down pressure and row spacing are easy to adjust.
Optional
Like the finger weeder, it mounts tool-free on the side multitool carrier. Height, angle, force, width and cutting angle are adjustable in the same way.
Optional
Works the soil ahead of the share away from the plant – ideal for small, delicate crops. Height and aggressiveness adjustable without tools; mounted the other way round it creates a ridging effect.
Optional
Mounted directly ahead of the tine for even greater clearance. Like the hoeing shares, it deflects around stones via the spring-loaded double bearing.
Optional
Guides the leaves of larger crop plants cleanly past the crop protection disc and prevents damage.
Optional
Mounts on the multitool carrier and ridges the row intensively.
Moving pictures
Testimonials
Setting up my old cultivator was tedious and took forever – at last I can hoe right at the plant within a very short time. A huge relief with around 40 ha of row crops.
After a few hours with the cultivator it was already clear to me: this machine is built so ruggedly, it will last until I retire.
Whether pumpkin, corn or sugar beet: I use a SAMO VarioCHOP cultivator everywhere. The band width adjustment cuts my hand-weeding costs by up to 50% and effectively saves me a lot of money.
VarioCHOP + in-row weeding
Combine the VarioCHOP with our AI technology and hoe in the row as well: one 6-row machine can replace up to 60 workers and cuts your hand-weeding costs by up to 90 %.
Attention farmers in Lower Austria
Under the Lower Austrian investment subsidy scheme, it is currently possible to apply for a 20 % subsidy on hoeing technology.
Documents & advice
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Hoe with centimeter precision at up to 19 km/h – thanks to the patented band width adjustment, electro-hydraulically right from the cab.
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