HERMES - Model HC - Hammer Mulching Machines

Building an outstanding machine requires the use of high-quality components. Hermes engineers use their extensive experience to carefully select each component. Only by carefully and thoroughly selecting each component and technique are they able to ensure Castor best meets the need for robust, durable machines. Innovation is essential for our engineers. Always careful to respond to the ever-changing requirements of modern farming, Hermes keeps improving and adapting its machines: in addition to researching production techniques that can improve Castor’s performances. Further we offer a wide range of multiple cutting options and versions making our machines fully adaptable to all need.

Innovation, quality, reliability and strength are the qualities that make us proud of our Castor machine.

Innovative universal accessories mounting bar that can be fitted to any machine. On this bar, the operator can mount the required accessories, including a supplemental hydraulic system, should the hydraulic system of the tractor itself not be sufficient. The accessories are mounted to the bar using a corresponding mounting kit. Various types of mechanical weeding accessories are available and can be quickly attached to the bar using a quiuckmount system.

This way, the setup of the accessories on the machine can swiftly be changed to meet the requirements of the job at hand.

This is the traditional version of the Castor range; the machine every modern agricultural firm needs. Ideally suited for cutting grass between rows of trees and shredding pruning cuttings, it is available in different models and versions to suit all work needs.

To meet the multiple requirements of modern farming, we offer an extensive range of cutting widths. Castor is also available in a number of different versions:

Castor Standard front or rear version. The transmission with freewheel works with 3, 4 or 5 belts, depending on the model; the large blade-carrying rotor is electronically balanced.

Castor with low gear box. This model has the transmission positioned extra low; in this version the side box is mounted at an angle, to keep the machine low and stable. This characteristic is particularly important when the machine is used along narrow rows of trees or plants and where branches are very low.

Castor Agrifruit. The machine features a rear opening necessary when cutting particularly fibrous material; the opening is adjustable to allow an optimal offload of the cuttings and cut quickly.

Castor Komby front and rear three point linkage. This machine can be either pulled or pushed. The transmission has a double freewheel automatic inverter, which ensures the correct functioning of the machine on all tractors.

Castor Chianti designed for the most demanding jobs. The extra robust frame and the large blade carrying rotor ensure the machine can be used in the most demanding conditions, where a normal machine could not operate.

Castor machines can combine cutting and weeding; each model can be equipped with a 100 I or 200 I herbicide tank, called Herbymulching.

Castor with one swing disk is ideal if the rows of trees are wide apart and require the machine to pass twice through each row. The swing disk cuts grass and weeds between trees and can be adjusted in height. The swing disk with cutting blades is interchangeable with a rake, which is particularly useful in vineyards, as it provides optimal results at a fast driving speed, without damaging the bark of the plants.

When Hermes started producing Castor machines with swing disks, its customers immediately appreciated the functionality of its system. Unlike the machines made by some of its competitors, the blade in the swing disk moves using a belt. to avoid direct blows to the hydraulic engine and oil overheating. A cast iron pump (in some models), a large hydraulic oil tank (combined with a cooling radiator), a three-way valve (which allows to exclude the swing disks), are the main components of the Castor machine system, which make it ideal for any type of work.

Castor default swing disk with cutting blade can have a diameter of 45 cm or 55 cm, to adapt to cutting grass even where the distance between trees is very narrow. To meet viticulture requirements, the machine can be equipped with rakes that can clear the ground quickly and efficiently.

Today this type of machine is particularly useful because many agricultural firms need to get rid of grass mechanically, rather than using chemicals.

Castor Chianti designed for the most demanding jobs. The extra robust frame and the large blade carrying rotor ensure the machine can be used in the most demanding conditions, where a normal machine could not operate.

The Castor  with two swing disks is the flagship of the range. This model is ideally suited to cutting between rows of trees or plants in one single passage, with significant savings in terms of hectare/hour and fuel consumption. The different diameter swing disks and the option to replace the blades with two rakes, make this machine ideal for firms that have varying widths between the rows of trees, plants, etc.

Hermes’s expertise in producing machines with swing disks is expressed at its best in the Castor hammer mulching machine with two swing disks. Thanks to the two swinging disks, interchangeable with rakes, the ground can be cleared by passing just once between the rows of trees, plants or vines. These machines are essential for agricultural firms who wish to reduce their impact on the environment, by getting rid of grass without use of chemicals.

Our Castor machines with two swing disks are very flexible and adaptable, as the two swing disks allow for a variable swath. In the event of hitting an obstacle, the spring return, featured in all our machines, avoids damage to the fixtures on the ground (poles, etc.) and to the machine. True to our mission to make strong, professional machines and to ensure they can work throughout the day even in hot weather conditions, Castor machines with two swing disks come with a standard oil cooling radiator.

Castor machines with two swing disks are modern machines created to satisfy all needs of today’s farming.

Castor Chianti designed for the most demanding jobs. The extra robust frame and the large blade carrying rotor ensure the machine can be used in the most demanding conditions, where a normal machine could not operate.