Included in the category of “Implements” are hay and forage equipment, planters, telehandlers and loaders, sprayers, ground-working equipment, spreaders and graders. On this page we give details of suppliers and dealers, and where more information may be found.
The reader is also referred to complementary pages e.g. “Tractors, combines and balers”, “Precision farming”, “Conservation agriculture”, “Animal traction: the use of animal power”, “Grain storage & handling”, the differents etc.
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Role players
Agribusinesses and co-operatives deal with agricultural implements (refer to the “Agribusiness” page).
- AGCO Tel: 011 898 0000 www.masseyferguson.co.za
- Agri Afrika Tel: 086 111 3692 www.agriafrika.co.za
- AgriCAD Tel: 0861 001 204 www.agricad.co.za
- Agrifeed Systems Tel: 048 881 1711 www.agrifeedsystems.co.za
- Agrico www.agrico.co.za Contact details of branches across the country are on the website
- Agripieces SA (Pty) Ltd Tel: 011 397 1383 www.agripieces.co.za
- Alpha Engineering www.alpha-engineering.co.za
- Apache SA Tel: 071 461 5657 www.apache.com.ar/en
- Argo Industrial Tel: 011 914 1700 www.argosa.co.za
- Badger Tel: 061 517 2783 https://badgerlife.co.za and http://almann.co.za/badger
- BP Implements Tel: 056 515 1066/7 http://bpim.co.za/
- Cango Engineering Tel: 044 272 3590 www.cango-hammermills.co.za
- Carel van Niekerk Engineering Tel: 022 913 2435 www.piket.co.za
- Carrotech Agricultural Equipment Tel: 021 865 2044 www.carrotech.co.za
- Diamond Implements Tel: 013 665 1032 www.diamondimplements.co.za
- Drotsky Aktief & Agrifeed Systems Tel: 011 864 1601/2 www.drotsky.co.za
- Eden Equip Tel: 082 728 1213 http://eden-equip.co.za
- Elko Implements Tel: 053 444 2160 www.elkoimplements.co.za
- Equalizer Tel: 021 981 2161 http://equalizer.co.za
- Erdvark Engineering Tel: 027 216 1536 www.erdvark.co.za
- Ernest H Johnson Tel: 011 613 8711 www.ehj.co.za
- Falcon Equipment Tel: 033 330 4764 www.falconequipment.co.za
- Farm Quip SA Tel: 071 659 9702 www.farmquipsa.com
- G North Tel: 011 922 2300 http://gnorth.co.za
- GC Tillage Tel: 033 346 2251 www.gctillage.co.za
- GENTAG (Generic Engineering Task Group) Tel: 018 431 0555 www.gentag.co.za
- GMG Power SA Tel: 011 392 1926
- Havco Tel: 017 712 5355 www.havco.co.za
- Hinomoto Tel: 010 222 0670 www.hinomoto.co.za
- Ilgi Africa Tel: 072 236 5957 https://ilgiafrica.co.za
- INTTRAC Tel: 016 365 5799 www.inttrac.co.za
- John Deere Tel: 011 437 2600 www.deere.co.za
- Joubert Implemente Tel: 021 887 1220 / 767 www.joubertimplemente.co.za
- Josco Services Tel: 021 851 1155
- Jupidex Tel: 033 386 3574 www.jupidex.co.za
- JWL Landbou Voorsieners 017 819 2026 www.jwl.co.za
- Kanna Industries Tel: 021 010 0707 www.kannaindustries.co.za
- Kat Implemente Tel: 051 451 9100 www.katimplemente.co.za
- Kongskilde Tel: 011 894 2341 www.kongskilde.com/za/en-ZA/
- Kouga Implements Tel: 042 291 1336
- Kverneland – see Jupidex
- Lemken SA Tel: 012 993 5929 https://lemken.com/en-za
- Martínez & Staneck SA www.martinezystaneck.com.ar/en
- Morningdew Farms Tel: 011 613 4266/7 www.mdf.co.za
- New Holland South Africa Tel: 011 922 2300 www.nhsa.co.za
- Northmec Tel: 011 922 2300 www.northmec.co.za
- Orbach Agri Tel: 016 424 6805 www.orbach.co.za
- Orthman South Africa Tel: 011 396 1589 www.orthman.com
- Quadmaster Tel: 033 330 6247 www.quadmaster.co.za Implements for ATVs
- Quantum Field Services Tel: 056 213 3222 www.qtfs.co.za
- Radium Engineering Tel: 012 719 9062 www.radium.co.za
- Reapers Agri Tel: 011 914 1922 www.reapersagri.co.za
- Richard Keenan SA (Pty) Ltd Tel: 021 865 2669 www.keenansouthafrica.co.za See their page in the Agribook directory
- Ritlee Industrial & Agricultural Equipment Tel: 011 452 3434 www.ritlee.co.za
- Roadking Manufacturing & Supply Tel: 086 033 3110 www.roadkingsa.co.za
- Rogue Agriculture Tel: 033 345 0038 www.roguesteel.co.za
- Rolo Voermengers Tel: 082 350 8051 www.rolovoermengers.mobi
- Rovic & Leers Tel: 021 907 1700 www.rovicleers.co.za
- Rumax/BJP Supplies Tel: 023 342 6070 www.rumax.co.za
- RY Agriculture Tel: 013 246 1246/079 036 4552
- Skaarland Engineering Works Tel: 022 433 2343 http://skaarland.co.za
- Soilmaster Tel: 011 395 3319 http://soilmaster.co.za
- Southern Africa Mechanisation Tel: 013 758 1233 http://samagri.co.za
- Southtrade Tel: 021 981 6044 www.southtrade.co.za
- Staalmeester Tel: 018 431 0300 www.staalmeester.co.za
- TERRATill Implements Tel: 018 786 1904 www.terratill.co.za
- Tijbros Agricultural Machinery Tel: 011 662 1371 www.dicla.com
- Tuffy Agri / Mnani Implements Tel: 013 665 3054 www.mnani.co.za
- Turfmaster (Pty) Ltd Tel: 011 730 3400 www.turfmaster.co.za
- Turnerland Manufacturing Tel: 022 723 1413 www.turnerland.co.za
- Valtrac Tel: 056 817 7308 www.valtrac.co.za
- Van Zyl Staalwerke Tel: 058 863 2452/ 082 800 1389 www.vanzylstaal.co.za
- VB Agri Tel: 021 883 9595 www.vbagri.co.za
- VikingAgri Tel: www.vikingagri.co.za
- Vitamech Tel: 021 907 8000 www.vitamech.co.za
- Wuhlf Tel: 086 178 2547 www.wuhlf.co.za
- X FARM Tel: 028 735 2425 www.xfarm.co.za
The implements table below categorises the type of implements provided by these companies. Please check this against the company’s own website, or give them a call.
Company | Hay / forage /feed-related | Planters | Ground engaging | Graders, dams scoops, earth-moving | Sprayers | Spreaders | Orchard / vineyard related |
Agri Afrika | √ | √ | √ | √ | |||
AgriCAD | √ | √ | |||||
Agrifeed Systems | √ | ||||||
Agrico | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | ||
Alpha Engineering | √ | √ | |||||
Apache SA | √ | ||||||
Argo Industrial | √ | √ | √ | √ | |||
Barloworld Agriculture | √ | √ | |||||
Badger | √ | √ | |||||
BJP Supplies | √ | √ | |||||
BPI Manufacturing | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | |
Cango Engineering | √ | ||||||
Carel v Niekerk | √ | √ | √ | ||||
Carrotech | √ | √ | |||||
Diamond Implements | √ | ||||||
Drotsky Aktief & Agrifeed Systems | √ | ||||||
Eden Equip | √ | √ | √ | ||||
Elko | √ | √ | |||||
Equalizer | √ | ||||||
Erdvark | √ | √ | |||||
Ernest H Johnson | √ | √ | |||||
Falcon Equipment | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | ||
Farm Quip SA | √ | √ | √ | ||||
G North | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | ||
GC Tillage | √ | √ | √ | √ | |||
GENTAG | √ | √ | √ | ||||
GMG Power SA | √ | ||||||
GreenAgri | √ | √ | √ | √ | |||
Havco | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | ||
Hinomoto | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | ||
Ilgi | √ | √ | √ | ||||
INTTRAC | √ | √ | √ | √ | |||
John Deere | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | ||
Joubert Implemente | √ | √ | √ | √ | |||
Josco Services | √ | √ | |||||
Jupidex | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | ||
Kanna | √ | √ | |||||
Kat | √ | √ | √ | ||||
Kongskilde | √ | √ | √ | ||||
Kouga Implements | √ | ||||||
Lemken | √ | √ | |||||
Martinez & Staneck SA | √ | ||||||
Mnani Implements | √ | √ | √ | ||||
Morningdew Farms | √ | √ | |||||
New Holland SA | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | ||
Northmec | √ | √ | √ | ||||
Orbach Agri | √ | ||||||
Orthman | √ | √ | √ | ||||
PELLENC | √ | ||||||
Quantum Field Services | √ | ||||||
Radium Engineering | √ | √ | √ | √ | |||
Reapers Agi | √ | ||||||
Richard Keenan SA | √ | ||||||
Ritlee Industrial & Agricultural Equipment | √ | ||||||
Roadking Manufacturing | √ | √ | |||||
Rogue Agriculture | √ | √ | |||||
Rolo Voermengers | √ | ||||||
Rovic & Leers | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | ||
Skaarland Engineering | √ | √ | |||||
Soilmaster | √ | ||||||
Southern Africa Mechanisation | √ | √ | √ | ||||
Southtrade | √ | √ | √ | √ | |||
Staalmeester | √ | √ | √ | ||||
TERRATill | √ | √ | |||||
Tijbos Agricultural Machinery | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | |
Turfmaster | √ | ||||||
Turnerland Manufacturing | √ | √ | |||||
Valtrac | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | ||
Van Zyl Staalwerke | √ | ||||||
VB Agri | √ | ||||||
Viking Agri | √ | ||||||
Vitamech | √ | √ | √ | ||||
Wuhlf | √ | ||||||
X Farm | √ | √ | √ |
Smallholder farmer
- Afritrac Tel: 016 421 5184 www.afritrac.co.za
- Agrinet Tel: 012 657 2000 www.agrinet.co.za
- Backsaver Farmer Equipment Tel: 073 454 4111 www.backsaver.co.za
- Eden Equip Tel: 082 728 1213 http://eden-equip.co.za
- GENTAG (Generic Engineering Task Group) Tel: 018 431 1287 www.gentag.co.za
- Just Another Problem Solver (J.A.P.S.) Tel: 011 965 1202 / 082 890 9476 www.japs.co.za
Training & research
Producer organisations like Grain SA and the South African Sugar Research Institute (SASRI) run farm implement maintenance training courses.
ARC-Agricultural Engineering
Tel: 012 842 4017 / 49
Guidelines can be purchased from the ARC (see “Websites & publications” below) and/or downloaded from their website.
New Holland SA
Tel: 056 515 4223
Training is provided in most of South Africa’s official languages. This covers the functions and operating procedures of agricultural machinery including implements.
Included in the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA)-accredited qualifications is “Utilise and perform minor repair and maintenance tasks on implements, equipment and infrastructure”. Find the Qualifications and Learning Material option at www.agriseta.co.za.
University of the Free State
Department of Agricultural Economics
Tel: 051 401 3109
The FARMS programme can generate mechanisation reports to help determine the effectiveness of your mechanisation system. The user’s guide is available on the website in pdf format.
Websites and publications
Visit the websites listed earlier in this chapter.
Koos le Roux has written the Meganisasiegids (Mechanical Guide). Le Roux can be contacted at 082 828 9531 or on email at koosleroux [at] live.co.za.
Refer to the document compiled by Dr Wimpie Nell, University of the Free State entitled “Guidelines for Mechanisation and Labour Planning” on the Department of Agricultural Economics webpages at www.ufs.ac.za.
Call 012 842 4017 or email iaeinfo [at] arc.agric.za for the following publications, available from the ARC-Agricultural Engineering in Silverton:
- Mechanisation basics: Sprayers en spraying techniques (Training manual)
- Mechanisation basics: Row crop planters (Training manual)
- Mechanisation basics: Calculations and measurement (Training manual)
- Introduction to row crop planters
- Comparative review of technical specifications for no-till jab-planters
- The operation and application of mounted mowers
- The operation and application of hay rakes and hay tedders
- The operation and application of medium and big square balers
- The application and operation of round balers
- The application and operation of rotary tillers
- The operation and application of subsoilers and rippers
- The operation and application of chisel ploughs
- The operation and application of mouldboard ploughs
- The operation and application of disc-harrow
- The operation and application of row-crop cultivators
- The operation and application of disc ploughs
Included in the ARC’s Maize Information Guide (MIG) are guides on implements e.g. “Testing of drawbar power for tillage implements”, “Testing of drawbar power for tillage implements”. Download the publication at www.arc.agric.za.
World Ploughing Organisation – http://worldploughing.org