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ARTICLE COMBAT ACID BUILD-UP IN SOIL WITH RIP MAX A cid build-up in soil is a growing concern to farmers world-wide. It has a detrimental effect on your crop’s yield and the general health of your soil. Rip Max is the best solution for deep soil treatment. Lime or gypsum can now be precisely placed up to 900 mm deep into the soil. The solution consists of a towable trailer with a metering and pneumatic conveying system which transfers lime, gypsum or other particle material to the specially developed applicator subsoiler tines. The applicator tines mix the particles thoroughly into the soil to ensure the accurate placement of lime, gypsum or other particles into the targeted soil. Unlike a moldboard plow, the applicator tines don’t turn the soil over or bring soil from the bottom profile to the surface. The system is designed to attach to the standard Rula Agri Rip Max rippers, but can be attached to your existing ripper. 8 Graslander September 2018