The Biola FACA roller, designed for field efficiency
The Biola is a cover crop roller designed to combine aggressive action, light weight and mechanical simplicity. It allows the destruction of different types of cover crops, including mixtures of grasses and legumes, while maintaining a soil-friendly approach without soil disturbance.
Thanks to its double rollers synchronized by chains, it can also work on pasture residues and post-harvest crop residues, such as maize, rapeseed or wheat.
Average weight
A relatively light weight for a double FACA roller.
Available widths
Depending on farm needs and required field capacity.
Working speed
Possible working speed starting from the first kilometers per hour.
Mechanical transmission
A robust freewheel transmission to efficiently drive the chopping roller.
A cover crop roller designed for vegetation management
The Biola was developed to meet several needs: destroying cover crops, managing pasture residues, and shredding post-harvest residues, particularly maize, rapeseed or wheat stalks.
Its working principle allows aggressive vegetation processing while maintaining a no-till approach.
The angle-iron roller runs in contact with the soil and drives the knife roller, allowing the cover crop to be crushed, flattened or chopped depending on the selected settings.
Depending on the sprocket configuration used, the Biola can produce light fiber breaking to maintain a protective mulch, or a more aggressive action to significantly reduce biomass. This modularity allows it to adapt to different cover crop types and cropping strategies, particularly in direct seeding systems.
Key strengths of the Biola
A FACA roller designed to offer a good balance between aggressiveness, mechanical simplicity and controlled cost.
Relatively lightweight
About 400 kg per meter to keep the implement lighter than many other double rollers.
Highly aggressive
The sprocket-and-chain system gives the chopping roller high speed and strong aggressiveness.
No soil disturbance
An intervention that acts on vegetation without disturbing or working the soil.
Adjustable
Interchangeable sprockets allow the level of fiber breaking to be adapted to the targeted cover crop.
A simple and efficient design
The Biola consists of two synchronized rollers. The angle-iron roller, in contact with the soil, drives the knife roller through a chain and sprocket transmission.
The product page notably mentions an angle-iron roller with a diameter of 526 mm and a knife roller with a diameter of 420 mm, with a very robust chain transmission.
This principle allows vegetation to be processed while standing and produces a more aggressive result than a conventional roller.
Sprocket configurations depending on the objective
By adjusting the sprocket ratio, the user can aim either for a light mulch while maintaining ground cover or a more aggressive fiber-breaking action to reduce biomass.
This flexibility makes the implement suitable for various contexts, including direct seeding systems.
Biola cover crop roller in operation
Discover the Biola FACA roller in real working conditions on cover crops.
Demonstration of the Bionalan Biola roller destroying a cover crop.
Presentation of the Biola FACA roller and its operating principle on cover crops.
