The soil column cylinder auger has been developed to take undisturbed soil samples. This allows for a fast insight in the built-up of the soil profile, the possibilities for a root system, etc. The more insight in these matters, the more effective fertilization and treatment of the soil can be done.

Benefits

• A smooth large sample with a small effort
• Low pull out friction due to loose cutting ring
  
• Large window for sub sampling or description
  
• Mobile yet very powerfull
  
• Ideal for serious studies on top 1 m of soil

Applications

• Structure description of the soil (also the very thin layers)
  
• Investigation of the root to gain insight in the possibilities for a root system considering depth and  intensity
  
• Determination of contents and density of the soil using undisturbed samples
  
• Researching the moisture content and the concentration of dissolved substances in long running field studies
  
• Studies after the flow behavior of water and dissolved substances in for instance soils where very  preferential moisture transport occurs
  
• Archeological research

With this system, it is possible to take undisturbed samples with a length of 100 cm and a diameter of 93 mm, without digging a profile pit. The soil column cylinder auger is hammered into the soil applying a gasoline driven mechanical hammer (on special request an electrical driven hammer). The cylinder has a removable side, among other things, for checking and/or for sub-sampling of the soil column. In the standard set among other things there are a gasoline driven mechanical hammer, a stainless steel soil column cylinder, a hand auger, an extraction system and sample gutters.