CENTURION PRO GLADIATOR TRIMMER - WET & DRY TRIMMING | 75000 CUTS PER MINUTE
Replace up to 40 people without sacrificing quality! Will process 32 – 40 lbs of dry product or 160 – 200 lbs of wet product, per hour of use!

The CenturionPro Gladiator is currently the highest volume per hour automated trimming machine in the world. This industrial harvesting machine does the work of 40 human labours without sacrificing quality, making it an incredibly powerful tool for any commercial operation.

The Gladiator can process both wet and dry flowers, depending on the choice of tumbler (both are included). Thanks to its dual side-by-side design, the Gladiator can process 32 – 40 lbs of dry product or 160 – 200 lbs of wet product, per hour of use!

This beast comes equipped with two 21 inch cutting reels, 4 electropolished 304 stainless steel tumblers (2 for wet trimming and 2 for dry) and an industrial strength 4 hp leaf collector system with over 3000 CFM of suction power.

Gentle yet powerful, the Gladiator comes standard with Centurion’s extra-large hopper, finely tuned diverter to preserve different strains and their triple-bag system that separates keif and trim for further use. Employ the Gladiator and take your operation to the next level today.

Centurion Pro Gladiator Trimming Machine Features

• Body and main components are made entirely of anodized aluminium and stainless steel
• Each Toro-hardened steel cutting reel features 11 high quality blades
• Tumblers are comprised of 16 gauge, 304 stainless steel
• This trimmer comes with four electropolished steel tumblers,2 for dry and 2 for wet (quantanium tumblers also available)
• 4 hp Leaf Collector produces 3,000 CFM suction for a closer cut
• Extra-large hopper for easier feeding of the machine
• Unique diverter allows the user to control the airflow and suction depending on their needs
• The triple-bag system designed for cleanliness, as well as trim and keif collection so you don’t waste any valuable product.
• 10 year warranty

Benefits of the Gladiator Bud Trimmer

• Replaces up to 40 human workers
• Makes 75,000 cuts per minute
• Processes 32 – 40 lbs per hour, dry
• Processes 160 – 120 lbs per hour, wet
• Easy to clean in 20 minutes
• Easy to maintain due to high-quality components and few moving parts

How do I know when to use my trimmer for dry trimming?

By Jack Nichol

Hi Everyone, my blog post for today will be focused on knowing when your flower is ready to use a trimming machine. There is trying to trim too early and too late. Knowing the perfect time to use that specialised trimmer you have is important. It can save you a of time on quality control afterwards as well as literally saving your product from annihilation if it is too dry when you try and trim it. Also, depending on the type of machine you have access to will determine when you should start trimming those precious flowers you worked so hard to grow.

First, it is imperative you buy a moisture meter calibrated for hemp plants. Simply check multiple samples in your bin or sack by pushing the pins into the flower and getting a percentage moisture reading. Remember, that is not a relative humidity reading you are taking. If you’ve got nicely dried and cured flower around 10% ready to be trimmed that you are seeing on the meter, it doesn’t mean they humidity in your bin or sack is that as well. That is different kind of moisture and measurement.

Next, let’s talk about what kind of machine you will be using. If you are using a hybrid machine like Gladiator from CenturionPro or a T4 from Twister, you don’t want your flower going below 10% as by then the small sugar leaves have already curled tightly around the flower and no amount of tumbling around or vacuum from the trimmer will be able to pull them back out to get trimmed. The idea when using hybrid trimmers to trim dry is to “catch” the flower right after it dries enough so that it won’t be so sticky and resinous the trimmer is ineffective, yet the leaves have not fully turned in and are accessible to the vacuum and blades. The timing of this varies depending on things like your drying/curing parameters and strain. Beware that if you try to trim using a hybrid trimmer sub-9%, you run the risk of turning your flower into kief. But typically, when your flower is reading 11-13%, hybrid trimmers tend to be the most effective for trimming dry.

If you have a mechanical dry tumbler to help you trim, 9-10% on your meter is when you should start to use the machine. Anything dryer will tumble over itself and run the risk of crushing the flower in trim essentially because there is no moisture left to hold the bud together. Running anything moister than that and the tumbler itself will not work. Dry tumblers use the action of the flower rolling over itself and their leaves through the tumbler slots to make clean cuts or breaks during the session. Dry tumblers like the Triminator Dry are great because they are quiet and keeping all of your trim and kief is usually easier. But again, as I have said in past blogs, your process and situation should dictate what machine you pick and when you trim. Thanks for reading and I hope this helped. Happy Trimming!