Mechanical seed drill
Mechanical seed drill
The mechanical seed drill is used to plant the seeds of various types of autumn/winter cereals (e.g., mainly wheat, oilseed rape, barley, soya bean, etc.) in parallel furrows. This type of seed drill incorporates a mechanical seed distribution system. It essentially comprises a load-bearing frame equipped with a hopper containing the seeds to be sown, a seed distributor with a series of delivery elements that direct the seed toward the soil, and furrowing elements equipped with seed-covering devices which open small furrows in the soil, into which the seeds are deposited. The mechanical seed drill is hitched to the tractor and is powered mechanically by the drive wheels: it is connected, via a quick-fit coupling, to a power harrow or a rotary tiller. Combining soil preparation and seeding makes it possible to perform two operations in a single work phase, drastically reducing fuel consumption and saving time for the operator while at the same time preventing excessive soil compaction caused by repeated passes of the tractor.
The pneumatic planter / Monosem planter
This planter works much the same as the drill except instead of air to transport the seed, it is using the opposite, a vacuum system. The seed is sucked from a large hopper to individual hoppers for each row. Then a vacuum sucks the seed into a disc that has holes for one maize seed. As the disc goes around, it drops one seed into the ground in precisely measured increments. The depth can be increased or decreased much like the drill. This planter can also regulate the distance from seed to seed in a row which makes the planter more precise. Much like the drill, some discs open the soil and make a furrow to deposit the seed into. This planter has two discs mounted in sort of a V-configuration. And then finally, there is a furrow closer much like the drill.
6-Row Mounted Planter with dry fertiliser granular applicator used for planting various field crop
2×2 Twin-Row Stacker with Sync-Row® planting peanuts
12×2 Twin-Row Stacker with MONOSHOX® & Sync-Row® planting maize into cover crop
24-Row 22″ Single Row Centerflex Pull-Type for Sugarbeet, Maize and Beans
24×2 Twin-Row 30″ Rows for Maize & Soybeans, Narrow Transport Pull-Type with Central Seed System – Optional tracks and liquid fertiliser
Special-designed no-till planters
South African commercial farmers over the past decade imported zero-tillage equipment and planters mostly from Brazil and Argentina, as their products seemed to be the best for local conditions. No-till planters are today available from most of the so-called big brand tractor and implement manufacturers.
Zero tillage planter in-field