Terrasem: he all-rounder for every situation

This newly designed seed drill with or without passive seedbed preparation delivers impressive performance with its precision universal metering and perfect colter system to guarantee exact seed placement. Flexible operation and being able to process up to three components simultaneously at a consistently high output translates into optimum drilling for the best seed emergence. The high-performance features of the Pottinger Terrasem increase yield capacity to boost the farmer’s profit. The new Terrasem will be available from November 2021.

The benefits are clear to see

• Highly flexible with injector metering or pressurized hopper metering system for successful sowing
• Robust construction with maximum output with working widths between 3 and 6 meters
• Coulter technology for large area output and a uniform, clean seed slot
• Suitable for mulch and direct mulch drilling as well as on plowed fields

Convenient operation without crabbing

A new configuration of the tillage tools ensures that the machine works 100 percent in a straight line. The disc harrow as well as the fertilizer colters (D Z-machine) and seed colters are mounted in an X configuration. Optimum seedbed preparation is ensured by the aggressive point angle of the lead tillage tools. There is no need to grease the tillage tools because they are mounted on sealed bearings.

Multiple sowing options

Single shoot, double shoot, and double shoot-mix are the key to perfect emergence. To match the site conditions and crop rotation of the customer, there is a wide choice between the application of seed, seed with fertilizer, and additional components such as micro-granulate, companion crop, or the second type of seed with the Terrasem D Z models. The different components can each be deposited at different depths.

Optimum plant density

The proven colter rail with a DUAL DISC colter system ensures an ideal plant density for the crop. With a row spacing of 12.5 cm as standard, or 16.7 cm as an option, optimum plant development is ensured and weeds are largely suppressed.

Two metering systems

Depending on the choice of machine, two different metering systems are available. The machines with a single hopper are equipped with injector metering – Terrasem 3000 D to V 6000 D as well as all Terrasem Classic models without tillage tools and without fertilizer application.

All Terrasem Z double seed hopper machines are equipped with a pressurized hopper system. The two-part hopper with a fixed 60:40 partition can also be filled with 100 percent seed. Integrated pressure differential sensors ensure the reliability of the system.

Source: Pottinger

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This machine offers a wide range of options for simultaneously spreading seeds, fertiliser and even catch crops. With it, Lemken, the specialist for professional arable farming, has expanded its portfolio to include a machine for consistently cost-optimised market fruit cultivation.

The seed hopper of the Solitair 9+ Duo holds 1,850 litres. Its capacity can be split 50/50 or 60/40, depending on needs. As a result, two application variants are possible:

• In the single-shot version, seeds and fertilizer are combined downstream from the two metering units in each of the two hopper segments. The different components are guided to the double-disc colters via a seed pipe and deposited in a seed furrow. This allows a suitable starting dose of fertiliser to be added for winter sowing or a complete fertiliser application for summer sowing. An automatic tramline mechanism is integrated into the distributors.
• The double-shot system provides greater deposition flexibility. With this system, the two components flow separately to a double-disc colter via doubled distributors in two seed pipes. They can then be spread either in a single row, as with the single-shot method, or separately and alternately in two rows following a quick exchange of the tramline cartridge in the distributor. In addition, the deposition depth of every other row can be adjusted separately via the pressure roller up to a difference of 5 cm. This allows two different seeds to be placed at different, optimum seeding depths or inter-row fertilisation to be applied while seeding.

The Solitair 9+ Duo is available in working widths of three and four metres. Orders are being accepted now; full availability is scheduled for January 2022.

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MaterMacc’s engineers did not limit themselves to improving the performance of the seed distributor; the body of the seeding unit has also been redesigned so that it can easily withstand higher working speeds.

The profile of the furrow-opening discs has been redesigned and new bearings now offer greater protection against contamination, which guarantees smoother movement and long service life.

New scrapers on both sides of each disc are now equipped with a tungsten carbide insert which provides up to four times resistance to wear, resulting in better contact with the disc and optimal cleaning for longer periods, even on sandy soils.

The spoked depth wheels are supplied as standard on the “EVO” models and are supported by new cast-iron arms with built-in scraper support, high-performance bearings, and wheel alignment adjustment. Thanks to the quick-set adjustment system, the positioning of the scraper can be adjusted easily, quickly, and accurately. The cast elements offer greater robustness to tackle work at up to 12 km/h without worries while the new bearings, limiting dust ingress as much as possible, guarantee smooth wheel movement without slipping.

A new loading spring now allows up to 135 kg of pressure to be applied to the soil, ensuring better stability at high working speeds.

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In 2021, Väderstad takes the next step for the high-speed Tempo planter by introducing a new model to the Tempo L family. The all-new Tempo L 32 will be the largest Tempo planter to date.

The new Väderstad Tempo L 32 is equipped with 32-row units and an 85 bu (3 000-liter) seed hopper.

Tempo L 32 will be introduced in row spacings of 15″ (375 mm), and Central Seed Fill will be standard. To manage the narrower row spacings, we have made an offset of every second-row unit. We also made a narrower row cleaner angle and a narrower gauge wheel, says Jörgen Dahl, Commercial Product Manager Planters, at Väderstad.

While the Tempo L 32 increases capacity, it still maintains the high precision that has made Väderstad’s Tempo family a favorite among farmers all over the world. For a wide range of crops, the number of row units planting can easily be adjusted to increase the number of uses even more.

By raising half of the machine hydraulically, you can lock them in an upper position and continue to plant with only half of the row units. This makes it possible to for example plant Canola or soybeans with 32 rows on a 15″ (375 mm) row spacing, and then changing for corn on 16 rows with 30″ (750 mm) row spacing, says Jörgen Dahl.

Seed Hawk combination

FIn Canada, there is a possibility to attach the Tempo L 32 to a Seed Hawk 660 Air Cart. The Seed Hawk 660 Air Cart is able to hold up to 660 bu (23 000 liters) of fertilizer in 4 tanks with a split of 40+160+160+300 bushels.

The Tempo L 32 and Seed Hawk 660 combination will provide enormous capacity and planting precision to the vast fields of the Canadian prairies. The fertilizer can be applied in two different ways – either 2.75″ (7 cm) beside the seed furrow, or together with the seed in the seed furrow, says Jörgen Dahl.

On all other markets, Tempo L 32 will be available as a seed-only version. The new Tempo L 32 will be available from June 2021.

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Smooth running, high output, big farm technology

Pottinger extends its range of Terrasem mulch seed drills with the Classic series. Because they are fitted without tillage tools, they are easy to pull and deliver high output. The Classic machines are available with working widths of between 4.0 and 9.0 meters.
The low power requirement of the new Terrasem Classic and Terrasem Fertilizer Classic (with direct fertilization) makes these machines easy to pull and cost-effective to operate.

Perfect sowing

The prerequisite for the Terrasem Classic is a well-prepared seedbed. The seed can then be placed with the level of perfection required. The proven tire packer provides the necessary consolidation ahead of the colter to create perfect germination conditions for the seed. Consolidation is necessary because the soil has been loosened many times and needs to be connected to the moist subsoil. This ensures the capillary action needed for water to reach the seed and provide the level of moisture required for germination.

The Dual Disc colter features two discs with a single colter mounted on a parallel linkage that places the seed in the soil at precisely the right water-bearing level. The appropriate pressure is applied to the colter to ensure the seed is deep enough to last the germination process, even in areas of low precipitation or extended phases of dry weather.

Exact ground tracking lengthwise and crosswise

A uniform working depth is a prerequisite for optimum germination of the seed. The set pressure on the side frame sections as the rear roller follows the contours of the terrain ensures exact ground tracking in every position across the whole working width.

High output is optimized by the large seed hopper with a volume of 3,000 liters on machines up to a working width of 6 meters, or 3,950 liters if the machine is equipped with a hopper extension. On the machines with a working width between 8.0 and 9.0 m meters and on all Terrasem Fertilizer Classic seed drills, the seed hopper has a volume of 4,000 liters or an impressive 5,100 liters with hopper extension.

Combination of seed and fertiliser

In addition to the classic processes of sowing cereals and small seed material, the Terrasem Classic is also capable of applying fertilizer between the seed slots. Using the Fertilizer Pro colter, fertilizer is deposited during the drilling process for demanding applications. The line of fertilizer is deposited between two rows of seeds and the placement depth can be infinitely adjusted hydraulically.

An additional tool for perfect levelling

The front board ensures perfect leveling when used in plowed fields. Spring-loaded track eradicators are provided to loosen and break up hard and compacted tractor wheel marks. On light and sandy soils, the leveling paddles smooth the ridges between the tires.

With the Terrasem Classic, Pottinger offers a universal seed drill that can be integrated cost-effectively into any process sequence. The mulch seed drill delivers impressively precise seed placement and unique ground tracking.

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Väderstad updates the pneumatic seed drill Spirit 400C/S, to provide added benefits in the farm. The new Spirit 400C/S brings great seeding precision, user-friendly electronics, and high field performance to the 4-meter seed drill segment.

The new Spirit 400C/S includes the innovative E-Control control system including ISOBUS Task Control, updated hydraulics, SeedEye blockage monitoring, increased accessibility, and an updated design.

The Spirit family is known to provide impressive precision at high working speeds on the field. The new update of Spirit 400C/S makes it benefit from key features from the larger models in the Spirit range,

says Björn Jeansson, Commercial Product Manager for seed drills, at Väderstad.

The four-meter wide Spirit 400C/S is equipped with a high-capacity hopper with an integrated fan. With two platforms and an open machine design, it provides great access to all components throughout the machine. With updated hydraulics, Spirit 400C/s is delivered with active seed colter pressure, adjustable following harrow pressure, as well as automatic headland sequence control.

In the field, the driver has full control over the seeding operation via the iPad-based control system Väderstad E-Control. Equipping Spirit 400C/S with SeedEye blockage monitoring, the seed and fertilizer output can be visualized in real-time. If a deviation should occur, the SeedEye system gives an immediate warning so that any impact on the drilling can be quickly solved,

says Björn Jeansson.

The new Spirit 400C/S is available as the seed-only version Spirit 400S, as well as the combi versions Spirit 400C FIX and Spirit 400C InLine.

The FIX version places the fertilizer in 5cm wide strips at 125mm row spacing, in front of every seed row. While Spirit 400C InLine is designed to apply a low starter fertilizer rate in a separate outlet together with the seeds in the seed colter,

says Björn Jeansson.

The new Spirit 400C/S will go into production in February 2021.

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