Sprinting towards precision

GERMAN machinery makers have always been renowned for precision, and what piece of farm machinery relies on its precision more than an air-seeder?
The Horsch range of tillage products have been available in Australia since last year, with some farmers putting in the 2013 crop with the machines, but the brand may not yet get instant recognition from grain producers across the country.
Jason Lummis, territory manager for Muddy River Agricultural, distributors of the equipment, said that was likely to change.
Speaking at the recent Mallee Machinery Field Days, Mr Lummis said feedback from growers had been excellent.

“This year we have a machine on display that was used by a Wimmera farmer, Craig Jordan, for his cropping this year, and he has been very happy with it.”
He said the machines would cope well with the pressures of Australian conditions.
Although Horsch is a German-based company, Mr Lummis said many of the machines were used throughout the tough conditions of Russia and into Kazakhstan.
“Those areas are similar to ours in terms of needing a machine capable of planting a large amount of acres.
“You can get some good results in terms of acres sown per hour.”
The cutting coulters on the machine are mounted on tines, with a trip release system, set to 290kg of force before it trips, meaning there is good consistent sowing depth, whatever the soil type.
In the Sprinter series, the seeders go from 3 metres out to as large as 24 metres.

source: qcl