Techneat Engineering has introduced a new, split-hopper design for the company’s acclaimed TerraCast V2, to enable operators to accurately apply seed and slug pellets at the same time, without the inconvenience or mess of premixing. The new machine will be launched at Cereals 2009.
With the emphasis on growers to take greater care with slug pellet applications, the new design will enable precision application of pellets in the soil and close to the seed – giving more effective slug control and minimal risk of environmental loss. The design avoids the risk of seed contamination and the need to mix fresh pellets and seed each day.
Pre-set to apply a 50:50 seed and pellet mix, the TerraCast V2 metering mechanism can be adjusted to apply a higher proportion of slug pellets when growers are sowing at lower seed rates, with hybrid OSR varieties, for example. With a 200-litre hopper, the machine can apply the full range of small seed crops and grasses.
Now available for the TerraCast V2 is a simple-to-use Robydome electronic rate controller that will vary seed and pellet application rates depending on the forward speed of the cultivation system to achieve a consistent seed rate across the field. Remote sensing can also constantly monitor seed flow, while a hopper level sensor will alert the operator when a refill is required.
New mounting brackets make the TerraCast V2 easier than ever to fix onto a range of cultivation equipment, or to move between units to match cultivation techniques more closely to soil and seasonal conditions.
Techneat has developed a unique flexibility for TerraCast V2 to have any number of outlets, typically up to 11 for accurate band sowing on a large subsoiler, for example, or eight outlets to give even seed distribution across a 6m cultivator.
For more information visit: www.techneatengineering.co.uk.
