Mzuri will use this year’s Tillage-Live event taking place on September 14 at Monks Kirby, Warwickshire, to showcase its innovative “direct till drill” concept – a unique three-in-one drill that allows users to carry out strip tilling, direct drilling and precision seeding with just one piece of equipment.
The one pass drill offers the ultimate flexibility, which is awarded by its wide choice of seeding coulters, some of which will be fitted onto the Pro-Til 3T Select – Mzuri’s trailed 3m model – that will be on demonstration. Designed to create minimum soil disturbance, the Pro-Til Select produces a narrow tilled band to ensure quick and even seed germination, while leaving the rest of the ground intact to aid soil structure.
Capable of drilling most combinable crops, the direct till drill will feature pivoting leading discs, auto-reset breaker legs complete with wing and fertiliser placement option and staggered reconsolidating wheels, to ensure the perfect seeding environment. The patented seeding legs on the machine have a 900mm clearance for maximum trash flow and pivot side to side to ensure the seed is always placed centrally to the seeding zone.
The legs will also feature a ground-following wheel that delivers exceptional seeding depth accuracy, with a pressure ram for optimum soil reconsolidation. A combination of these unique features significantly reduces the risks typically associated with crop establishment, which include hair pinning or uneven germination.
Seed delivery is from a dual 3,400-litre hopper (60:40 seed:fertiliser ratio) with variable seed metering unit and seed flow monitors also fitted as standard. The Select model is capable of placing seed in 33.3cm or 66.6cm row spacings, and in single or dual bands, depending on coulter configuration, to best suit the crop. The Pro-Til direct till drill can go directly into straw stubble and previous crop residue, as well as into ploughed seedbed.
The Pro-Til 3T Select model retails from £63,840 (prices correct at July 2016).
For more information visit: www.mzuri.eu.
