Centaya Super harrow-mounted seed drill

Via the SmartCenter, AMAZONE offers a very simple and clear layout of all the most important adjustments. The sowing depth and the coulter pressure in the SmartCenter are centrally adjusted independently of each other from the left hand side. The universal operating tool enables the settings to be carried out quickly
and easily. 

SmartCenter on the Centaya 3000 Super with TwinTeC coulter system and hydraulic coulter pressure adjustment

1. Remotely controlled opening of the calibration flap 
2. Storage compartment for foldable bucket 
3. TwinTerminal 3.0 (with Comfort-Pack 1) 
4. Storage compartment for the weigh scales 
5. Centralised setting of the sowing depth (only on TwinTeC) 
6. Display of the sowing depth (only on TwinTeC)

Convenient calibration via the SmartCenter on the left hand side of the drill thanks to the calibration button or, as an option, using the TwinTerminal 3.0. For this, the tray for the calibration is placed directly underneath the metering unit. Subsequently the calibration tray can be removed comfortably via the SmartCenter. Thanks to the intelligent integration of this function, the calibration tray can be removed only when the metering flap has been closed via the remote linkage.

During the calibration procedure, the seed is delivered safely and cleanly into the calibration tray. Also decanting into the supplied folding bucket is done quickly, easily and comfortably. After calibration, the calibration tray is simply, with its opening facing downwards, stored in the park position.

The digital weighing scales, provided as standard, enable the exact weighing of the calibrated seed. Additional storage space in the SmartCenter provides sufficient room for the folding bucket and the digital scales.

• “All the important settings on the seed drill are carried out from the left hand side. “Calibration is quickly done.”
  (“agrarheute” test report with the Centaya 3000 Super · 06/2018)

Simple adjustment and comfortable calibration

1. ElectricDrive electric metering drive: the electric metering drive is regulated via any ISOBUS terminal. Calibration, in combination with the electric drive, is very comfortable. This offers additional functions such as the pre-metering of the seed in field corners and the increase and decrease of the seed rate during operation. For detecting the forward speed of the drill several different signal sources are potentially available. In addition to the radar sensor or GPS signal, also the speed signal of the tractor can be utilised. Alternatively, the metering unit, and thus the seed rate, can be controlled fully automatically via application maps.
2. Quick emptying: the emptying of the seed in the hopper is quickly and simply done via the quick emptying device which is easily accessible and fitted onto the seed hopper.
3. Emptying of residual amounts: for emptying any residual amounts, a slide is opened and the hopper contents emptied into the large calibration tray.
4. Easy exchange of the metering cassettes: the cassettes of the seed metering system can easily be exchanged. This allows the precise and gentle metering of all seed types and seed rates with excellent distribution along the row even at high forward speeds.

“The crop type is adjusted by changing the cell wheel. “Good accessibility and easy handling mean that this is carried out comfortably and quickly.”
(“profi” test report with the Centaya 3000 Super · 07/2019)

Special metering cassettes for different application rates precisely and gently deliver the seed up to the distributor head. The 3 metering cassettes supplied as standard cover up to 95 % of all seeds. Additional cassettes are available, for instance, for maize or specialist crops. The interchangeable metering cassettes are suitable for the following application rates: fine seeds (from < 1.5 kg/ha), medium-sized seeds (approx. < 140 kg/ha), normal seeds (approx. > 140 kg/ha).

1. 7.5 ccm*: e.g. for linseed, poppies
2. 20 ccm: e.g. for rape, stubble turnips, lucerne
3. 100 ccm: e.g. for catch crop mixtures
4. 120 ccm: e.g. for catch crops, maize and sunflowers
5. 210 ccm*: e.g. for barley, rye, wheat
6. 600 ccm*: e.g. for spelt, oats, wheat

* supplied as standard

AMAZONE offers Comfort-Pack 1 with TwinTerminal 3.0 for the electric metering drive in combination with ISOBUS to further simplify calibration and residue emptying. The TwinTerminal is mounted directly in the SmartCenter instead of the calibration button. The location of this offers a decisive benefit: the driver can now carry out the calibration check and input the data directly at the machine and no longer has to repeatedly get on and off the tractor.

The TwinTerminal 3.0 consists of a water- and dust-proof housing with a 3.2" display and 4 large keys for control.

The segmented distributor head is arranged behind the seed hopper directly above the coulters. This arrangement ensures a short conveying time for the seed.

The optional electric half-side shut-off helps to reduce any over-sowing on the headland or round the field border and thus saves seed. Half-side shut-off enables the machine to be comfortably switched off via the terminal in wedge shaped fields or steeply angled headlands. Additionally, via GPS, automated switching of half the working width is possible.

Either when using the electric half-side shut-off or during a tramline bout, the seed rate is reduced automatically.

The benefits: 

• Electric half-side shut-off 
• Short conveying times for the seed 
• Reduction in overlap saves seed 
• Minimising dust creation inside the seed hopper because no seed is rerouted

Another useful system to assist the driver is the optionally available seed pipe monitoring which detects immediately any blockages down at the coulter and in the seed tube. Mounted directly behind the distributor head, sensors monitor the seed flow in the seed pipes. Incorrect switch-over of the tramline rhythm is automatically detected by the system. Especially on long working days, the monitoring is an elegant solution to help keep an eye on the working performance.

The material from the mounted front hopper is distributed to the seed tubes via a second distributor head in the rear. For example, the farmer can apply fertiliser and seed in a single-shoot process in one pass, i.e. deposit a mixture of seed and fertiliser in the furrow at the same time.