Condor trailed seed drill

ConTeC pro coulter

1. Precise working depth adjustment
2. Air diffuser
3. Packer wheel
4. Chisel coulter

Where other coulters fail, AMAZONE uses individually depth-guided tine coulters for the Condor – the ConTeC pro coulter. Two points are available for the tine coulter, with angles of 50° and 68°. The point with a 68° angle of attack ensures the best penetration into the ground for most soils, thereby ensuring that the placement depth is reliably maintained. The shallow point with a 50° angle of attack is used on very hard soils.

Advantages:

• Less soil movement when opening the seed furrow, in order to preserve soil moisture
• Production of more fine soil, in order to provide optimum soil / seed contact
• Effective clearance of the seed furrow, so that any hair-pinning effect, i.e. the pressing in of the straw into the seed furrow, is avoided
• Exact longitudinal contour following with the ConTeC pro coulters via the trailing depth guidance wheels
• Optimum soil contact and reconsolidation in dry regions

• Hard-faced HD plates for the point with an angle of 68°
• Extra hardened variant for difficult sowing conditions
• Long service life of the points as a result of hard metal alloy on the front

1. Air filled wheel
The air filled wheel is ideal for a wide range of applications. Thanks to its self-cleaning properties, it independently frees itself of dirt when used on wet, sticky ground. It also ensures reliable soil reconsolidation in dry conditions.

2. Fully foam-filled wheel – round profile
Due to its robust design, this wheel is ideally suited for use in extremely dry conditions and where harsh stubbles prevail. There is no risk of flat tyres or downtime. The hard wheel also provides optimum reconsolidation of the seed furrow.

3. Fully foam-filled wheel – triangular profile
Thanks to its wedge shape, this wheel provides the maximum contact pressure in extremely dry conditions and on light soils. Its outstanding durability is particularly advantageous when sowing in hard stubble.

4. Semi-pneumatic wheel
The semi-pneumatic wheel is a true all-rounder. Its thick rubber wall makes it extremely resistant to the hardest stubbles. Under dry conditions, the semi-pneumatic wheel provides excellent reconsolidation of the soil. Thanks to its internal air chamber, it also offers optimal flexing behaviour, which prevents wet soil from sticking to the wheel.

5. V-profile depth guidance wheels
The V-profile depth guidance wheels are particularly suitable for sowing crops which require a shallow placement, such as oil seed rape. The furrow is securely closed by targeted reconsolidation on both sides of the seed. The burial of the rows is also minimised when mulch sowing.

The working depth adjustment of the ConTeC pro coulter guarantees the utmost comfort and precision when setting the placement depth. Thanks to the quick and easy tool-less adjustment of the sowing depth, the placement depth of all the coulters can be changed in a short time.

The benefits

• Precise and simple adjustment of the sowing depth from 1 to 10 cm
• Quickest possible adjustment to different seed types and weather conditions
• The adjustment is clear and easy to understand

Made for the end user: the ConTeC pro-tine coulter enables excellent contour following thanks to its sophisticated and innovative design. It manages without the typical hydraulic cylinders on each share. A flexible connection between the frame section and the coulter is provided via the active sprung rubber buffer blocks. In addition, the coulter arms are made of high-quality spring steel, which offers reliable overload protection thanks to its flexibility. The coulter also has no lubrication points and therefore requires little maintenance.

The benefits

• Compensation in ground undulations of up to 65 cm with sowing depth maintained
• Low incidence of failure
• Remote coulter pressure adjustment from the tractor cab
• Very high coulter pressure of up to 120 kg
• Blockage-free operation owing to the large spacing between the coulters of 20 cm and the frame height of 80 cm

• Superfluous air is released at the end of the seed conveying pipe before the furrow bottom
• Prevents fine seeds from easily being blown out of the seed furrow
• Flexible choice of the revs and therefore less readjustment when changing seed

Condor for increased efficiency
The method of tillage can now be matched to the prevailing conditions of an individual region even more precisely with the Condor trailed seed drill.

Row width 25 cm
Row widths of 25 cm are ideal in the more moist steppe regions.

• Higher seed rates possible
• Plant distribution and higher water availability provide the optimum conditions for growth and minimise competition within the row
• Mechanical weed control possible on 25 cm row spacing

Row width 31.3/33.3 cm
Row widths of 31.3/33.3 cm are recommended for very dry conditions.

• Lower seed rates with a large row spacing result in extremely vital single plants
• A maximum amount of water is available to plants
• Effective minimisation of the risk of early stress ripening and considerable losses in yield
• A reduction in fuel consumption and an increase in work rates thanks to the higher working speeds

1. Row width 25 cm
2. Row width 31.33/33.3 cm

The establishment of rape in high continental regions primarily depends on the sowing system. Precise seed placement is of vital importance owing to a short and dry growing season. Precise placement of the seed is possible with the individually depth-guided ConTeC pro coulters. Apart from the placement depth, the optimum seed rate plays a key role in rape establishment. Low seed rates promote the development of the individual plants and reduces the risk of the yield being decimated through premature and stress ripening. The stepless Vario gearbox enables seed to be precisely metered at rates as low as 2 kg/ha. Precise lateral distribution over the complete working width enables crops to be sown particularly evenly.

Field trials in dry regions demonstrate higher yields for rape and wheat in row widths of 31.3/33.3 cm and the same yields in wet years as in the case of a row spacing of 25 cm.

• Reduction in use of inputs, such as seed and fertiliser