Condor trailed seed drill

Accurate and reliable application of liquid fertiliser directly when seeding

Amazone offers a practical solution for liquid fertiliser application during sowing in the shape of the FDC 6000 Fertiliser Delivery Cart. This additional pairing, with a tank capacity of 6,000 l, is simply hitched between the tractor and the air seeder.

The primary areas of application for the FDC Fertiliser Delivery Cart are in arid farming areas, in which the application of granular fertiliser is at its limits. The liquid fertiliser is delivered directly at the sowing coulter as starter fertilisation.

Advantages of liquid fertiliser application:

• Increase in the plant growth right from the beginning of the growth phase thanks to faster availability
• Reliable plant growth even at cold temperatures, thanks to better usability
• Reduction in the plant protection agent usage owing to a decrease in weed pressure
• Water-conserving, since the fertiliser does not first have to be dissolved to be available to the plants
• Higher yields thanks to positive seedling development

The FDC 6000 Fertiliser Delivery Cart can be used in combination with the Primera DMC, Condor and Citan seed drills or the EDX precision air seeder. The pairing of the FDC Fertiliser Delivery Cart and a seed drill with its own granular fertiliser tank even allows for the application of liquid fertiliser and mineral fertiliser in parallel in a single pass.

The FDC Fertiliser Delivery Cart can be combined with these seed drills:

The FDC Fertiliser Delivery Cart consists of two liquid fertiliser tanks with a capacity of 3,000 l each and two fresh water tanks with a capacity of 300 l each. At an application rate of 60 l/ha, one tank is sufficient for 100 ha, which corresponds to a complete day shift on large farms.

The two liquid fertiliser tanks have as standard fill level indicator, so that the driver can always monitor the fill level. All the tanks can be safely accessed from a working platform and have a large tank opening.

The weight is optimally distributed over the ground via the large 800/45/26.5 tyres, so that the soil is protected. Depending on the requirement, the trailed Fertiliser Delivery Cart is attached to the tractor via a lower link cross shaft of Cat. 3, 4 or K700, a drawbar eye or a ball point coupling, and in the same way at the rear, where the trailed seed drill is hitched.

The drawbar has additional ballast weights as standard equipment to achieve optimal weight distribution and to improve the traction of the tractor. For easy coupling and uncoupling, the drawbar is equipped as standard with a hydraulic cylinder for aligning the machine, as well as a hose rail.

The FDC Fertiliser Delivery Cart is equipped with a speed-related spray fluid pump which allows for very accurate metering of application rates between 40 and 300 l/ha. Accurate control is achieved by the AmaSpray⁺ operating computer. The Fertiliser Delivery Cart is filled by a separate, motor-driven filling pump with a filling rate of 500 l/min.

The liquid circuit is very easily operated using the control panel on the left-hand side of the machine, which is already familiar from the AMAZONE crop protection sprayers. Suction and pressure filters in the liquid circuit remove impurities in the liquid fertiliser and ensure high application reliability.

The liquid fertiliser is pumped through hoses to the coulters on the seed drill and delivered directly through a special outlet on the sowing coulter. In order to prevent dripping at the headland, each outlet is equipped with its anti-drip diaphragm. Each outlet also has an appropriate metering disc depending on the application rate.

Profitable results in practice
Application results (from season 2018) in Russia show the difference. The plant development with the support of AHL liquid fertiliser was clearly better than in the areas without AHL. The bright green colour of the plant is an indicator of good nutrient supply. The plants with AHL fertilisation also show much more advanced plant growth.

1. Without AHL fertilisation
2. With AHL fertilisation

Transport width (mm): 
3,270 (with tyres 800/45 26.5)
3,000 (with tyres 700/50 26.5)

Transport height (mm): 2,990
Transport length (mm): 6,150
Tank capacity (l): 6,000
Tank capacity (l) (fresh water): 600
Additional power requirement (kW/HP): 37/50