Preparing seedbeds with precision

With plenty of farming experience, PFC has developed a number of options for superb seedbed preparation.

PFC’s three metre disc harrow has now been updated with a new leg offering. The disc harrow has two rows of 12 independently sprung 560mm discs which the company says are well suited for shallow surface seed chitting to a maximum cultivation up to 170mm working depth. Standard specification includes NSK bearings, LED lights, active side screens and straw tines and deflector board between the discs.

The Ares BTX can be combined with the Atom GT subsoiler as a single pass unit for the min till operation of directly after ploughing removing compaction pans and aerating the soil with a maximum working depth of 450mm.

The straw tines aid seedbed preparation and even spreading of debris when operating the discs at 25mm depth for seed chitting. For final soil preparation, the disc operated at your preferred cultivation depth in combination with the Sherp toolbar/subsoiler will provide a finished seedbed ready for drilling.

The deflector board keeps the soil supressed in front of the rear disc when high operating speeds are achieved. As soil passes through, the first disc will be naturally thrown upwards. During high operating speeds this soil will hit the deflector board which diverts the soil downwards for the second row of discs to cultivate.

The steel ring packer provides excellent final soil preparation, the company reckons – breaking any final soil lumps and providing an even soil consolidation. Various packers are available from PFC to suit your needs.

The Puma seed bed cultivator has been designed with strength, quality and consistency at its core. The initial toothed levelling board effectively shatters large lumps as the soil then passes through the front depth control cage roller further preparing the soil structure for drilling.

The standard heavy duty vertical sprung tines provide excellent penetration even in the most challenging soil types. The passive spring action crumbles the soil to its final seed bed readiness. Due to the vertical entry point the tines do not flick stones towards the surface.

By utilising the heavy-duty tine, the rigidity of the tine is maintained which increases the effectiveness of the working tine. The added benefit of a vertical placed tine is any crop residue is evenly distributed and not collected and transported to the lifting out of work point.

The final standard accessory is the standard steel ring packer. Other packer options are available, but in combination on the Puma cultivator it provides superb consolidation and final seedbed preparation, the company says.

After ploughing on the company’s own farm, PFC used this Puma on a single pass then drilled with its tine drill for winter wheat – stating that establishment has been exceptional with an even, consistent seedbed produced.

Both cultivator options can be fitted with an air seeder to offer further rapid crop establishment. Utilising precision metering units and linked to the Isobus or independent control terminal, the air speeders monitor output and adjust on the go.

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