Direct drilling wheat 14 mph no till drill 3PL 18' x 12" row spacings

This machine is operating at 13-14 mph or 22 kph in this clip sowing about 20 acres per hour including fill time and did about 2500 acres of canola, wheat, barley in its first outing. The openers feature twin seed/fertilizer tubes with the fertilizer going in first at more than double the speed/pressure of the seed forcing it down and under the displaced divot. The seed following does not go quite so far - this results in the seed (100 lbs p/acre) coming up in rows about 2" wide and the fertilizer (100 lbs p/acre) is about 4" wide with most of it slightly to one side of the seed thereby reducing the risk of seed burn associated with discs in high application rate situations.
SNT (Specialty No Till) is primarily involved in designing and creating cutting edge high speed no till coulter disc, direct drill, minimum till, zero till agricultural seeding technologies that will save time, money and the environment by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, soil moisture and carbon loss (in agriculture) and the associated impact on global warming through dramatically reduced input costs/fuel consumption and oxidization of Soil Organic Matter, (SOM) - US patent # 6,978,727

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• No till drill
• planter
• seeder
• direct drilling
• minimum
• zero
• soil carbon loss.

[de10006]

why wouldn't you go wider and slower?? that will give you the same acres per hour with the same tracor.

[specialtynotill]

@de10006 - Its not a competition and nor is it about acres p/hour - it is all about results, seeing is believing. Cheers

[cormus1]

i have planted with a Salford air drill at 10 mph,,seed placement is good, would like to try higher with a machine. as long as the seed isn't boucing there should be no problem.

[specialtynotill]

@cormus1 - Cheers

[hamishshannon]

mate alot of disc machines can do this but your seed placement is crap and it hard on your machine, so whats the point!

[specialtynotill]

@hamishshannon - Next time view the video through, in the last two years this machine having replaced a 36' Conserva-Pak Platinum has done 5,000 acres and the farmer/owner is ecstatic with the yields/results/ability to handle trash/mud and subsequent improved trafficability. What's the point - the other 15 row x 7" $75,000 machine on this channel has completed over 34,000 custom/contract acres ($20 p/acre) in the last 6 years at an average annual running cost not exceeding $2,500 all inclusive.

[MT865]

The cost of the machine is mind boggling. If I have this right it cost $75,000 for 15 row units and thats it no including the toolbar frame or air seed delivery system. I just cant see the justifcation in this machine.

[MT865]

This setup contradicts your believes. Just look at the tractor firstly. You want to reduce greenhouse gas emissions - from the sounds of it its running above 2100rpm putting out more emissions plus increasing fuel usage. You want to reduce SOM oxidization and carbon loss so in total improving soil fertility - but your running duals on the tractor and your only covering a small area per pass so your increasing compaction over the field, reducing root growth and moisture infiltration.

[MT865]

Why do you want to reduce soil moisture?

As you state "......that will save time, money and the environment by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, SOIL MOISTURE and carbon loss (in agriculture)...."

[JamesTyreeII]

Cheers mate! As a Permaculturist, I applaud what you do. Keep it up!

[specialtynotill]

@hamishshannon - Machine does it easy - you did not view the video through to see the emerging rows/results.

[specialtynotill]

@gabeturcotte - View the static pics of the emerging rows at the end of the video - Cheers