Vaderstad drill has new hydraulic depth feature

A new feature on Vaderstad’s Rapid A 400S drill, which is being featured this Cereals, is optional hydraulic depth adjustment where the working depth can be set centrally from the tractor cab.

This function is accompanied by interactive depth control, which allows the depth to be adjusted from the tractor cab on the go with immediate effect. This allows the drill operator to achieve even more accurate establishment on variable soils, resulting in perfect emergence.

The function also allows faster shut-off of metering on headlands. The system allows the user to alter drilling depth within very small intervals for maximum yields. Interactive depth control makes Vaderstad seed drills unique in terms of drilling precision.

The hydraulic master-and-slave system gives easy, fast and precise drilling depth adjustment over the entire working width of the machine. The drilling depth is controlled by the central master cylinder, while the slave cylinders on the wing sections follow with millimetre precision. The hydraulic system is self-compensating and at every lift to the top position, lifting and calibration occur automatically.

Cereals 2011 exhibitor information as supplied by Vaderstad.