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Seeders

The Network range of seeders are available in a 9,12,14 and 16 row models. Each model run the same basic components, discs, tines, gearbox, chain guards seeding/fertiliser hoppers, seeding tubes, bearings and chains and all interchangeable. The difference between the crumbling drive rollers, spring covering plates, neoprene press bar, work platform, seed/fertiliser boxes and lids throughout the range is the width only. You choose the width of the seeder that best suits your situation and tractor size.

For tractor with 20 to 50 hp the range of 9,12,14 row seeder is best suited. If your tractor is over 50hp the 16 row is also suited.

 

Rest easy knowing that your seeder will not rust apart!!!!!

 

The seed and fertiliser boxes are manufactured from stainless steel and are fastened together with stainless nuts and bolts. Neoprene seed and fertiliser hoppers. The larger components of all seeders are hot galvanised, including the main frame, work platform, crumbling drive roller and covering plates. Both the seeding and fertiliser dispatching rollers are made from an extremely heavy duty neoprene that meshes together with a hard-plastic bearing that will give years of serviceability without the chance of rusting. This low maintenance system will save hours in the workshop. The fertiliser hoppers are translucent and UV protected. Watch the fertiliser drop into the hoppers from the comfort of your tractor seat. No more unknown blockages.

 

 

Some handy features of all Network Seeders are:

  • Shutting off individual rows of fertiliser and seed rather than adjusting row spacing of the tine or disc.
  • Cleaning out of disused seeds from the seeding box with a simple lever that discharges the seeds through the hopper system. Both fertiliser and seed boxes have a sliding chute that opens to empty bulk seed and fertiliser from the boxes quickly and efficiently into a bucket or bag. This makes changing from different types of seed super fast with less chance of cross contamination in your next crop.
  • Interchange tines and disc to the seeder as required

Double opening discs

The double opening assembly while moving through the ground are self sharpening, have 4 sealed bearings and an internal spring with a shear pin that allows for movement up and down f approx 50mm. They are mounted to the RHS frame with 2 x 8.8 grade U bolts and are adjustable sideways to bring row spacing in if needed. There is a hole on the front and back top to allow an individual seed tube and fertiliser tube to be installed. At the rear of the assembly there is a set of spring loaded disc cleaners for sticky situations.

 

Spring Tines

The spring tines are countersunk into the RHS frame and fastened by a large singe 8.8 grade u bolt. These can be moved sideways to adjust row spacings as required. There is a breakout spring with adjustment nut on each tine. The chisel point on the tine can be inverted to achieve double life. Like the disc assembly, each tine takes an individual seed and fertiliser tube directly from the hoppers

 

 
  • When the seeder is lowered onto the ground to the float position and when the tractor is moving in a forwards motion, the Crumbling Roller powers the seeding and fertilising drive train through a series of chains and straight cut gears into the 16-speed gearbox (or optional variable gearbox) the seed and fertiliser begins to drop down through the hopper system and tubes,  into the disc or tine assembly. The drive roller also prepares the seeding bed by breaking down any larger dirt clods into smaller dirt particles and pressing the seed and fertiliser into the seed bed helping the seed to germinate through a better prepared seed bed.                                                                                              The spring loaded covering plates cover the seed over and the neoprene press bar further packs the seed bed.

Seed Box & Seeding Mechanism

The seed box is constructed of stainless steel with lids and gas strut. The floor of the box is shaped in a “V” to funnel all seeds into the seeding mechanism efficiently. Dual neoprene seeding wheels/rollers and plastic keepers are the key to dispatching small and large seeds through the hopper system to your desired seeding rates. The purple roller is to dispatch small seeds (grasses, Lucerne) and the yellow roller dispatches larger seeds (cereal, beans).

 

Seeding Rollers

There are 2 seeding rollers.

 

The aqua roller is always driving on the keyway and is selected when planting small seeds (rye grass, clovers, lucerne, canola etc)

 

The purple roller is selected to dispatch larger seeds (cereals, peas, beans) and is floating unless the blue pin is pushed across and meshes with the aqua roller, then both rollers are turning. 

 

A small grub screw is tightened with an allen key hold the selected seeding roller into place.

 

 

Fertiliser Box & Fertilising Mechanism.

Each Network Seeder also has a Fertiliser box and is also constructed of stainless steel with lids and gas struts. The floor is also shaped in a “V” to funnel the fertiliser directly into the fertilising mechanism efficiently. A large single neoprene roller/wheel dispatches fertiliser through the system. Like the seeding box each row can be shut off individually. Adjusting the fertiliser rate is by rotating the adjusting wheel at the end of the fertiliser box to increase or decrease the rate required. The fertiliser dispatching mechanism, like the seeding system is also powered by rotating the crumbling driving roller when moving over the ground in a forward motion. A single chain connects the fertilising mechanism to the crumbling driving roller.

 

 

 

 

Adjusting the seeding depth.

On either side of the work platform there are two large adjustments nuts that when adjusted clockwise will lift the crumbling driving roller up, allowing the double opening discs or tines to plant deeper into the tilled paddock. The individual bars on the driving roller prevents the discs or tines from penetrating any deeper than required.

 

Gearboxes

16 Speed Gearbox

 

The 16 speed gearbox is mounted on the outside of the seeder. It is a dry gearbox with a series of strait cut gears. The configeration of the gearbox is high (H) and low (L), gears 1 to 8. L1 is the lowest gear dispatching seed at the lowest rates and H8 is the fastest gear dispatching seed at the highest rates.

 

Variable Gearbox

 

A variable gearbox is also available on any model as an option. It is fluid driven and through internal components enables seeding rates to be set at a lower rates than seed dispatched from the standard 16 speed gearbox.

Seed rate adjustment on this gearbox is by turning the adjustment knob located to the left of the indication gauge.

The indicator needle on the gearbox gauge is set at a lower number for lower rates and a higher number on the indicator for higher rates.

 

For example this gearbox will dispatch canola under 2 kg/ha.

 

 

 

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