Air Seeder Equipment Demos

Air Seeder Equipment Demos featuring: Seed Hawk, SeedMaster, Bourgault and New Holland

Nathan Sapach, commercial product manager for the Seed Hawk product line with Vaderstad, describes the features and benefits of the Vaderstad 660 Air Cart with 70 ft spacing Air Drill equipped with the Seed Hawk ICON Control System. This model is ideal for zero and min-till farming systems, delivering exceptionally accurate seed and fertilizer placement in one pass, in all soil conditions, resulting in quick, uniform crop emergence, better quality, and higher yield. Sapach explains the precision accuracy of the opener system and section controls; features and benefits of the ICON Control System; and the Phoenix 3 metering system.

Robert Fagnou, marketing specialist with Bourgault Industries demonstrates the Bourgault 9000 series air seeder, discussing features, benefits that set it apart from other options, and changes in the new model compared to the 7000 series. He speaks about separate tanks on the frame; the ability to monitor inputs on the go; sectional controls with eye to eye feature, which allows multiple units to work off the same map; row spacings options; and the largest tow between cart option in the market."

Paul Krahn, marketing manager with New Holland, demonstrates a P2000 Series Air Seeder combining a Flexi-Coil P4580 tow-between air cart and P2082 40-foot disc drill. The P2000 series drill offers models with toolbars in 30 to 60-foot lengths, and air carts with grain tanks ranging in size from 350 to 950 bushels. The series set the standard for reliable air seeding, providing unmatched accuracy in product metering and precision placement. Krahn describes a variety of features of the air drill and air cart, including auxiliary tank fill from ground level option; sectional controls which operators can run manually with standard equipment or automatically with an unlock; and more. The P2000 Series works in all soil types, in conventional, no-till, or min-till systems. Additional benefits described include disc opener design, blockage monitoring system, speed range, curve compensation, cost savings and more.

Anthony Biglieni, Director of Sales and Product Support with SeedMaster, joins Grainews Machinery Editor Travis Warkentin to demonstrate the SeedMaster 6016 UPII 360 paired with a Nova 520 air cart. The demonstration covers features and details about the machine's tanks, row spacing, metering, seed placement and more. Plus, learn what type of tillage practices are best suited to this seeder. Anthony wraps up with a sneak peek at what's new at SeedMaster Manufacturing.

Seed Hawk Vaderstadt starts at 0:30; New Holland starts at 8:32; Bourgault starts at 12:55; Seed Master starts at 18:03