Looking forwards to the next 50 years of power harrow drill combinations

Many have fond memories of that first-ever drill combination and the improved look of the farm that it generated from having reduced wheel marks, a more even, better establishment and the subsequent yield benefits derived from that enhanced start in life for the crop.

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Of course, there have been major developments in technology that we have seen over those years: the RE reciprocating harrow through to the revolutionary KG rotary cultivator that bought improved seedbed preparation at a constant depth without smearing, the state-of-the-art tyre packer roller on the Drillstar RPD, which became the must-have drill of the 1980s and 1990s, and then now with the KW wedge ring roller instead.

On the drill front, we saw the introduction of the Airstar pneumatic metering system with its centralised hopper for easier calibration and filling but with less hopper residues and this also brought about added convenience to the system. Nowadays it is the use of electronics that maximises that convenience utilising electric drive, the simple Twin Terminal calibration, variable rate application map seeding and the automated headland shut-off of the drill using SectionControl via ISOBUS. A more precise science all round.

A new special reprint is now out that looks back at the history of the drill combination and then listens to customers from around the world about their experiences of using the system and, as farming evolves, how their choice of cultivator, packer roller and drill has developed over the decades since those early days of drilling with an AMAZONE drill combination. If you would rather have a hard copy of this reprint instead then contact us here.