Drill Manufacturers - SimTech
Simtech T-Sem tine drills are probably the most versatile of all the direct drills on offer today. Their heritage is from the inverted T-slot coulter, initially developed in New Zealand for establishing new seed into living grass, which is probably one of the most difficult direct drilling challenges. From Simtech importing these drills, the European T-Sem was born and has progressed from a simple 3m machine to the range of drills we see today. The unique T-Slot coulter creates the perfect environment for seed to germinate and develop.
At only 10mm wide at its leading edge it is designed to cause as little surface disturbance as possible. Preceded by a vertical cutting disc, that creates a path through surface trash, the inverted T-slot coulter ensures that the seed is always placed on a firm base, with the vibrating tine creating the tilth to cover it. In soil held together with a large amount of root material the T-slot coulter creates a void in the soil, which is like a mini greenhouse, generating humidity to enhance the speed of germination, but at the same time allowing sunlight to penetrate through the partially open slot.
This scientifically proven feature allows small seeds to be placed deeper than would normally be viable into an environment which is much less likely to result in poor germination or seedlings drying out. The T-Sem is the ideal drill for a farmer in the early stages of converting to direct drilling. Versatile enough to cope with all the other drilling tasks such as min-till or ploughed surfaces, but none the less a dedicated and powerful direct drill, able to handle large amounts of surface trash and hard or wet ground conditions. The heavy duty 30mm square double coil tines are strong enough to direct drill crops such as Beans to a depth of up to 10cm (4”) in most soils, once again ensuring that the seed is always placed in the correct environment for its development, not at a depth limited by the drills capability.
The T-Sem is also uniquely placed for the establishment of cover crops, which is enabled by its ability to work in high levels of crop residue and at a time of year when the soil can be quite hard to penetrate. The subsequent drilling of the cash crop into the cover crop is also a job that requires the T-Sem’s ability to work in large amounts living vegetation, once again placing the seed in the best environment for its rapid development.
The base model T-Sem 3m is available with pneumatic or gravity metering systems with the later shortly to be available with second “micro” hopper which can be used for slug pellets or micro fertiliser. In addition it can be used for inter sowing a companion crop in between the rows of Oil Seed Rape making the whole package a very affordable and versatile drill for the smaller farmer. All pneumatic models can be specified with the ability to meter up to 2 additional products into the main airstream or 1 product into individual rows. T-Sem drills are now available for all situations.
There is a new range of 4 Vineyard models from 1.1m to 1.8m and 2 pasture rejuvenating models of 2.4m and 3m. T-Sem Arable drills start with 3, 3.5 & 4m fixed frame models, 4.8m & 6m mounted folding models and trailed drills starting at 6m. All drills are available with liquid and granular fertiliser options.
You can read the Article online which is on Page 19 Of Direct Driller Magazine here: https://issuu.com/directdriller/docs/direct_driller_issue_2/18
Simtech T-Sem tine drills are probably the most versatile of all the direct drills on offer today. Their heritage is from the inverted T-slot coulter, initially developed in New Zealand for establishing new seed into living grass, which is probably one of the most difficult direct drilling challenges. From Simtech importing these drills, the European T-Sem was born and has progressed from a simple 3m machine to the range of drills we see today. The unique T-Slot coulter creates the perfect environment for seed to germinate and develop.
At only 10mm wide at its leading edge it is designed to cause as little surface disturbance as possible. Preceded by a vertical cutting disc, that creates a path through surface trash, the inverted T-slot coulter ensures that the seed is always placed on a firm base, with the vibrating tine creating the tilth to cover it. In soil held together with a large amount of root material the T-slot coulter creates a void in the soil, which is like a mini greenhouse, generating humidity to enhance the speed of germination, but at the same time allowing sunlight to penetrate through the partially open slot.
This scientifically proven feature allows small seeds to be placed deeper than would normally be viable into an environment which is much less likely to result in poor germination or seedlings drying out. The T-Sem is the ideal drill for a farmer in the early stages of converting to direct drilling. Versatile enough to cope with all the other drilling tasks such as min-till or ploughed surfaces, but none the less a dedicated and powerful direct drill, able to handle large amounts of surface trash and hard or wet ground conditions. The heavy duty 30mm square double coil tines are strong enough to direct drill crops such as Beans to a depth of up to 10cm (4”) in most soils, once again ensuring that the seed is always placed in the correct environment for its development, not at a depth limited by the drills capability.
The T-Sem is also uniquely placed for the establishment of cover crops, which is enabled by its ability to work in high levels of crop residue and at a time of year when the soil can be quite hard to penetrate. The subsequent drilling of the cash crop into the cover crop is also a job that requires the T-Sem’s ability to work in large amounts living vegetation, once again placing the seed in the best environment for its rapid development.
The base model T-Sem 3m is available with pneumatic or gravity metering systems with the later shortly to be available with second “micro” hopper which can be used for slug pellets or micro fertiliser. In addition it can be used for inter sowing a companion crop in between the rows of Oil Seed Rape making the whole package a very affordable and versatile drill for the smaller farmer. All pneumatic models can be specified with the ability to meter up to 2 additional products into the main airstream or 1 product into individual rows. T-Sem drills are now available for all situations.
There is a new range of 4 Vineyard models from 1.1m to 1.8m and 2 pasture rejuvenating models of 2.4m and 3m. T-Sem Arable drills start with 3, 3.5 & 4m fixed frame models, 4.8m & 6m mounted folding models and trailed drills starting at 6m. All drills are available with liquid and granular fertiliser options.
You can read the Article online which is on Page 19 Of Direct Driller Magazine here: https://issuu.com/directdriller/docs/direct_driller_issue_2/18