Vaderstad Seed Eye

[Banana Bar]

Has anyone experience of this yet, is it worth it, can you do Variable rate seed with it? It costs £2000 more than blockage sensors and does the same job plus a bit more?

BB

 

[Against_the_grain]

Much more precision from what I gather over alternatives. Can pretty much calibrate your drill by using the seed eye technology counting seeds per m as opposed to weighing kg/ha. Very expensive though.

 

[combinekeith]

The boss ordered a new one for this year with it on but it's turned up without it! - it's getting fitted later this year so maybe it wasn't 100% yet will let you know more when its on and working

 

[spikeislander]

I have always wondered why these drills dont have weigh cells like a fert spreader? If you know the tgw set your kg/ha and away you go, I hate calibrating them and wondering if its running right all the way across. Doesnt help blockage I know

 

[batman]

Andrew I know George Gittus has a new drill for this year & they do variable seed rate.

 

[fudge]

Has anyone experience of this yet, is it worth it, can you do Variable rate seed with it? It costs £2000 more than blockage sensors and does the same job plus a bit more?

BB

Nice idea, but how does the operator know this is working correctly? I guess some kind of manual calibration would still be necessary? Also I would worry that slugs would drive a coach and horses through my investment. Perhaps I'm just a luddite but I'd let someone else have a go first especially if it can be retro fitted.

 

[Boysground]

I have always wondered why these drills dont have weigh cells like a fert spreader? If you know the tgw set your kg/ha and away you go, I hate calibrating them and wondering if its running right all the way across. Doesnt help blockage I know

I think there are weigh cells in the Great Plains/Simba centurion. Dont know anybody who has one though.

BG

 

[ajd132]

Horsch are doing something similar which i think I will have put on