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Minimum tillage or direct drilling

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<strong>Minimum</strong> <strong>tillage</strong> <strong>or</strong> <strong>direct</strong> <strong>drilling</strong>“ MOUNTED FASTLINER 100 SERIES ”>> AGRONOMIC BENEFITS— DOUBLE ROW OF WAVY WDISCS OR LEVELLING BAR AND VIBRATING TINES :• Levelling ploughed land <strong>or</strong> after stubble cultivations.• Creating fine soil f<strong>or</strong> a good seedbed.— PRESS ROLLER :• Firms the soil to avoid puffy seedbeds.• Creates a unif<strong>or</strong>m seedbed f<strong>or</strong> good seeding depth.— DRILLING DISCS :• Good <strong>drilling</strong> depth controlled by depth wheel and its parallelogram mountingsystem, which allows good ground following.• The depth wheel firms the soil around the grain f<strong>or</strong> good seed to soil contact.• Good clearance to allow large quantities of residue to pass.— FOLLOWING HARROW :• Covers the seed and protects the soil from capping by spreading clods and residue on the surface.• Little chance of blockages as the harrow is fully adjustable f<strong>or</strong> pressure and angle of attack.>> SPECIFICATIONSFastliner Fastliner 300 Fastliner 400W<strong>or</strong>king width (m) 3 4Hopper capacity (l) 1000 1000Output per hopper load (ha)W<strong>or</strong>king speed (km/h)6.57 - 15Output per hour (ha) 2.5 - 3.0 3.1 - 4.0Power requirement (hp) 120 150Potential daily output (ha) 25 - 30 31 - 40“ TRAILED FASTLINER 1000 SERIES ”Module 1>> AGRONOMIC BENEFITS— LEVELLING BOARD :• Levelling ploughed land <strong>or</strong> after stubble cultivations.— DOUBLE ROW OF STRONGLY Y WAVED WNOTCHED DISCS(WORKINGWORKING ACROSS THE SOILSOIL SURFACEACE) :• Creating a fine seedbed f<strong>or</strong> good seed to soil contact.• Breaking-up harvest residue.• Destroying weeds and volunteers.• Destruction of an environment favourable to pests such as slugs.• Reduces the need f<strong>or</strong> cultivation passes pri<strong>or</strong> to <strong>drilling</strong>.33

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