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Designer of equipment<br />
for sustainable agriculture<br />
The professional’s<br />
choice<br />
Seed<br />
Mulch<br />
Root
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Portugal<br />
Zealand<br />
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Kingdom<br />
Mauriius
Strong growth<br />
For over 15 years we have been developing<br />
innovative solutions to help you<br />
save time, energy and reduce the effects<br />
of agriculture on the environment.<br />
Our aim is to provide you with robust,<br />
productive equipment to enable you to<br />
adapt your production tools to the new<br />
economical, financial, regulatory and<br />
environmental constraints. 10,000 of<br />
you have already shown confidence in<br />
us and have invested in our machines.<br />
You have taken up the challenge of<br />
having new sustainable agriculture<br />
which is even more efficient.<br />
our sustained and steady growth shows<br />
the high level of satisfaction<br />
of the farmers using our equipment<br />
AGRISEM, at your service<br />
Your satisfaction is our main concern.<br />
Thanks to our network of dealers and<br />
importers, you will find someone at your<br />
disposal not far from you.<br />
Turnover in Millions of euros<br />
18<br />
16<br />
14<br />
12<br />
10<br />
8<br />
6<br />
4<br />
2<br />
0<br />
0,15<br />
0,24<br />
0,47 0,84<br />
1,39<br />
1,85 2,34<br />
3,4<br />
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008<br />
To cope with the growing number of customers,<br />
we also tripled the surface area of<br />
our spare parts warehouse in 2008, so that<br />
whatever you need is always available.<br />
12,000 machines<br />
currently being<br />
used<br />
5,03<br />
4,43<br />
7,22<br />
Our headquarters in Ligné<br />
(Loire Atlantique) France<br />
8,77 9,14<br />
10,31<br />
11,1<br />
15,6<br />
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3 main areas of development<br />
Agronomy<br />
Germination and root-taking<br />
After sowing, the seed has to germinate<br />
and then take root. These two<br />
stages concern two different soil<br />
horizons. Germination occurs in top<br />
layer soil whereas root-taking requires<br />
more depth. Moreover, these two<br />
soil horizons do not have the same<br />
agronomical requirements.<br />
These observations have led us to<br />
develop an independent disc to work<br />
the top layer soil and a blade with<br />
retracted point for root development.<br />
Multipurpose modules for progressive adaptation<br />
Do not believe in miraculous machines<br />
that promise an immediate changeover<br />
to soil conservation techniques.<br />
<strong>Agrisem</strong> International offers technical<br />
modules which can be integrated into<br />
your farming system step by step.<br />
You choose your own rate of transition<br />
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optional depending on<br />
climate and the period<br />
of covercrops<br />
• Crumbling<br />
• Stale seed-bed<br />
• Crop<br />
residue control<br />
• Depth control<br />
• Levelling-out<br />
• Fissuring without<br />
upheaval<br />
• Preparation for<br />
root-taking<br />
• Elimination of<br />
plough pan<br />
• Water drainage<br />
Germination Root taking<br />
optional depending<br />
on soil structure<br />
Stubble-breaking<br />
Loosening<br />
+ stale seed-bed<br />
Sowing<br />
• Crumbling<br />
• Stale seed-bed<br />
• 2nd stubblebreaking<br />
• Depth control<br />
• Closure of soil<br />
• Levelling-out<br />
Crumbly and<br />
warm seed bed<br />
Porous,<br />
unbroken soil,<br />
continuous<br />
structure,<br />
no large clods<br />
or hollows<br />
towards soil conservation techniques.<br />
Our equipment is modular and multipurpose<br />
since it has to suit your changing<br />
requirements from year to year.<br />
When using soil conservation techniques<br />
sowing can be done in one<br />
passage, after one or several passages<br />
• Crumbling<br />
• Stale seed-bed<br />
• Crop residue<br />
control<br />
of stubble-breaking or after soil-loosening,<br />
if necessary. Your knowledge of<br />
your own soil and your experience will<br />
lead you step by step to optimize the<br />
use of our machines.<br />
• Sowing by<br />
covering over<br />
• Sowing in rows<br />
•Levelling-out<br />
•Septh control
Environment<br />
Water quality<br />
<strong>Agrisem</strong> International's fissuring technique<br />
ensures improved productivity for<br />
the farmer and nearly eliminates runoff,<br />
erosion and pollution. An official<br />
independent trial proved it spectacularly.<br />
Results measured after rainfall of 26<br />
mm (during a storm). Comparison between<br />
different cultivation techniques<br />
on silty/sandy soil with a 6% slope<br />
(maize) including a control plot which<br />
was ploughed traditionally and a plot<br />
worked with an <strong>Agrisem</strong> Combiplow.<br />
114 hours<br />
1 094 <strong>litres</strong><br />
7 167 euros<br />
Official experimental trials at Kerguehennec (56 - France)<br />
(financed by Bretagne Eau-Pure, carried out in partnership with Brittany Chamber of Agriculture,<br />
Inra-Ensa in Rennes and ITCF)<br />
500<br />
400<br />
300<br />
200<br />
100<br />
0<br />
Run-off (<strong>litres</strong>/300 m 2 ) Soil erosion (kg/ha) Atrazin flow (mg/ha)<br />
496<br />
15 times less<br />
run-off !<br />
34<br />
Ploughed<br />
control plot <strong>Agrisem</strong><br />
Technique<br />
100<br />
yearly savings :<br />
80<br />
60<br />
40<br />
20<br />
200 hours<br />
2573 <strong>litres</strong><br />
12220 euros<br />
0<br />
90<br />
25 times less<br />
erosion !<br />
3,4<br />
Ploughed<br />
control plot <strong>Agrisem</strong><br />
Technique<br />
15000<br />
12000<br />
9000<br />
6000<br />
3000<br />
0<br />
13492<br />
412 hours<br />
4145 <strong>litres</strong><br />
28980 euros<br />
65 times less<br />
pollution !*<br />
205<br />
Ploughed<br />
control plot <strong>Agrisem</strong><br />
Technique<br />
* please note that in this trial, the pollution due to run-off was halved (102mg/l) in presence of<br />
surface mulch when using the <strong>Agrisem</strong> technique.<br />
Savings<br />
Comparison: standard system/<strong>Agrisem</strong> technique<br />
Our equipment allows to halve the working time. With a doubled productivity<br />
your farm will be ready to face the future with equanimity.<br />
(70 ha farm) (50 ha farm) (350 ha farm)<br />
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Blade<br />
The patented wave<br />
Controlling your crops' root-taking<br />
To encourage good root development, it is<br />
essential to restore soil porosity without<br />
too much upheaval so as to preserve soil<br />
structure and prevent the dilution of<br />
organic matter.<br />
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Capillarity<br />
Root development,<br />
water supply<br />
<strong>Agrisem</strong> International's patented solution<br />
is to fold-over the soil in a wave-like<br />
movement.<br />
Drainage<br />
Direct closure of the wave<br />
to preserve the carbon<br />
and organic matter.<br />
A successful graft!<br />
The graft is at one with the subsoil.<br />
Lifting is achieved by wrenchingout<br />
the soil in order to eliminate<br />
the risk of smoothing-out. The<br />
band of soil is then put back into<br />
place without disturbance thus<br />
ensuring perfect structural continuity<br />
and guaranteeing efficient<br />
capillarity and good root development<br />
at depth.<br />
Homogenous soil loosening over the entire working width<br />
Fissuring<br />
When folding a friable material<br />
you efficiently cause fissuring<br />
without upheaval. It is like<br />
when you fold a welding rod,<br />
the coating crackles and fissures.
The new generation of loosening blades<br />
Fluidity<br />
• Lower power requirement and improved<br />
penetration of the blade.<br />
• No blade leg: the life of the ploughshare<br />
is increased.<br />
• Mass-produced coated ploughshares<br />
and leading edges.<br />
• Same leading edges as those used on<br />
previous <strong>Agrisem</strong> blades.<br />
Retracted point blade and sloped prop<br />
Thanks to the retracted point, the lifting<br />
force is located just under the centre of<br />
gravity of the block of soil to<br />
be loosened. The lining up<br />
of forces and counter forces<br />
optimize the power requirement<br />
needed to lift the soil.<br />
PATENTED<br />
Balanced lifting<br />
Save fuel with <strong>Agrisem</strong><br />
By loosening your soil with a Combiplow<br />
or Cultiplow, you will achieve<br />
incomparable fissuring, which is,<br />
as yet, unequalled. You obtain a homogeneous<br />
result while using 30% less<br />
power than a traditional soil loosener.<br />
This performance is the consequence<br />
of several years of research and<br />
development. This research has resulted<br />
in the creation of a unique blade,<br />
protected by several international<br />
patents.<br />
by using a dynamometer, the technicians<br />
were able to measure the necessary traction<br />
effort for each working part under the same<br />
conditions.<br />
PATENTED<br />
Boosting effect<br />
The exclusive design<br />
of the ploughshare<br />
increases the possible<br />
conditions for use with<br />
improved soil fissuring<br />
(patented technique).<br />
The blade leg is not straight but inclined<br />
at 10° so as to facilitate lifting<br />
and avoid deformation. All the “pans”<br />
have inclined edges to make the turning<br />
easier thus lifting the material<br />
without causing disturbance.<br />
4 sizes of blade<br />
A blade suitable<br />
for every kind of<br />
job<br />
45<br />
40<br />
35<br />
30<br />
25<br />
Only 4 blades over a 3 m width<br />
Thanks to equipment with roughly 75<br />
cm clearance between the blades, the<br />
<strong>Agrisem</strong> blade is the only one on the<br />
market able to work over a 3 m width,<br />
enabling uniform<br />
soil loosening<br />
over the entire<br />
width<br />
with just 4<br />
blades.<br />
Curved<br />
blade<br />
550 650 750 850<br />
Results of the trials carried out by<br />
Derval Secondary School<br />
Power requirement for a 3 m wide soil<br />
loosener working at a depth of 30 cm.<br />
Indice 138<br />
(41,5 Kw)<br />
Indice 128<br />
(38,5 Kw)<br />
Straight<br />
blade<br />
Indice 100<br />
(30 Kw)<br />
Straight winged tines Curved blades AGRISEM BLADES<br />
(with retracted points)<br />
Results of the trials carried out by Derval<br />
Secondary School in November 2004<br />
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Blade<br />
Invented by <strong>Agrisem</strong> International,<br />
today, the Combiplow is the acknowledged<br />
and uncontested reference on<br />
the market. The uniqueness of the<br />
blade with its retracted point, as well as<br />
the optimized compact frame, enable<br />
the Combiplow to meet the require-<br />
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ments of the most demanding farmers<br />
and contractors. With over 8,000 soil<br />
looseners in service, <strong>Agrisem</strong> International<br />
offers a range of suitable<br />
adapted and optimized tools.<br />
Saving fuel and time Use of the existing power<br />
harrow available<br />
13l/ha *<br />
1driver<br />
1 passage<br />
1 tractor<br />
*Average fuel consumption may vary<br />
according to soil type, the topography<br />
and the capacity of the tractor<br />
2 drivers<br />
2 passages<br />
2 tractors<br />
=<br />
You will save roughly 35 €/ha<br />
while ensuring the successful<br />
root-taking of your crops.<br />
12 l / ha *<br />
27 l / ha *<br />
+<br />
15 l / ha *<br />
Sowing in only one passage<br />
on the farm<br />
The Combiplow enables the use of the<br />
traditional combined seed drill that is<br />
already present on the farm.
Bridged framework:<br />
wide passage for PTO<br />
Retractability<br />
Combiplow 36+<br />
Retractable Combiplow, working width<br />
up to 4 m with a transport width of 3 m.<br />
Compactness of coupling<br />
(retractable)<br />
Compact for<br />
transportation<br />
Combiplow 38 - Non-stop<br />
mechanical security system Stabilizing wheels<br />
The Combiplow can be<br />
used alone by adapting<br />
aroller.<br />
Clearance at work<br />
Standard Super<br />
The ideal complement<br />
to the Combiplow !<br />
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Blade<br />
The Cultiplow is used alone. Today this<br />
loosener is acknowledged as being the<br />
best agro-economic solution by numerous<br />
agronomists all over the world.<br />
Vineyards, orchards, market gardening<br />
We have a specific range for working in<br />
reduced widths from 1 to 3 m. Market<br />
gardeners appreciate the <strong>Agrisem</strong><br />
technique since it leaves the soil even<br />
and does not disturb the rows of vegetables.<br />
Wine growers and arboricultu-<br />
Loosening without destroying the vegetation<br />
The <strong>Agrisem</strong> blade does not destroy<br />
existing cover and allows soil loosening<br />
under a grassy surface. Unique in the<br />
world, this blade can loosen the soil without<br />
breaking its underlying “framework”.<br />
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The blades with their retracted point<br />
displace a homogeneous wave of soil<br />
and save roughly 30% of your energy<br />
consumption compared with straight or<br />
curved blades.<br />
rists choose the Cultiplow for its exceptional<br />
capacity for levelling-out, its low<br />
power requirement and the delicacy of<br />
its performance.<br />
An opening disc and a tyre-roller leave<br />
the cover vegetation intact, like the Cultigreen<br />
used for sports grounds or the<br />
“meadow” Cultiplow.
Non-stop security system,<br />
unequalled clearance<br />
The generously-sized spring security<br />
system allows you to work in the most<br />
difficult of conditions. The kinematics<br />
of the blade holder enables complete<br />
clearance by lifting-up when the blade<br />
comes into contact with an obstacle.<br />
The springs react immediately even<br />
when working at high speed contrary to<br />
a hydraulic security system that will<br />
tend to block if the speed is high or if<br />
several blades simultaneously come<br />
into contact with an obstacle (bicycle<br />
pump effect).<br />
The ideal complement<br />
to the CULTIPLOW<br />
NEW<br />
NEW PRODUCT Cultiplow 68<br />
5m-6,5m-8m<br />
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Blade<br />
The 3 principles of the Agromulch<br />
Gain 33% power<br />
The Agromulch is used for fissuring the<br />
soil; it is made up of 2 rows of 550 mm<br />
blades and a control roller. It allows you<br />
to homogenously loosen from 10 to<br />
20 cm without any upheaval. Available<br />
in widths ranging from 3 to 12 m,<br />
this tool is the natural result of the<br />
Cultiplow. It can be used for fissuring<br />
the soil during the summer and for<br />
opening the soil in spring.<br />
Warming up without drying out<br />
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Fissuring without upheaval<br />
Germination<br />
ensured<br />
Uniform lifting<br />
No disturbance<br />
and flat work<br />
foundations<br />
Seeds<br />
Patented blade<br />
Chisel type tine cultivator<br />
Drying-out of soil horizon.<br />
Build up of clods and hollows.<br />
Seeds<br />
Chisel type tine<br />
cultivator<br />
* Reduction by 33%ofthe<br />
power required compared<br />
with a Chisel type cultivator<br />
Chisel type tine cultivator<br />
Poor<br />
germination<br />
Lifting of clods and<br />
stones,<br />
uneven profile
Modular and adaptable<br />
The Actimulch is created from the<br />
association of 2 existing machines: a<br />
stubble breaker with independent discs<br />
and a machine used for fissuring the<br />
soil<br />
The user decides if he wishes to place<br />
the fissuring mechanism in front of the<br />
discs or not. If there are crop residues,<br />
we recommend you to place the discs<br />
in front, followed by the fissuring<br />
blades. After the passage of these<br />
2 pieces of equipment, a large independent<br />
tyre roller will close the soil.<br />
Besides the possibility of changing the<br />
position of the 2 machines, you can also<br />
use each of them separately. The Actimulch<br />
can then become a stubble<br />
breaker with independent discs<br />
(Disc-O-Mulch) or an implement for<br />
fissuring the soil with a double row of<br />
blades (Agromulch).<br />
the Actimulch is available<br />
in<strong>3m</strong>,4mand5m.<br />
1 machine<br />
4 solutions<br />
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Disc<br />
The independent disc with pan angle<br />
The aim of superficial soil work is to<br />
deal with crop residues and facilitate<br />
the germination of a stale seed bed.<br />
The disc offers the advantage of being<br />
self driven and does not require the use<br />
of power (power take-off). It wears out<br />
much slower than a tine and it works<br />
well in the presence of crop residues<br />
with no risk of windrowing.<br />
In 1998 <strong>Agrisem</strong> invented the independent,<br />
retractable disc. At that time, the<br />
disc had an opening angle and above all<br />
a positive pan angle. Compared to a<br />
traditional disc, the Disc-O-Mulch<br />
throws a flow of earth into the air. Since<br />
it is combined with a clod breaking<br />
board, the mixing of the residues is<br />
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Un déchaumeur à grande<br />
vitesse<br />
A high speed stubble breaker<br />
Un broyeur de résidus<br />
de récolte<br />
A maize mulcher<br />
A mechanical weed-killer<br />
With<br />
With pan angle and working angle<br />
• Earth thrown into the air<br />
• Perfect mix of earth-straw: mulch<br />
• Better penetration<br />
• Reduced energy requirement<br />
pan<br />
angle<br />
excellent, the seed bed is refined efficiently<br />
and the soil remains even.<br />
Finally, since the disc is a rolling element,<br />
the working speed can be very<br />
Without<br />
high as long as the implement is equipped<br />
with a board regulating the flow of<br />
earth in order to avoid any jamming in<br />
the second row of discs.<br />
Un broyeur à engrais verts<br />
An incomparable implement for levelling-out<br />
Un désherbant mécanique<br />
A crop residue chopper<br />
Un niveleur incomparable<br />
A cover crop chopper<br />
Cover-crop<br />
• Absence of pan angle<br />
• Soil moved sideways<br />
• Poor mixing, poor refining<br />
• High absorption of power<br />
• Smoothing-out of soil<br />
90°
The 3D security system<br />
<strong>Agrisem</strong> International initiated the<br />
principle of the stubble breaker with independent,<br />
retractable discs. After<br />
having developed a 2D system, we understood<br />
the benefits of having a 3Dsecurity<br />
system to protect the hub and<br />
generate a vibrating effect which would<br />
save energy, improve penetration and<br />
ensure a flat working surface.<br />
This vibrating effect can only operate<br />
when the spring security system works<br />
“spiral against spiral” with the hub positioned<br />
inside the disc. Otherwise the<br />
spirals open with little resistance.<br />
The ideal size for going fast<br />
Heavy duty bearings<br />
Speed is not enough, your equipment has to enable you to<br />
work on a quick and long-lasting way. Therefore the size of<br />
the mechanical elements on the machine is of the utmost<br />
importance. The wear and tear of a mechanical part is mathematically<br />
proportional to the speed! When you double the<br />
working speed, you have to multiply the machine's resistance<br />
by four. This is why some elements on our machines<br />
may appear oversized but in fact they are necessarily so.<br />
The clod breaking board so you can work faster ...<br />
Without a clod<br />
breaking board<br />
With a grid<br />
8to20km/h<br />
2D security system<br />
(First security system installed by <strong>Agrisem</strong>)<br />
At work<br />
the shaft absorbs<br />
shocks:<br />
loosening<br />
(lubricator)<br />
Lateral<br />
stress on<br />
the disc<br />
VIBRATING<br />
EFFECT<br />
Our competitors<br />
It is necessary to have a device regulating<br />
the earth flow in order to work fast<br />
and prepare the seed bed<br />
Without a clod breaking board, the first<br />
row of discs throws a flow of earth into<br />
the second row. There is a high risk of<br />
blockage and the machine slows down.<br />
(GOLD SRE)<br />
Shift: spiral stress large<br />
overall size.<br />
22 Discs over 3 m<br />
3D<br />
security<br />
system<br />
At work<br />
spiral against spiral<br />
SHOCK EFFECT<br />
Line-up and overall<br />
size reduced .<br />
24 Discs over 3 m.<br />
PATENTED<br />
Hub positioned<br />
inside disc<br />
Inverted hub<br />
Hub<br />
positioned<br />
outside disc<br />
The security<br />
spring opens:<br />
distortion,<br />
breakage and<br />
irregular<br />
working angle<br />
Lateral<br />
stress on<br />
the disc.<br />
The earth flow regulation devices in the<br />
form of a grid have a sieving effect,<br />
which is adverse for germination. The<br />
seed finds itself in contact with straw<br />
and coarse clods. In addition, the fine<br />
earth on the surface may suffer from<br />
surface-capping.<br />
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Disc<br />
Maintain stability while working at high speed<br />
The patented flexi-pack roller ensures perfect regularity<br />
when working at high speed. With a traditional roller, the<br />
machine lifts up when the roller comes into contact with an<br />
obstacle.<br />
Ø <strong>610</strong> discs on the front and Ø 560 at the rear<br />
On the Disc-o-Mulch <strong>Gold</strong> SRE the front<br />
discs have a larger diameter. This patented<br />
principle provides homogeneous<br />
wear and tear of the two rows of discs.<br />
The machine works better in crop residue.<br />
Choose your roller<br />
The cage roller is perfectly adapted for<br />
the work of the Disc-o-Mulch since it is<br />
simple and robust. When used for stubble<br />
breaking it refines the mulch. The<br />
flexi-pack is preferable for late sowing<br />
in sticky soils as well as for sowing<br />
after ploughing or in loose soil.<br />
Reduce the number of parts and lubricators so you can work faster<br />
The time spent on the maintenance of<br />
the Disc-o-Mulch is very limited as the<br />
number of lubricators is reduced to a<br />
minimum (between 0 and 5 depending<br />
on the model). You will not waste your<br />
Guaranteed speed and high output<br />
With working speed ranging from 8 to<br />
20 Km/h the Disc-o-Mulch will ensure<br />
unequalled output.<br />
Output of a Disc-O-Mulch/<br />
Disc-O-Sem for an average<br />
speed of 12 km/h.<br />
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The second row of discs has a higher<br />
speed of rotation which generates better<br />
refining. This simple idea makes the<br />
Disc-o-Mulch even more efficient.<br />
Cage<br />
Flexi-Sem ®<br />
time crawling under the machine to<br />
grease each disc or every single articulation.<br />
Fewer parts and articulations<br />
also mean durability and reliability for<br />
work at high speed.<br />
3,6 ha/h 4,2 ha/h 4,8 ha/h<br />
6 ha/h<br />
7,2 ha/h<br />
With Flexi-Pack ®<br />
Higher speed<br />
improved refining<br />
There are fewer parts but each of them<br />
is larger and stronger.<br />
9ha/h<br />
Better clearance<br />
less wear and tear.<br />
10,8 ha/h<br />
14,4 ha/h<br />
3 m 3,5 m 4 m 5 m 6 m 7,5 m 9 m 12 m<br />
Required<br />
power 90 hp 130 hp 150 hp 180 hp 200 hp 250 hp 350 hp 400 hp 550 hp<br />
Agrix ®<br />
Flexi-Pack ®<br />
Without Flexi-Pack ®<br />
PATENTED<br />
Ø 560 Ø <strong>610</strong><br />
NEW<br />
Flexi-Roll ®
The Best works at a speed between<br />
6 and 12 km/h. It is suitable for small<br />
tractors with a requirement of 25 to<br />
35 hp per meter. Optionally, the flow<br />
of soil is regulated by individual clod<br />
Discs<br />
Ø 460<br />
Best<br />
breaking boards fixed to the rear hubs.<br />
It has the same technology as the<br />
larger machine, Disc-O-Mulch: maintenance-free<br />
hubs, patented 3D security<br />
system, depth control with a roller<br />
Individual clod breaking boards Folding 2,50 m model<br />
and the possibility of adapting a<br />
mechanical seeddrill in order to<br />
obtain Disc-O-Sem.<br />
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Disc<br />
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NEW<br />
NEW<br />
3,50 m<br />
Towed cage roller<br />
Towed Disc-O-Mulch<br />
<strong>Gold</strong><br />
The GOLD model is the reference on<br />
the market. This product comes from<br />
10 years of research and development<br />
following the first Disc-O-Mulch<br />
created in 1998.<br />
It has been designed to<br />
work in difficult<br />
conditions and<br />
has pro-<br />
Deflectors<br />
Two lateral deflectors<br />
avoid excess soil at<br />
the sides. The left<br />
deflector is standard<br />
and the right one<br />
is optional.<br />
ved its capacity and efficiency on the<br />
plains of Eastern Europe. It is 'THE'<br />
machine for use on large farms and for<br />
contractors.<br />
This range of Disc-O-Mulch is designed<br />
for transformation into a seed drill<br />
(Disc-O-Sem). The GOLD is available in<br />
two models, depending on the intensity<br />
of the work: the S or the SRE.<br />
Width<br />
Disc-O-Mulch <strong>Gold</strong> fixe<br />
2,5 m - 3 m - 3,50 m - 4 m<br />
The multi-stop security system<br />
Adjustment of<br />
depth control<br />
Possibility of<br />
adjustment of distance<br />
with the second<br />
row of discs<br />
Adjustment of<br />
the lower stop<br />
Standard draw-bar<br />
standard on the <strong>3m</strong> and 4m<br />
Disc-O-Mulch.
Folding Disc-O-Mulch <strong>Gold</strong><br />
Width<br />
Folding Disc-O-Mulch <strong>Gold</strong>4m-<br />
5 m - 6 m - 7,50 m<br />
Super draw-bar<br />
Standard on the towed 5m, 6m and<br />
7,5m Disc-O-Mulch. Optional on smaller<br />
widths.<br />
Good stability at field ends<br />
Turning circle facilitated.<br />
Hydraulic folding<br />
Hydraulically locked for transport.<br />
Options<br />
Stabilizing wheels<br />
Depth control wheels<br />
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Disc<br />
The 12m Disc-O-Mulch is a tool-support<br />
machine. Its central structure has<br />
3 coupling points for attaching two <strong>3m</strong><br />
Disc-O-Mulch onto the extensions and<br />
one 6m Disc-O-Mulch at the rear.<br />
The two lateral extensions are retractable<br />
to ensure a height of 4,10m for<br />
transport.<br />
Folding<br />
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12 m<br />
12 m<br />
Height 4,10m in<br />
transport position<br />
Hydraulically locked<br />
for transport
Sowing<br />
The Disc-O-Mulch becomes a seed drill!<br />
Reduction of mechanisation costs<br />
In optimizing your machines and in<br />
decreasing your labour costs, you<br />
increase your profitability.<br />
This profitability can come about<br />
without risk as the Disc-O-Sem can be<br />
progressively introduced onto your<br />
farm. Since it is so versatile, the<br />
Disc-O-Sem will be paid off quicker<br />
than forecast and will be useful on an<br />
ever growing working area, so this will<br />
decrease its cost at work.<br />
The lowest cost on the market<br />
In terms of profitability, the Disc-O-Sem<br />
is interesting for two reasons.<br />
The investment per hectare is the<br />
lowest, especially when compared to<br />
direct drills which require very specific<br />
equipment. Moreover, the cost in use<br />
per ha is much lower than the cost of a<br />
standard stubble breaker combined<br />
with a specialised SCT seed drill.<br />
* Source : Arvalis 2005<br />
{<br />
Traditional<br />
system<br />
Ploughed or not ploughed<br />
Traditional equipment<br />
3 tractors : 180, 150 and 120 hp<br />
No Ploughing<br />
Traditional or specialised equipment<br />
2 tractors 150 and 120 hp<br />
Only 1 tractor of 150 hp<br />
Standard soil<br />
conservation techniques<br />
Mechanisation costs<br />
+ Herbicide<br />
+ Labour (€/ha)<br />
210<br />
190<br />
170<br />
150<br />
130<br />
110<br />
Traditional equipment<br />
Traditional equipment<br />
Special seeddrill & disc harrow<br />
Direct seeddrill<br />
Seeddrill on stubble breaker<br />
<strong>DS</strong>F - Front hopper<br />
<strong>DS</strong>T - Huge capacity<br />
<strong>DS</strong> mechanical<br />
Sowing ramp<br />
With <strong>Agrisem</strong>,<br />
one machine<br />
is enough !<br />
Superficial ploughing<br />
Ploughing<br />
Ploughing 2years/3<br />
1000 <strong>1100</strong> 1200 1300 <strong>1400</strong> 1500 1600 1700<br />
Investment tractor + soil preparation & seeddrill<br />
Value with new machines (€/Ha)<br />
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Sowing<br />
Sowing in rows<br />
Tradition and versatility<br />
On this model, the Disc-O-Sem is<br />
equipped with a sowing ramp with<br />
discs, at the rear of a large pneumatic<br />
roller. The sowing ramp is made up of<br />
sowing elements equipped with a<br />
simple disc and a small wheel that<br />
compacts the soil after sowing. In wet<br />
conditions, it is easy to detach the<br />
wheel. The distance between each<br />
sowing line is 12,5cm. The design of<br />
this sowing ramp originates from the<br />
simplicity and sturdiness made famous<br />
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6 to 12 km/h<br />
by the Disc-O-Mulch. This sowing ramp<br />
is maintenance-free as the hubs have<br />
no lubricators and the 3D springs,<br />
which maintain the discs, have no articulations.<br />
Obviously, you can uncouple<br />
the sowing ramp in order to use the<br />
Disc-O-mulch alone as a stubble<br />
breaker.<br />
The Disc-O-Sem for sowing in rows is<br />
only available in the pneumatic version<br />
with a front hopper and as <strong>3m</strong> and4m<br />
width models.<br />
Sowing element<br />
with disc
Sowing by covering over<br />
Productivity, sturdiness and simplicity<br />
When sowing by covering over, we do<br />
not control the depth of sowing, but the<br />
amount of soil which covers the seeds.<br />
Only an independent disc with a pan<br />
angle is able to sow by covering over.<br />
The pan angle of the disc lifts up the<br />
soil as of a speed of 8 km/h. The soil is<br />
refined thanks to the shock as it hits<br />
the board and then it covers the seed.<br />
The depth is controlled by adjusting the<br />
amount of soil which is lifted up. This<br />
amount is proportional to the working<br />
depth of the second row of discs. The<br />
rear roller maintains the discs at a<br />
constant working depth, whatever the<br />
working speed, so the sowing depth is<br />
Sowing rows of crops<br />
regular. This sowing system creates<br />
bands of crops as the seed are sown<br />
every 25cm.<br />
The Disc-O-Sem for sowing by covering<br />
over is available in mechanical or pneumatic<br />
versions. The widths available<br />
are from <strong>3m</strong> to 6m as mounted or<br />
towed models.<br />
8 to 18 km/h<br />
Mechanical seeddrills: sowing<br />
ramp with clod breaking board<br />
Pneumatic seeddrills:<br />
individual sowing elements<br />
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Sowing<br />
Sowing by covering over<br />
Oil seed rape Wheat on wheat<br />
Flax Wheat<br />
Peas<br />
Wheat after maize Barley<br />
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Wheat after sunflower only 1 passage
Sowing by covering over<br />
Why sowing by covering over instead of using a ramp<br />
with sowing elements?<br />
With a sowing element, depth control is<br />
not regular. At over 12 km/h, the element<br />
starts to vibrate. Moreover, the<br />
ramp reduces the sowing capacity of<br />
the drill when there is crop residue.<br />
Finally, with a ramp there are many<br />
small parts which increase maintenance<br />
and which could be the cause of<br />
possible technical problems…<br />
Sow rapidly in the presence of crop<br />
residue.<br />
The independent disc is able to work<br />
perfectly in crop residue without getting<br />
clogged up with straw, whereas<br />
tines rake up the residue and get<br />
blocked. The Disc-O-Sem is able to drill<br />
directly after maize, oil seed rape, sunflower<br />
or soy harvests. It saves you a<br />
passage with the chopper.<br />
Optimize germination<br />
at high speed.<br />
The germination rate with sowing by<br />
covering over is always high. We can<br />
explain this by two factors:<br />
An excellent soil/seed contact: the<br />
seeds are covered over by an energetic<br />
flow of soil and there is no risk of<br />
smoothing over the sowing line with<br />
the sowing element.<br />
The seeds are in contact with fine soil.<br />
When lifting up the soil, the second row<br />
of discs separates the fine soil from the<br />
clods and residue. The smallest elements<br />
fall first due to their density, and<br />
so are the first to be in contact with the<br />
seeds.<br />
Don't confuse broadcast sowing and<br />
sowing by covering over: With broadcast<br />
sowing, the seeds are thrown onto<br />
the soil. The sowing depth is random.<br />
With the covering over system, the seed<br />
The larger clods and the straw fall on<br />
top to make mulch and protect the surface.<br />
Excellent seed/soil contact in stony<br />
conditions.<br />
Trial by the chamber of agriculture - Department of Orne<br />
The trials were carried out by the chamber of agriculture of the<br />
Orne during the season of 2004 / 2005. The control (combination<br />
power harrow & seeddrill) and the AGRISEM seeddrill provided<br />
virtually the same results: sowing depth, regularity and germination<br />
rate.<br />
Amount of seedlings<br />
% seed germination<br />
100<br />
90<br />
80<br />
70<br />
60<br />
50<br />
40<br />
30<br />
20<br />
10<br />
0<br />
CONTROL<br />
Combined drill<br />
(PH & Drill)<br />
Stubble breaker Cultivator Tine harrow AGRISEM<br />
& croskill<br />
Sowing by<br />
covering over<br />
Broadcast sowing<br />
is placed under the flow of soil which<br />
optimizes the sowing depth, and<br />
makes it constant under all conditions,<br />
so you can control your sowing depth<br />
with precision.<br />
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Sowing<br />
The mechanical Disc-O-Sem<br />
The mechanical Disc-O-Sem is a unique<br />
solution on the market. It is the most<br />
cost-effective and certainly the strongest<br />
SCT seed drill on the market.<br />
Since it has no hydraulic turbine, you<br />
save 10 hp and you gain in simplicity<br />
Best<br />
<strong>DS</strong> <strong>610</strong> - <strong>3m</strong> / <strong>610</strong> <strong>litres</strong><br />
Individual sowing elements<br />
from the mechanical seeddrill<br />
of the <strong>610</strong>L adapted to the<br />
Disc-O-Mulch Best frame.<br />
<strong>Gold</strong><br />
<strong>DS</strong> <strong>1100</strong> - <strong>3m</strong> / <strong>1100</strong> <strong>litres</strong><br />
<strong>DS</strong> <strong>1400</strong> - 4m / <strong>1400</strong> <strong>litres</strong><br />
Sowing ramp on the clod<br />
breaking board for the <strong>DS</strong><br />
<strong>1100</strong> / <strong>DS</strong> <strong>1400</strong><br />
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and reliability. Mechanical seed drills<br />
by gravity suffer from an old-fashioned<br />
and archaic image, whereas they are<br />
probably the best economical and<br />
technical choice for small width equipment.<br />
With no pneumatic or hydraulic<br />
Gangplank<br />
adjustment, you only have to couple-up<br />
the equipment, adjust the seed rate<br />
and off you go! These Disc-O-Sem<br />
perfectly suit co-operative use.<br />
Distribution via fluting and<br />
spurs<br />
Oil-immersed variator Hydraulic marking kit
Towed models<br />
The mounted mechanical Disc-O-<br />
Sem's are also available as towed models.<br />
We use the Flexi-Pack or another<br />
roller with a supporting axle. These<br />
machines are suitable for tractors with<br />
a low lifting capacity and insufficient<br />
hydraulic flow to drive an agricultural<br />
turbine.<br />
<strong>DS</strong>T <strong>1100</strong><br />
<strong>DS</strong>T <strong>1400</strong><br />
<strong>3m</strong><br />
<strong>1100</strong> <strong>litres</strong><br />
Towed cage roller<br />
4m<br />
<strong>1400</strong> <strong>litres</strong><br />
NOUVEAU<br />
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Sowing<br />
The front hopper : <strong>DS</strong>F 1500<br />
The front hopper is versatile and modular. With a strong frame, it is well-adapted for use at a high working<br />
speed. The front hopper can be uncoupled quickly and easily in order to use the stubble breaker alone.<br />
Some important<br />
advantages…<br />
• The possibility of using the stubble breaker<br />
alone without carrying the sowing unit.<br />
• The front hopper allows you to use<br />
rear-mounted equipment behind the<br />
tractor. This set up makes the equipment<br />
much easier to handle and decreases<br />
compaction at the field's end,<br />
often found with towed equipment.<br />
• Constant pressure on the working and<br />
sowing equipment means constant<br />
sowing depth whatever the amount or<br />
weight of seed in the hopper.<br />
Visibility loading Versatility<br />
The shape of the polyethylene hopper<br />
was especially designed to offer perfect<br />
visibility up front. Its sloping shape<br />
offers unrivalled comfort at work.<br />
This hopper can also be used to distribute<br />
fertiliser since it is easily cleaned.<br />
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• Good distribution of the weight on the<br />
tractor. The weight is reduced by about<br />
1 Ton as the front ballast is replaced by<br />
A low loading threshold which requires<br />
no specialist equipment.<br />
Distribution of weight<br />
the hopper, and this saves about 10hp<br />
of energy.<br />
The polyethylene hopper and the stainless<br />
steel distribution system allow the<br />
<strong>DS</strong>F to be used to distribute fertiliser<br />
when sowing maize or beetroot.
The stainless steel pneumatic distribution system<br />
Most pneumatic drills were designed,<br />
regarding their size, to sow at between<br />
4 and 9 km/h. This is the reason why<br />
they are not compatible with the high<br />
speed of the Disc-O-Sem. Our distribution<br />
system has been designed for high<br />
flow distribution. This distribution<br />
system is larger and has a powerful<br />
pneumatic turbine.<br />
Markers for <strong>3m</strong>, 3,5m and 4m rigid<br />
Disc-O-Sem (folding vertically).<br />
Markers for 4m,<br />
5m and 6m folding<br />
Disc-O-Sem<br />
(folding laterally).<br />
16 outlet distribution<br />
heads<br />
Filling trapdoors<br />
24 outlet distribution<br />
heads<br />
Turbine<br />
Emptying trapdoors Seed-rate trial<br />
trapdoors<br />
Box for small seeds<br />
Electronic control<br />
box<br />
Removable box with<br />
two connections<br />
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Sowing<br />
<strong>DS</strong>T 6000, the specialist for large farms<br />
The <strong>DS</strong>T 6000 is an exceptional<br />
machine. It has been designed to drill<br />
more than 100 Ha a day with a width of<br />
6m and a hopper capacity of 6,000 <strong>litres</strong><br />
Depending on the landscape and the<br />
working speed, the power requirement<br />
is from 250 hp to 350 hp.<br />
The towed frame has got a lifting capacity<br />
of 16 tons to which we can couple<br />
up a 6m stubble breaker.<br />
Lifting capacity of 16 T Easy loading<br />
Transportation on the road<br />
The <strong>DS</strong>T 6000 behaves like a trailer.<br />
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The rear machine is mounted which<br />
makes the <strong>DS</strong>T easy to handle.<br />
The seed drill and the stubble breaker<br />
can easily be uncoupled to use the<br />
Disc-O-Mulch alone.<br />
Hydraulic stainless steel 'worm' for filling the hopper (optional).
Highly autonomous and the possibility of mixing grains<br />
With a hopper capacity of 6,000 <strong>litres</strong>,<br />
the <strong>DS</strong>T has got autonomy of around 40<br />
ha of wheat. This capacity is divided<br />
into two individual 3,000 litre hoppers.<br />
Each has got its own distribution channel.<br />
Optionally, it is possible to incorporate<br />
fertiliser and seeds, or to mix two<br />
different varieties of seed.<br />
Sowing of wheat after corn<br />
in only one passage<br />
Regular sowing depth<br />
The hoppers are not mounted on the<br />
stubble breaker but they are up front.<br />
The amount of seed in the hoppers<br />
doesn't affect the sowing depth.<br />
7,4 m<br />
The work of the Disc-O-Mulch remains<br />
constant whatever the weight of the<br />
hoppers.<br />
<strong>3m</strong> width<br />
Hydraulic brakes<br />
<strong>3m</strong><br />
Use of the Disc-O-Mulch alone<br />
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Phone +33 (0) 240 77 40 48 - Fax +33 (0) 240 77 45 45<br />
E-mail : agrisem@agrisem.com - Website : www.agrisem.com<br />
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