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Straight forward drive & lift system design – easy to set and a pleasure to operate.
The rigid frame of the Monosem pull type planters are a welded construction of a 127 x 127mm front and a 178 x 178mm rear beam with 16mm thick flat, upright flanges in between. The front beam carries the fertilliser openers, the flanges carry the fertiliser bins or tanks and the rear beam only carries the planter units, wheels and seed spacing transmission. This design is very sturdy but makes them also exceptionally versatile as the norrow, yet strong flanges do not interfere with whatever row configuration is chosen.
A contact drive system is standard on all pull type planter frames. This system is a simple, reliable, and efficient way to power seed meters and fertiliser transmission. It is mounted on top of the planter ground wheel. A small wheel engages the big ground wheel when the planter is lowered, automatically turning the seed meters and fertiliser. This drive disconnects when the planter is raised and the small turf tyre seperates from the ground-engaging tyre. The small turf tyre is injected with silicone to avoid problems through punctures.
New heavy duty pillow block bearings with triple lip seals are used on the lift wheels. These make repair and maintenance much easier.
New aluminum shims on the hydraulic cylinders are used to easily change the height of the lift wheels in different soil conditions. This enables the seed units to always run at the perfect height to the main beam.
Wheels with a 7.5×20 tyre are fitted for row spacings of 76cm and narrower.
Wheels with a 12×18 tyre are fitted for row spacings of 91cm and wider.
Planter frame height is easily changed using clip-on spacers
Triple-lip sealed SKF flange bearings on wheel hubs
The seed spacing transmission is mounted on the side of the machine and is thus very easily accessible. It is very easy to change the gear-ratio. By pushing down a lever, the operator can release the tension on the chain and change over to the desired gear without any tools. The transmission has 18 different settings and with Monosem seed discs that can have a variety of different hole quantities (from 6 to 120) the operator can reach in-row spacings from 18mm to 1.6m.
Heavy duty parallel linkage 350mm long, 250mm wide with 22mm pins and bushings
Optional SHOCK ABSORBER reduces row unit bounce at high planting speeds
200mm wide face plate to mount a large variety of residue managers
Twin Row units can be equipped with clamps for 3-point mounted frames.
Twin Row units can be equipped with Monoshox linkage and shock absorber.
Minimum row unit distances : 210mm from row to row and 550mm from row to row with planter wheel in between
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