LEMKEN has announced a new addition to its seeding range with the launch of the Solitair ST.
The ST has a working width of 12m and combines several operations in a single pass with the use of various components and a choice of front or leading implements.
The Solitair ST can be fitted with a range of leading implements to provide optimum conditions for its double disc coulters, for example, defined row pre-consolidation is required to improve seed contact with the soil, a trapezoidal roller would be the tool of choice.
If the seedbed is to be levelled and further crumbled, a levelling tine section can be fitted and for targeted soil loosening, corrugated discs can be used as a leading tool in front of the OptiDisc seeding coulter.
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The Solitair ST's pressure-resistant double hopper is available in two versions: a 6000 litre model which is divided equally into two hopper sections, or a 7000L version divided into 3000L and 4000L sections.
The basic version of the Solitair ST comes with four metering units per hopper section, each supplying one distributor with seed. This means that manual width section control can be implemented with the standard version. At the same time, the four modular metering units provide the basis for the single-shot process with two different components.
Four distributor heads are positioned directly above the OptiDisc coulter bar with the aim of ensuring optimum transverse seed distribution. The coulter bar features parallelogram-guided double disc coulters and trailing depth control rollers, which place seed or fertiliser at a row spacing of 125mm or optionally 167mm.
The coulter system is available in the hydraulic OptiDisc H version (up to 70kg coulter pressure) or the mechanical OptiDisc M version (up to 45kg coulter pressure). Both coulter pressure and seed depth can be adjusted independently of each other.
The Solitair ST will be available in Australia next year.
