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The high speed auto is an independent so that one unit does one row. If 4 rows on a bed are to be planted four machines on a toolbar will be required.

Each high speed planter needs 12V DC from the tractor battery and compressed air, normally supplied from a PTO drive compressor mounted on the toolbar.

The planter removes two plants at a time using a specially designed transplanting technique.  After each pair of plants are removed the tray is indexed sideways and downwards to allow all the plants to be removed from the tray. The next tray is loaded prior to the current tray being emptied, thus maintaining continuity of planting.

 Adjustments

Plant spacing: The plant spacing across the bed is dictated by the position of the high speed planter on the toolbar. The plant spacing along the bed is governed by the speed of the tractor. Ie the high speed planter’s typical planting speed is 5000 plants per hour, for a spacing of 200mm  the speed of the tractor will be 5000 x 0.25 = 1000m per hour or 1km per hour.

Depth of plant is adjusted independently on each machine by turning a hand wheel, which controls the height of the ski or wheels.

Advantages

The high speed transplanter’s success is based on a simple robust design. The planter suits a wide range of crops and ground conditions. The standard method of ground closure is by ski, other combinations include the use of press wheels.

This machine is based on simple design and does not require a technician or computer expert to run it.