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European-Built "Kvernland" Planter Makes Its U.S. Debut
A wide variety of crops, including corn and soybeans, can be seeded with this European-built Kverneland vacuum planter which made its U.S. debut at the recent Farm Progress Show.
The Kverneland Accord Optima is a 3-pt. planter that uses a high performance fan to provide the vacuum supply for up to 18 rows. The fa
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European-Built "Kvernland" Planter Makes Its U.S. Debut PLANTERS Planters 22-6-18 A wide variety of crops, including corn and soybeans, can be seeded with this European-built Kverneland vacuum planter which made its U.S. debut at the recent Farm Progress Show.
The Kverneland Accord Optima is a 3-pt. planter that uses a high performance fan to provide the vacuum supply for up to 18 rows. The fan can be pto or hydraulic driven. Row units are gearbox-driven off a pair of gauge wheels that mount ahead of the planter. The gearbox is mounted externally on one end of the machine.
One key feature of the planter is the low position of the seed metering units which results in only a 2 1/2 in. drop from the metering plate to the bottom of the seed furrow. The short seed drop means much more exact seed spacing within the row, notes the company. Another feature is that the metering wheels rotate together with the vacuum chamber, which is connected to the suction fan via a hollow shaft. Since no sliding seals are required, there's no friction or wear on the metering wheel which could adversely affect accuracy of seed placement. And, less power is required to rotate the metering wheels.
"It's a highly accurate planter that can be used with a variety of crops and seed spacings," says distributor Erik Skjaveland. "Metering discs are available for any crop, and the metering system lets you choose the population you want. One standard seed disc can produce 40 different sowing distances within the row. The 3-pt. planter can also be mounted on a toolbar. Row unit spacings of 15 in. are possible on a single toolbar.
"The planter can be set up for either dry or liquid fertilizer. Dry fertilizer is metered by means of a closed cell wheel system that guarantees precise measurement of the fertilizer volume."
Skjaveland says the planter is priced competitively with other major brands.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Norcan, Youngstown, Ohio (ph 800 233-0815; fax 330 793-1033, E-mail: eskjavel@sentex.net; in Canada, Norcan, Cambridge, Ontario, Canada (ph 519 623-8261; fax 2299).
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