There are two basic models. SUFFOLK – aimed at the light - medium land farmer as a high speed cultivator drill minimising the horsepower required to cultivate, level and drill. Ideally used in conjunction with a front press, the Suffolk is designed to level, cultivate and consolidate ploughed land with a levelling board, three rows of cultivating spring tines and a toothed packer roller operating in front of the two rows of 12.5cm (5”) spaced Suffolk coulters giving a consistent seed depth before a levelling harrow covers the seed.

The configuration consists of a levelling board, two rows of Vector disc coulters, a finger levelling harrow, U-profile roller and a following harrow. In conventional ploughing systems the Vector is used in combination with a front press, but in minimum tillage systems it can be used on its own.

The spring loaded adjustable levelling board evens out any roughness in the seedbed left by cultivations and provides an even seedbed for the Vector disc, which is a scalloped straight disc, with replaceable coulter tip, set at a slight angle to the direction of travel. It cuts through any trash, placing the seed precisely at the predetermined depth before the finger harrow covers the seed slot.

One of the crucial elements of the Vector drill configuration is the U-profile packer roller, positioned in line with the Vector disc coulter in front of it to ensure maximum consolidation behind each disc whilst leaving the surface open. Both drills use Rauch air dill metering technology and feature hydraulic drive fan units and a 1000 litre grain hopper, vertical fold markers, return to tank tram-lining and lights as standard, along with all the normal options to be expected from a modern drill.