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Plough Based

Min-Till Based

The Shattaboard

This is the first soil engaging part to do its work and it can be fitted with slicing plates for additional cultivation or standard levelling plates for improved levelling.


It can be set to carry small amounts of soil along in order to level and consolidate the seedbed further whilst it shatters and breaks down the clods for final seedbed preparation at the same time.

Vector Discs - Features

These are the key part of the drilling system, having been used for 20 years on drills sold in the UK and all over Europe, they are proven and very reliable.

The Vector discs are cultivator discs, scalloped and angled at 4 degrees to the direction of travel to ensure smooth continuous rotation. The clever design also ensures the creation of a smear free slot for the seed to be placed in.

The discs are individually mounted on heavy-duty springs that ensure the seed is placed at the preset depth.

Setting the rear roller controls this depth. These springs enable the discs to move up and out of the way of any solid object under the soil but otherwise guarantee a consistent drilling depth.

Intermediate Harrow

One of the most important components of the Fanterra Vector Disc drilling system is the intermediate covering harrow.

This uses tilth from either side of the seed slot to cover in, above the seed, BEFORE it is pressed in by the roller. On heavy land, seed slots behind many drills remain open even after the press roller has passed. This leaves the seed exposed to pests and reduces the soil to seed contact.

The intermediate harrow on the Vector disc system ensures that all the seed is covered by soil achieving maximum soil to seed contact improving establishment and subsequent germination.

CTX Roller & Harrow

The CTX roller ensures consolidation directly in line with the rows of seed as the edges of each rubber segment run directly behind the coulters.

This means extra consolidation around the seed with a comparatively loose area of soil between rows so that excessive rainfall can permeate and seep away rather than capping or running off the surface.

In dry conditions the soil to seed contact provided by the extra consolidation around the seed can be critical in encouraging capillary action of moisture to the seed.



The following harrow finishes the job, levelling the surface and spreading any accumulations of crop residue to ensure there is nothing to hamper the seedling's growth.

It also ensures some larger soil particles are left on the surface to provide a small amount of protection for the young plants.

Tick Off The Features

Proven Rauch metering system caters for all combinable crops	Hydraulic fan provides consistent airflow regardless of engine revs

Even distribution of seed and return to tank tramlining	Cultivator disc coulter with replaceable coulter tip	Flexible folding road lights

Rigid Fanterra Drill

The rigid non-folding Fanterra seed drills come in 3m and 4m models.

Hydraulic Folding Fanterra Drill

The 4m, 4.8m and 6m hydraulic folding models have two sections that fold up either side of the hopper, this allows the Fanterra seed drill to keep its transport width down to 2.95m for safe road transport. Folding machines comes standard with radar, electronic seed metering and variable ratio control via an RDS controller.

Rigid Fanterra Drill

Hydraulic Folding Fanterra Drill