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Introduction, sowing technology

Sowing technology from the market leader D9 and AD3 for conventional and mulch sowing

50 years AMAZONE sowing technology
Don‘t worry about next harvest but about the
correct cultivation of your fields now.
(Confucius approx. 500 B.C.)
AMAZONE have used their decades of experience to
allow for a very efficient cereal cropping.
The D9 and AD3 seed drills are derived from 50 years
of experience, helped by being market leader in the
drilling technology sector.
The design policy was: better, handier, simpler, more
accurate and stronger.
The result is the new generation of seed drills that rise
to the occasion and equal the highest physical de-
mands.

CONTENTS Mechanical sowing combinations –

modern and reliable
Sowing with the market leader page 2-3

D9 Special and D9 Super

Mounted seed drills page 4-7
AMAZONE seed drills and soil tillage implements in
AD3 Special and AD3 Super combination:
Pack Top seed drills page 8-9 Soil tillage, re-consolidation, seed bed preparation,
Wedge ring roller – targeted reconsolidation accurate even seed placement depth, even coverage
for optimum crop emergence page 10-11 and a track free, well structured field after sowing –
these are the pre-conditions for a high seed emer-
Vario-Control: Metering at highest precision
Seed box and seed rate adjustment page 12-13 gence and optimum yield.
All these objectives are perfectly solved by the new
Seed embedment through the WS-(Suffolk) coulter seed drill generation AMAZONE D9 and AD3
and the RoTeC coulter page 14-15

Press roller – the perfect teamwork

of roller, coulter, press roller and harrow page 16-17 AMAZONE machines generate income!

Seed coverage through exact following harrow –

precise and efficient page 18-19

D9-60 Super: Large working widths, large area

output, accurate sowing operation page 20-21

D9-120 Super: broad acre farming

at a favourable price page 22-23

Technical data page 24

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D9 Special and D9 Super mounted seed drills
D9 Special with working widths of 2.5 and 3.0 m is
the drill designed for the small to medium size farm.
D9 Super mounted seed drill with working widths of
3.0, 4.0, 6.0, 9.0 and 12.0 m is suited for the medium
to larger sized farm.
D9 Special with 3 m working widths
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The D9 seed drills can be used as solo machine or in
combination with all soil tillage implements for either a
conventional or mulch sowing.
Till and drill combinations with D9 Super
and D9 Special mounted seed drills
Flexible and reliable in operation –
Implements also for operation within combinations
The AMAZONE „Liftpack“ system allows the combi-
nation of D9 Super and D9 Special with AMAZONE KE
rotary harrow and KG rotary cultivator in conjunction
with the AMAZONE roller programme.
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D9 Special · D9 Super
In this way seed bed preparation and sowing is done
in one operational pass. With a few hand catches the
D9 allows for uncoupling for solo operation.
All AMAZONE mounted seed
drills are as standard equipped
with large land wheels with a
diameter of approx. 600 mm
in order to reduce undesirable
wheel marks.
To reduce the lifting power requirement and to increase
the ground clearance underneath the coulters during
transport and when turning, the seed drill is brought
up and forwards by the AMAZONE „Liftpack“ system.

D9 Super mounted seed drill
D9 Super
The strong design allows for the increase of the
seed box with extensions up to 1000 l in 3 m wor-
king width.
On the D9 Super hydraulic rams lift the bout markers
from the operational position into the vertical transport
position. This allows the sowing on field ends and the
convenient negotiations of in-field obstacles and when
the bout markers are switched over the tramlining con-
trol advances automatically to create tramlines at the
desired rhythm. The bout markers of the D9 Super are
protected from damage via shear pins.
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D9 Super · D9 Special
D9 Special mounted seed drill
D9 Special
In working widths of 2.50 and 3.00 m is the seed drill
designed for small to medium size farms. This offers
the small farm or the part time farmer the possibility to
make use of AMAZONE quality with a machine parti-
cularly value for money. That means: No compromise
on metering accuracy and seed bed preparation. Seed
box sizes from 360 l to max. 850 l with extensions on a
3.0 m working width.
The bout markers of the D9 Special are lifted into the
horizontal position or lowered with the aid of a hy-
draulically actuated marker change over.
Actuation by a single-acting control valve allows the
hydraulic tramline control to advance on every change-
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AD3 Special and AD3 Super Pack Top seed drills
for conventional and mulch sowing
For the small to medium sized farm the AD3 Special
Pack Top seed drill in 2.50 and 3.0 m working width
offers particular value for money. The AD3 Super Pack
Top seed drill in 3.0, 4.0 and 4.5 m working width is
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suitable for the medium to larger farms. The AD3 seed
drill is quickly mounted onto the packer roller of the
soil tillage implement.
Seed coverage with exact following
harrow
Seed placement with roll disc coulters
Re-consolidation in strips by tyre
packers
Levelling by levelling board
Crumbled tilth produced by rotary
cultivator
Deep loosening with the TL deep
loosener
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AD3 Special · AD3 Super
Till and drill combinations with AD3 Super and
AD3 Special
Compact, robust and close coupled for easy lift
The AD3 Super Pack Top seed drills offer a compact,
easy to lift sowing combination ideally suited for
medium to large farms to make this seed drill very
often being used in combination with a rotary
cultivator, wedge ring roller and RoTeC coulters
the universal combination for both con-
ventional and mulch sowing.
The AD3 Special is a cost effective drill especially
when used in conjunction with WS (suffolk) coulters,
drag tine harrow and as a complete combination with
a rotary harrow. The over-dimensioned star wheel
drive ensures accurate grain metering, even in difficult
conditions.
For solo cultivation without sowing the AD3 Pack Top
seed drill with just a few quickly released hand cat-
ches, can be easily removed from the packer roller
of the rotary harrow or the rotary cultivator.
Due to the mechanically driven metering system
functioning without a blower fan enables the seed drill
to be simply mounted onto a rotary harrow.
The AD3 can also be combined with rotary harrows
of other manufacturers.
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Wedge ring roller

Wedge ring roller – targeted reconsolidation for Sowing insurance!

optimum crop emergence

Re-consolidation is the most important purpose of the loose re-consolidated In very dry conditions –
roller. Via rubber rings the wedge ring rollers provide soil strips
water pump principle
re-consolidated strips in to which the seed is placed.
The following harrow covers the seed with loose soil
The re-consolidated strips provide the soil contact di-
from the non consolidated strips.
rectly in the seed furrow. In this way even in dry con-
ditions the seedling is provided with capillary water.

The wedge ring roller gets the soil to work like a water
The strip wise re-consolidation always provides the pump.
plant with soil conditions matching the actual weather
conditions and thus creates the ideal pre-conditions
for quick and even plant emergence. Thus the wedge
ring roller is the guarantee for sowing right in time.

Very wet conditions –

drainage principle

The loose soil between the rings absorbs the rain very
well and stores it. Large amounts of rain fall just seep
into the unrolled loose areas, preventing soil erosion.
Here the soil acts as a drain.

Even in heavy, wet soils there is sufficient loose soil

in between left the strips to cover the seed with loose
soil.

Gaseous exchange –
lungs principle

The loose soil allows a gaseous exchange so that all

roots can breathe.

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Metering and calibration with highest precision via
Vario-Control
The infinitely variable Vario gearbox results in a step-less flow of seed allowing the utmost sowing accuracy
with seed rates from 400 kg down to only 2 kg per hectare. Needless to say, all seeds like rape, grass, grain,
peas and beans are sown with the same uniform accuracy.
The infinitely variable, step-less
operating, setting gearbox is main-
tenance-free and convenient to
handle. For sowing rape the agita-
tor shaft can be stopped by pulling
a lynch pin. By simply releasing a
few hand catches the machine is
ready for the calibration test.
With the correct metering system your seed pays
back in gold!
The new metering system has
been optimised in regard to be-
haviour of both delivery and lon-
gitudinal distribution and this has
been achieved by the 80 mm seed
wheel in conjunction with the newly
designed bottom flaps and the
metering housings. Because of the
large diameter seed wheels the
seed is singled during the metering
procedure making for a very gentle
handling. The infinitely variable
Vario gearbox ensures a perfectly
even drive.
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Metering, seed box
Seed box and seed rate adjustment
The strong folding seed box lid, rubber sealed, covers the large seed box
and protects its contents from ingress of rain water and dust. With The rape insert is simply inserted
its tubular handle and a gas filled strut the lid is comfortable handled. The into the seed box to reduce the
enlarged seed boxes and extensions allow for capacities varying from 450 residue of rape seed.
Control seed wheels: litres to 1000 litres on a 3 m working width. Large access steps and strong
The combination of fine seed handrails offer complete safety when walking onto the loading board.
wheel and normal seed wheel
allows the application of seed rates
between 2 and 400 kg/ha without a
seed wheel change. The changeo-
ver is done within seconds.
With the AMAZONE metering
system the seed wheels are force
fed from above similar to a cell
wheel. This way deviation between
calibration test and seed rate
through uneven seed wheel filling
is avoided.
With the filling indicator the seed level is shown on the front of the seed
box with a float body in the seed box. When the seed box lid is opened
this float body is raised automatically so that its correct functioning is
always ensured.
Fine seed wheel
Normal seed wheel
The seed rate adjustment allows where clay is dominant, the seed
varying the seed rate following the rate can be increased as well. With
soil conditions whilst driving. The the electronically controlled seed
hydraulic seed rate adjustment rate adjustment in conjunction
is connected to the control valve with AMATRON+ the seed rate can
together with the hydraulic coul- be changed up and down in steps
ter pressure and harrow pressure at choice.
adjustment. Where the coulter- and
Control seed wheels Vario gearbox
harrow pressure increases, e.g.
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Seed embedment with the WS (suffolk) coulter
following the plough – robust and precise
The WS- (suffolk) coulter is ideally suited for con-
ventional sowing or where little straw prevails, e. g.
after rape or turnips. The hard cast coulter tip material
ensures an extended service life and for large farms
with hardwearing soils the big advantage is the quick
coulter tip change by the removal of just one bolt.
For very shallow seed placement on light soils or for
mulch sowing where little straw prevails, the sabre
coulter tip has been developed. The sabre and the
WS coulter tips can easily be interchanged.
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The coulters are arranged in 3 rows and this large
coulter clearance offers security against blockage
within the coulters. Inside the coulter a guide funnel
delivers the seed accurately down to the coulter tip
and the backup flap prevents accidental coulter
blockage even if the drill is lowered.
WS (suffolk) coulter
normal coulter
Band sowing shoes can be easily clipped on each
coulter and distribute the seed in strips and also can
be used for reducing the placement depth.
Seed embedment through the RoTeC coulter for con-
ventional and mulch sowing – Silver Medal Agritechnica
Sowing disc
Depth limiting and
cleaning disc
Furrow former
The RoTeC coulter is equipped as
standard with a combined depth
limiter and cleaning disc alongside
the main disc to allow a tool-less
setting of the sowing depth. The
new RoTeC coulters have been
designed to minimise wear and to
optimise sowing accuracy, area
output and longevity. Even where
large amounts of straw or trash
prevail the RoTeC coulters won‘t
block up. The combination of
sowing disc on one side and the
special cast seed shoe on the other
optimise seed control in the soil.
The elastic polyurethane disc also
helps to create the seed furrow,
accurately controls the pre-set so-
wing depth and prevents soil from
sticking to the sowing disc.
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WS- / RoTeC coulter
The combination of a high coulter
pressure (35 kg) and disc coulter
supported by the polyurethane disc
results in an even coulter ride and
hence, an accurate seed place-
ment.
For exceptionally deep working the
polyurethane disc can be instantly
removed.
Shallow sowing depths, e.g. grass,
on lighter soils can be achieved Shallow
with the special shallow depth disc. sowing disc
RoTeC coulters: Meanwhile proven
with over 200,000 units produced!
Quality and reliability by:
• Seed disc from high grade,
stainless steel
• 7°-angle of attack for little soil
movement
• Wear resistant, height adjustable
polyurethane disc for cleaning
and depth limiting
The large coulter stagger between
the rear and front coulter rows
ensures blockage free drilling even
where large amounts of straw
prevail.
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Press roller

Press roller – the perfect teamwork of roller, coulter, AMAZONE-RoTeC coulter with press roller
press roller, and harrow

Press rollers for the RoTeC coulter

For improving the seed embedment sprung sus-

pended press rollers are available for all AMAZONE
pack top seed drills. Especially for fine seeds such as
rape - with little moisture - but also for sowing cereals
these can be utilised.
The newly developed press roller for the AMAZONE
RoTeC coulter precisely follows the seed furrow and
presses the seed on to the bottom of the furrow.
Important: Rollers and coulters operate independent-
ly from each other. The depth guidance is still carried
out via the depth limiter disc and not via the press rol- This system ensures the very even re-consolidation The RoTeC-coulter with press roller provides a smoother whereas on a parallelogram with the roller rigidly fixed
ler. The AMAZONE press roller is sprung suspended. with improved seed emergence also in heavily chan- run than a coulter with parallelogram suspension and to the coulter, twice. RoTeC coulters are operated with
The roller pressure allows adjustment, at choice, from ging soil conditions. rigidly arranged following roller. On the RoTeC coulter a coulter pressure of up to 35 kg. Due to the oversized
5 kg up to 15 kg. The seed furrow is always covered Important: The following press roller can be removed with its sprung suspended press roller the coulter, springs the press roller acts like a damper for the coul-
with loose soil via the exact following harrow. without tools, for example at unfavourable conditions, when for example hitting a stone, is only lifted once, ter, therefore ensuring the coulter runs very smoothly.
such as late sowing in wet autumn season alleviating
any blockage problems due to sticking soil.

Wedge ring roller RoTeC roll disc coulter

Press roller

Exact following harrow

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Seed coverage through the exact following harrow –
precise and efficient
RoTeC coulters and exact following harrow with central,
hydraulic pressure adjustment.
Seed coverage through the drag tine harrow –
robust and economical
The drag tine harrow is normally used in conjunction
with WS coulters. For soils, where little or no straw
prevails this is a reasonable and soil saving alternati-
ve. The harrow fixing via a linkage of four bars allows
the harrow to pivot up and thus prevents any damage
if the drill is unintentionally reversed.
WS coulter and drag tine harrow
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Exact following harrow
Comfort without limits
The exact following harrow covers the open seed The large discs of the pre emergence markers clearly
furrow operating without blockage even with large trace the tramlines so that the tramlines are visible
amounts of surface trash. With its individually pivoting prior to the seed emergence. This improves the view
harrow elements the exact harrow follows the undula- when creating tramlines and is required for pre-emer-
tions of the soil and ensures an even seed coverage on gence spraying.
soils either with or without straw. The coulter pressure
and the harrow pressure are centrally adjusted, either
mechanically or hydraulically. On the hydraulic pressure
adjustment a series of locating pins predetermines the
minimum and maximum settings. In addition the drill wheel For solo operation moun-
This way both the coulter and harrow pressure are linked marks can be eradicated ted seed drills are equip-
together and so can, during operation, be adapted to in front of the outer coul- ped with wheel mark
changing soil conditions with only one tractor control ter through a wheel mark eradicators which level the
valve. eradicator tine with stone tractor track from out-
safety device. side. Strengthened spring
suspended eradicators
are available for very stony
soils.
AMALOG+ and AMATRON+
on-board computer
The AMALOG+ and AMATRON+ on-board computers
control the tramline system and the pre emergence
marker.
Tramline creation is controlled via a sensor and the re-
programming to other tramline rhythms is very simple.
Operational position of track markers and tramline
rhythm, sown area and seed level are indicated.
Additionally AMATRON+ allows for the adjustment of
the seed rate from the tractor cab. e.g. in 10% steps
and creating tramlines on slopes. For this in the tram-
line cereal seeds are sown and then not sown so that,
although the tramline is still visible, any water erosion
in the tramlines is slowed down by the sown areas.
With the integrated serial interface the AMATRON+
can also be used in combination with the GPS termi-
nal for part area site specific sowing.
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D9-60 Super

Large working widths, large area output, accurate

sowing operation D9-60 Super mounted seed drill
with a working width of 6 m
Simple and strong technology for
large farms

The D9-60 Super with 6 m working width consists of components can be used with the D9-60. For opera-
two 3 m seed drills which are fitted onto a coupling tion on light, unconsolidated soils it is possible to
frame with oversize tyres. This results in a large area carry the drill on four wheels instead of two.
seed drill at a favourable price. All above mentioned

The compact design allows for the operation as a

three-point linkage mounted solo machine with trac-
tors in the 130 kW (180 HP) class.

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Highest acreage output at a favourable price –
the trailed 12 m working width D9-120 Super
Convincing, trailed machines for large areas
The D9-120 Super is a trailed combination consisting
of three D9-40 drills, e.g. a total working width of 12 m.
Each solo machine runs on its own running gear and
can in this way contour follow even in extreme undu-
lations. Tractors in the 180 KW (240 HP) class can tow
the coupled drills.
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For transport and when turning on the headland the
three 4 m seed drills are raised with the aid of the
„Liftpack“ systems.
The very robust bout markers create a track for the
tractor centre and when changed over, are folded into
the vertical position. The centre seed drill is equipped
with a tramlining device that allows the creation of
tramlines with a spacing of 12, 24 or 36 m. For trans-
port the side machines are folded in and a tractor
requirement of only two hydraulic control valves in
total is required. Each of the three D9-40 Super drills
can also be operated individually at a working width of
4 m.
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D9-120 Super
The KR12002 coupling frame offers versatile possi-
bilities of use and is thus especially economical. The
coupling frame can be equipped with, alternatively, the
D9 seed drill, the ED precision airplanter or the Catros
compact cultivator.
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Technical data

Technical data:
D9 mounted seed drill · AD3 Pack Top seed drill
D9-25 D9-30 D9-30 D9-40 D9-60 D9-120 AD 253 AD 303 AD 303 AD 403 AD 453
Special Special Super Super Super Super Special Special Super Super Super

Working width (m) 2,50 3,00 3,00 4,00 6,00 12,00 2,50 3,00 3,00 4,00 4,50

Number of rows — 21 21 29 48 — 20 24 24 32 36
21 25 25 33 — 99 — 30 30 — —
— 29 29 — — — — — — — —

Row spacing — 14,3 14,3 13,8 12,5 13,8 12,5 12,5 12,5 12,5 12,5
(cm) 12,0 12,0 12,0 12,0 10,0 12,0 — 10,0 10,0 — —
— 10,3 10,3 — — — — — — — —

Coulters WS (suffolk) coulters WS (suffolk) coulters

RoTeC coulters RoTeC coulters

Weight (kg) 511 558 657 948 2230 5800 609 665 716 949 1066
WS/RoTeC 580 642 759 1057 2390 6170 675 744 795 1055 1184

Seed box (l) 360 450 600 830 1200 2490 360 450 600 830 945
with extensions (l) — 710/850 860/1000 1380 1720 4140 — 710/850 860/1000 1380 1355

The weight refers to machines with exact following harrow, The weight refers to machines with exact following
loading board, track marker and tramline control, 12 cm harrow, loading board, drive, track markers and tramline
row spacing device, 12.5 cm row spacing

Pictures, descriptions and technical data are not binding and subject to change!

Safety in all situations

Road transport
For AMAZONE seed drills a purpose
built, factory-fitted traffic lighting
kit is available which fulfils the de-
mands of road traffic and transport
safety.

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