Owners of the acclaimed Wiedenmann Terra Float Air consistently say its ability to ‘go little and often’ makes it invaluable.
With seed increasingly precious, the Air works with miniscule rates. The 3-in-1 pneumatic air seeder can be tasked with amounts less than 1 g / m².
Super-fast set up time takes full advantage of any ‘window of opportunity’, so a spare two hours at the start or the end of the day, can be a vital lifeline for a busy club which otherwise has wall-to-wall play.
Crucially the Air means employing far fewer resources. The Air only needs one crew member when previously up to three team members might have been involved, freeing up staff to attend other tasks.
An in-cab computer stores data from previous runs and allows changes to the application rate at any point.
The seed bed is determined by selecting from a range of hole-making tools, including stars and cone-shaped, from just 5 mm in diameter. Multiple dosing options are available for every seed type, including soft-touch dosing sleeves for coated seed.
Electric-drive technology is used for all aspects of seed delivery; the seed-dosing sleeves and fan are both electric powered. Seeds are delivered pneumatically down a series of eight pipes onto deflector plates, which direct the seed into the ‘pots.’
Because the Air is quick, clean and leaves very little disturbance, it is increasingly popular to overseed up to 6-8 times during the growing months. This maximises the chances of a successful take.