ECONOMY NO TILL MAIZE PLANTER - Piket …

1 14 ECONOMY NO till MAIZE PLANTER MAIZE BEANS SMALL GRAINS FERTILISER (GRANULE SIZE) WITH SEED 1-Row 2-Row 3-Row 4-Row 5-Row 6-RowPLANTER CODE MIEC1 MIEC2 MIEC3 MIEC4 MIEC5 MIEC6 EMPTY IMPLEMENT MASS (KG) 225 402 681 868 1055 1242 ROW MARKERS x x ROBUST &STRONGTHREE HOPPERS FORAPPLICATION OF FINESEED, SEED & FERTILISERLOWMAINTENANCESPARE PARTSGENERALLYAVAILABLENO till : PLANT IN ESTABLISHED PASTURES OR CONVENTIONALECONOMICALADJUSTABLEDEPTH CONTROLUSAGE: MAIZE ,BEANS &SMALL GRAINS3-POINTTOOLBAR15 INTRODUCTION:The Piket ECONOMY No till MAIZE PLANTER is designed for planting different crops on smaller farms making use of tractor traction.

2 It was designed to use as a No till PLANTER , meaning that no soil tillage is required before planting. Seed & fertiliser are planted from a single row up to six rows (depending on the amount of units being used).ADVANTAGES: Economical Robust & strong Simple design Spare parts generally available Low maintenanceTECHNICAL DATA: ECONOMY MAIZE PLANTER ROWS 1 - 6 depending on units in use TRACTOR TOWING ACTION 3-point (cat 2) TRACTOR REQUIRED (See PLANTER weight) COULTER 15-inch flat TINE 16 mm wide knife typeSEED OPENER 29 mm wide shoe typeCLOSING WHEEL Diameter 400 mm x 110 mm wideSEED METERING DRIVE From closing wheel by 5/8 chain driveREAR SEED HOPPER:SEED For specific spacing ( MAIZE , beans, etc.)

3 METERING Adjustable by different seed plates/gearsVOLUME 16 litre ALTERNATIVE MIDDLE SEED HOPPER:Insert dividing plate to split fertiliser hopper into two departments SEED For finer seed (oats, wheat, soya beans, etc.)METERING Adjustable meter opening (kg/ha)VOLUME 20 litre (55 litre - 35 litre) FERTILISER HOPPER: FERTILISER Granule size METERING Adjustable meter opening (kg/ha)VOLUME 55 litre (When divided by dividing plate = 35 litre)4-ROW4-ROWOPTIONAL - TRAILED WITH WHEELS: This allows use of a smaller tractorECONOMY NO till MAIZE PLANTER6-ROW16 ECONOMY NO till MAIZE PLANTER3-ROWF ertiliser HopperChain & GearsAlternative Seed Hopper3-Point ToolbarSeed HopperPress WheelPivot PointSeed BootDepth Control WheelCoulterTineFertiliser BootPLANTING UNIT OPERATION:The disc cuts through the roots & plant material to reduce blockage of the tine.

4 Right behind the cutting disc runs the tine, which loosen the soil. The fertiliser are placed directly behind the tine at the desired depth at which the tine is set. The seed can then be placed at a separate depth through an adjustable seed boot. Both seed & fertiliser are fed through pipes from the metering units to the seed boot & BinFertiliser Hopper (35 litre)Alternative Seed (20 litre)Seed Hopper (16 litre)Dividing PlateSeed PlateTicker WireFertiliser/Seed BinDividing PlateINSIDE VIEW: SEED & FERTILISER HOPPERSDOUBLE SEED/FERTILISER HOPPER2-ROWP lanting Directio