Seed System-Tank

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  Lid & Opening

  • The Roto-molded tank and tank lid are made of a durable polyethylene plastic for high strength and long life.
  • The tank opening is 2 ft x 4 ft, making it easy to fill tank without pushing material around by hand.
  • Two rubber latches hold the lid in place to prevent any water or debris from entering the tank when the lid is closed.​​

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  Tanks Accessing/Filling/Cleaning

  • The operator can easily access the rear of the tank via a ladder and rear platform.
  • Access to the tank with a bulk seed caddy auger is simple, an opening in the rear railing is provided to allow the auger to fit through and access the tank opening.
  • A tank clean-out chute is found on each rear side of the tank.
  • 100 bu Tank has four clean-out locations.
  • These chutes allow nearly 100% clean-out of the tank.

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  Tank Inner Slope

  • Designed for 100% cleanout as the product empties out of the tank
  • The front and rear slope angle is over 35 degrees while the slides of the tank are over 50 degrees.
  • The side directs the product directly down into the meter and will completely empty out.

• Capacity

  • The integrated tank provides up to 70 bu or 100 bu (depending on configuration) of on-board storage for a single product.
  • 25 ft and 30 ft widths: 70 bu
  • 40 ft width: 100 bu

• Seed Level Sensors

  • Located on either side of the mounted tank, towards the rear
  • Can be placed in one of three locations depending on the preference of the operator: Low, Medium or High
  • Provide valuable feedback as the seed level inside the tank drops
  • A warning appears on the display when the seed level drops below the sensor level

• Agitator

  • The opening between the tank and meter assuring product continues to flow in to the meter to provide precise seed rates and maximum uptime.
  • No additional lubrication of the product should be required.

Seed System-Meter

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  Roller Operation

  • Each roller is constantly exposed to the seed supply in the tank and rate is adjusted by turning the roller faster or slower, providing accurate seeding rates
  • The Disk Drill is often (incorrectly) compared to a box drill. A box drill adjusts a gate that will block off more or less of the opening between the meter and seed supply to adjust rates
  • The opening between the meter and roller can be adjusted, it stays in one location for each crop type and the meter speed is adjusted for rate control​​

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  Seed Delivery

  • A single 6 inch fan provides all the needed air for seed delivery to the row unit openers
  • The AFS Pro 700 provides feedback on the air pressure provided
  • The operator simply adjusts the hydraulic oil flow rate from the tractor remote valve to adjust the air pressure rate
  • Proper air pressure level is determined by an open line test
  • The seed gently travels down the primary UV- resistant tube to a Y-splitter where it evenly divides the seed between two openers
  • The splitter has three different position settings to direct seed: Front & rear rank, Single Run – Rear rank, Single Run- Front rank​​​

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  Seed Drive Calibration

  • The AFS Pro 700 provides the ability to quickly and easily calibrate the meter drives for accurate population control for each crop type
  • The purpose of the calibration is to understand the amount of product applied by a given number of meter rotations
  • The process performed through a series of steps via a wizard
  • A calibration number is automatically created for the product being applied
  • The operator can change this manually if desired
  • The value is not saved between each crop type and must be re-entered before returning to seeding the original crop type

• Accurate Seeding Rates

  • On-board seed meter provides accurate seed metering across a broad range of seed types
  • The meter itself consists of individual meter roller sections for each primary run and then the seed flow is split by a Y-splitter and is directed to one of two different openers
  • Each roller section is made from a durable polypropylene material that is able to withstand all types of treatments and seed coatings​​​

• Seed Meter Roller Selection

  • Extra fine
  • Fine
  • Course
  • Many crops can be seeded with each seed meter roller type but require calibration and validation that the correct rate is being applied​

• Seed Meter Changing

  • Remove the current door/meter assembly and install the new roller/door assembly.
  • The assemblies are removed by simply unscrewing two bolts on each side of the meter.
  • Seed must be drained from the tank prior to removing the meter assembly.
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• Seed Drive

  • The single hydraulic motor provides the needed power and torque to turn the seed drives at the required speed for precise rate control
  • The sprocket combination can be changed to achieve the proper meter speed range for a seed type
  • Meter speed should be kept between 15 and 110 rpms
  • The built-in speed sensor provides the needed feedback to control motor speed
  • Rate control is easily performed through the AFS Pro 700 display. Choosing one of the three user defined preset rate buttons on the right hand side of the display will change the rate
  • Because the meters are hydraulically driven, they not be primed prior to seeding
  • A button on the right hand side of the display is available to prime the meter prior to field operation​

• Hydraulic Work Switch

  • An optional work switch is available to activate the mounted tank seed meter
  • The work switch makes operation much easier because it automatically turns the meters on and off and starts/stops acres counting when the tool changes work position
  • If no work switch is installed, the operator must manually switch the meters on and off via a button on the display
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• GPS Speed Sensor

  • An optional GPS Speed Sensor Kit is available to provide ground speed via a DIA kit
  • Uses GPS signals to output a ground speed signal
  • The speed sensor is required if the tractor is not equipped with either a ISO11783 tractor ECU (included with a ISO11783 complete tractor), or a third party GPS source (receiver or display output) that ground speed can be taken from​​​

• Rain Shield Kit

  • The optional, clear rain shield kit protects the seed meters from rain and water in case the disk drill is left outside​​​

Seed Monitoring

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  Seeding Success on Board

  Seed with confidence and success with this ultimately designed machine. Case IH designed this machine to handle the needs of producers who want to be accurate, efficient, and profitable. These features combine to create seeding technology that yields success.

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  Seed Sensor

  • Every “secondary” run to each row unit is equipped with a seed sensor, positioned after the Y-splitter
  • Able to detect both the small and large seed and provide more information than if the run is just “flowing” or “blocked”
  • Any population reported is an estimate of actual rate
  • The seed is non-singulated and the sensor is not able to count each and every seed
  • Proper meter calibration is always required​​

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  AFS Display Information-Bar Graph

  • Shows the relative amount of seed being applied compared to the other runs and how close that run is flowing compared to the desired rate (green line)
  • If a run is blocked or no seed is flowing, the bar graph will be empty

• AFS Display Information-Blockage Sensing

  • Can easily be viewed by pressing a button on the display
  • Shows blockage of every sensor

• AFS Display Information- Individual Meter Rate

  • Displayed in a number (lb/ac or sds/ac) format
  • To read sds/ac the number of seeds per lb. must be known
  • This display will cycle through each run unless the operator presses the hold button or enters in the desired run via the keypad and stops the cycling report

• AFS Display Information

  Bar Graph

  • Shows the relative amount of seed being applied compared to the other runs and how close that run is flowing compared to the desired rate (green line)
  • If a run is blocked or no seed is flowing, the bar graph will be empty

  
  Individual Meter Rate

  • Displayed in a number (lb/ac or sds/ac) format
  • To read sds/ac the number of seeds per lb. must be known
  • This display will cycle through each run unless the operator presses the hold button or enters in the desired run via the keypad and stops the cycling report

  
  Blockage

  • Can easily be viewed by pressing a button on the display
  • Shows blockage of every sensor

Seed System-Four Section Overlap Control

• Electric Clutch

  • The Precision Disk 500T Drill offers the capability of manual or automatic overlap control via GNSS (GPS or GLONASS) positioning
  • Four section is manual or automatic
  • Robust electric clutches divide the drill meter into sections (2 or 4)
  • The display has simple manual control buttons if the operator decides to turn a section off manually
  • A GPS receiver on the tractor and ISOBUS task controller software on the display is requi​red for operation

• Section Size

  • 25 ft. drill width – 6 1/4 ft. section width
  • 30 ft. drill width – 7 1/2 ft. section width
  • 40 ft. drill width – 10 ft. section width

• AFS Display Information

  • When in automatic section control mode, the drill will turn on/off when entering/exiting an area that is already seeded or is a pre-existing boundary, depending on direction of travel
  • To precisely turn on/off the meter sections when desired, a setting in the display (called ‘time latency’) is adjusted to account for the time delay between the meter and the disk opener
  • Buttons on the display provide manual control of the sections as well as monitoring if a section is engaged or disengaged
  • When using the AFS Pro 700 display to control the automatic overlap control, an unlock passcode will need to be purchased to​

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