CCX 900021

The new CCX 9000-21 pneumatic cover crop seeder is available for use with Excelerator® vertical tillage tools 11’ – 25’. The agronomic benefit of cover crops is well proven: they sequester nitrogen, enhance moisture retention, limit erosion, inhibit weed emergence and help increase soil organic matter. However straight after harvest is often a busy period, and many operators may find there is insufficient time to establish a cover crop in addition to other tillage work. When combined with the Excelerator, the CCX 9000-21 provides the perfect solution, allowing a cover crop to be established while performing vertical tillage and so without placing additional demand on labor or creating additional passes over the field.

A seed distribution system similar to that found on many air drills accurately meters seed and distributes it between diffuser plates located at the rear of machine, where seeding depth is adjustable to ensure that seed is covered with enough soil to ensure germination, yet not buried too deep so as to affect emergence. The electric drive metering unit maintains a constant seed rate regardless of variations in forward speed. In the tractor cab, the Quantron S-2 terminal allows the operator to adjust seed rate up or down at the touch of the button and also monitors critical elements of the CCX to alert the operator to any malfunction.