Serafin’s Pasture King double disc air seeder offers flexibility to farmers looking to upgrade on a combine but not over capitalise.
Available in widths from five to seven metres, the Pasture King is designed to offer versatility and seeding performance in a cost effective package.
With a transport width under 3.5 metres and fitted with Gason boxes and metering system, the heavy-duty locally-built frame is rounded out with Serafin’s imported seeding units.
Seeding spacings range from 150 millimetres to 300mm .
Serafin sales manager, Rodney Dunn said the Pasture King would be right at home in businesses looking to do pasture renovation or small scale cropping.
“It’s a little bit shorter than our single disc narrow fold model and weight wise it is a bit lighter, so it is going to suit the lower horsepower tractors.
“The six metre model will be pulled with just 140 horsepower (103kW),” he said.
“It is a versatile combination for dairies, mixed farmers or sheep or cattle farmers looking to renovate pastures or those wanting to sow cereals, pasture and summer crops,” Mr Dunn said.
The heavy-duty 9.0mm RHS frame is made in Griffith, NSW, and adds weight to assist performance in tougher going.
“We build weight in to get it to penetrate, so the six metre machine weighs six tonne,” Mr Dunn said.
The double disc design was chosen “because it follows undulating ground exceptionally well”, he said.
“The double disc row units will sow on raised beds with very uniform seed placement.”
“You can have one unit sitting in the furrow and one on the bed and both will have the same amount of down pressure, and that means uniform seeding pressure.”
The long triple spring system maintains seeding depth but also offers up to 400mm of vertical travel.
“The travel maintains the seed placement accuracy and it also offers exceptional trash handling,” Mr Dunn said.
The size, maneuverability and seeding accuracy makes the Pasture King an ideal seeder for use in high rainfall zones like southern Victoria.
Serafin designed the machine to fill the niche between trailed combines and far more expensive air seeders.
“We are trying to fit in the middle - to be that more flexible machine for a range of farms,” Mr Dunn said.
The Gason built components include the twin 1600 litre bins, the 380 litre small seeds box and the seeding meters.
“They box size offers the capacity and ease of calibration and they are a well proven meter with a simple metering check,” Mr Dunn said.
“You can change seed rates on the go and cleaning is easy,” he said.