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top D Kuhn Integra holds a top position in the survey. 93% of all owners would buy the machine again, chiefly because of its good build quality. Working 3m wide, the drill offers an extremely high 1,200-litre hopper capacity while contenting itself with a relatively modest lift requirement. Good marks were earned by the filling platform and filling height as well as the hopper lid. Remaining seeds empty conveniently and cleaning is easy. Half of the machines surveyed rely on double disc coulters and D Venta buyers can choose between two versions – the Venta LC model mounts rigidly on the base machine whereas Venta AL moves hydraulically to the rear and down into a convenient filling position. The external distribution head earned good marks for providing excellent hopper access and emptying. Remaining seeds empty readily through a slide or by opening the metering housing. D Kuhn Venta AL/LC (cultivator-mounted pneumatic drill) Year of manufacture: AL from 1993, LC from 2001 Work width: 3.0 m – 6.0 m Hopper capacity: 900 l on AL version (extended to 1,500 l); 1,200 l on LC version (from 2006) Lemken Although the Hassia made DKA models are no longer marketed, their owners say that they are happy with them on the whole. 71% of the owners surveyed would buy the drill again, saying this is attributed to the relatively compact and straightforward design. Lift requirement is comparably low, yet a 440-litre hopper capacity is outdated. Criticism was raised on the steps and the tank lid. Small seed conversion requires attaching two adjustable plates inside the hopper and calibrated rates are not always drilled accurately. Some owners expressed criticism on the cross distribution system and found the tines difficult to adjust. Integra 3000 (cultivator-mounted mechanical drill) Year of manufacture: from 2001 Work width: 3.0 m and 4.0 m Hopper capacity: 600 l on 3 m drill; 800 l on 4 m drill (extended to 1,200 l) separately by hopper compartment, with each section being driven by a separate half on Suffolk coulters, both types performing well. Drilling to calibrated seed rates is very accurate. Rates are metered Venta is a heavy but strong machine. Setting and controlling the seed depth is rated as below average. Overall, the drills scored well on build quality and reliability. The heavy-duty design has a high lift requirement but makes for a very sturdy machine. Reliability however is rated as good overall. The tines come in for repair a bit Excellent quality of build is a good reason for 93% of all owners to buy an Integra 3000 again. spike wheel. These and the bout markers require folding into transport position to not exceed 3m transport width. All owners were happy with the Exact tines. User assessments - Kuhn Integra 3000 Venta AL/LC Average result Visibility 1.9 2.0 2.1 Lift requirement 2.4 3.1 2.5 Hopper 1.9 1.8 2.2 Seed rate setting system 1.5 1.9 2.1 Seed placement 1.8 1.9 1.9 Tine bar 1.8 1.9 2.0 Quality of build 1.4 1.4 1.7 No. of repairs/500 ha 2.3 1.2 3.0 Buy again? Yes 93 % 73 % 75 % The Schulnoten: grading system 1 = sehr follows gut a bis scale 5 = from sehr 1 schlecht to 5, with 1 representing excellent and 5 being extremely poor. DKA (cultivator-mounted mechanical drill) Year of manufacture: up until 2002 Work width: 2.5 m – 4.5 m Hopper capacity: 440 l on 3 m version; 600 l on 4 m version DKA offers a sturdy design that is no longer state of the art. more frequently, yet we should consider that the average machine age is about 8.4 years.
Saphir 7 was introduced in 2002 to re- D place the DKA range. 94% of all owners surveyed say that they would buy the machine again, which clearly reflects a high consumer satisfaction, which is mainly attributed to the seed hopper, whose capacity is high for a mechanical drill but not too high. Another plus is its convenient platform that allows easy filling. The hopper also provides for straightforward emptying, but the inserts that are fitted for rapeseed drilling to reduce the amount of remaining seeds do not earn good marks. Calibration is controlled from the cab computer, which is straightforward and D Saphir 7 (cultivator-mounted mechanical drill) Year of manufacture: from 2002 Work width: 2.5/3.0 m and 4.0 m Hopper capacity: 800 l or 1,100 l on 3 m version; 1,050 l on 4 m version Saphir 7 gains its popularity from Solitair 9 (linkage/cultivator-mounted pneumatic drill) Year of manufacture: from 1998 Work width: 3.0 m – 6.0 m Hopper capacity: 1,100 l on 3 m/4 m version (extended to 2,300 l) Solitair 9 scored sweepingly good marks. Even the manual was regarded as “excellent“. The same applies to quality convenient, whereas conversion to small seeds is more cumbersome. Most machines surveyed rely on double disc coulters followed by depth wheels. Lemken says there is no need for a coulter pressure setting system and none for tines. Depth control is accurate and so is seed placement. Wet and heavy soils present a problem to the system and some owners would of build. As a result, repairs are rare despite covering high acreages every season. Although the hoppers feature excellent capacities, lift requirement is considered low thanks to the hopper being located closer to the tractor than on the mechanical version. The excellent steps provide optimum access. Praise went to the good lid as well as to straightforward emptying and cleaning. Machine layout was considered good despite the big hopper. All owners praised the calibration testing and seed rate setting system, which is from the Outstanding features on Solitair 9 are hopper, seed placement and quality of build. its good quality of build. appreciate a tine bar (option) to cope with such conditions. Build quality is excellent whereas reliability and fail-safe operation is average. The plastic coulter covers are too flimsy while the electric system occasionally failed. The spike wheel sticks out far to the rear and is not visible from the tractor cab. cab computer. Accessibility for calibration testing could do with being better but drilling to calibrated rates is excellent. Seed placement also ticks all boxes. Most depth control systems on the surveyed machines rely on double disc coulters followed by press wheels. Drilling across and along rows is good. A tine bar was not reported to be lacking because covering-up was optimum anyway. The only criticism raised concerned the coulter pressure control system, which some found too cumbersome to use. User assessments - Lemken DKA Saphir 7 Solitair 9 Average result Visibility 1.6 2.0 1.9 2.1 Lift requirement 2.3 2.7 2.3 2.5 Hopper 2.3 2.0 1.7 2.2 Seed rate setting system 2.2 2.0 1.4 2.1 Seed placement 2.0 1.7 1.6 1.9 Tine bar 2.1 1.9 1.9 2.0 Quality of build 2.0 1.5 1.2 1.7 No. of repairs/500 ha 3.7 2.9 1.2 3.0 Buy again? Yes 71 % 94 % 89 % 75 % Schulnoten: The grading 1 system = sehr follows gut bis a 5 scale = sehr from schlecht 1 to 5, with 1 representing excellent and 5 being extremely poor.
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