AVATAR SD
A new chapter in no-till and much more besides
HORSCH have never lost sight of the products that for 30 years have been forming its reputation: the first Seed-Exactors left a permanent impression. If you go back to the beginning of the company, Michael Horsch at that time built a machine that was suitable for no-till farming.
The arguments at that time: disturb the soil as little as possible, encourage biodiversity and, of course, in the context of decreasing prices, save costs. Due to the opening of the eastern markets in the Nineties there suddenly was a large market for no-till farming equipment. However the pto-shaft driven technology could not be used for the large fields in the East.
With the experiences from the no-till sector Michael Horsch developed tine-based no-till technology for the eastern markets that is successfully sold there today. In the recent past, HORSCH thought about developing no-till technology based on disc coulters. It is not just suitable for the Latin American markets to disturb the soil as little as possible.
But also in other regions, too, the SingleDisc coulter technology is of great interest – especially in Europe with increasing requirements in the sector of catch crops sowing to the sowing of main crops in catch crops or in regions that are faced with resistant weeds. In parts of Great Britain, Germany and France the farmers depend on new sowing technologies with reduced soil movement – a clear task for the Avatar .
The disc coulter technology plays an important role in large parts of Russia, Kazakhstan and China.
Good reasons for HORSCH to design our own Avatar line.
ALWAYS A TRUMP CARD IN YOUR HAND
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Versatile
- Can be used universally from direct drilling to cultivated soils
- Metering of up to three individual components
Robust
- High coulter pressure of up to 350 kg per individual row
- Stable and maintenance-free bearings for maximum service life
Precise
- Depth control at the individual coulter
- Closing wheels can be adjusted in an optimum way for the most different site conditions
The AVATAR SD
ALWAYS A TRUMP CARD IN YOUR HAND
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Machine concept
- Compact machine with working widths from 3 to 8 m
- 2-bar design with a row spacing of 16.7 cm and a clearance of 33.4 cm per row = reliability even with a lot of harvest residues resp. intensive catch crop population
- Large transport wheels to help reduce soil compaction even if the hopper is full
- Light basic machine for sowing after conventional tillage or mulch seed
- Possibility to mount additional weights to guarantee a safe forming of the furrow and firming of the seed with the SingleDisc coulter even in most difficult conditions
- Standard with mechanic half-width shut-off
- Optional: electric half-width shut-off to be controlled via the ISOBUS Terminal or automatic with SectionControl activation
Versatile hopper system
- Versatile with regard to the selection of the hopper system:
- Single hopper and double hopper G & F (seed and fertiliser)
- Avatar 3 / 4 / 4 rigid SD:Single, double and triple hopper. Triple hopper with a partition of 60 : 10 : 30 for maximum flexibility, micro-granular unit in combination with single hopper.
- Avatar 6 / 8 SD: Single hopper: can be equipped additionally with a micro-granular unit Double hopper: can be equipped with an additional third hopper with standard metering device for seed or the metering of a micro-granular compound
- Seed distribution:
- Even distribution to the two seed rows
- Optional for SD (depending on the equipment): distribution of different seeds from the double hopper to the two seed rows (e. g. product 1 to seed row 1; product 2 + micro-granular to both seed rows)
- Optimum placement of seeds with different grain sizes by adaption of the placement depth to the requirements of the respective seed (large grains – deep, small grains shallow)
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
| HORSCH Avatar | 3.16 SD | 4.16 SD rigid | 4.16 SD | 6.16 SD | 8.16 SD |
| Working width (m) | 3.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 6.00 | 8.00 |
| Transport width (m) | 2.99 | 4.32 | 2.99 | 2.98 | 2.98 |
| Transport height (m) | 3.50 | 3.50 | 3.50 | 3.31 | 3.98 |
| Length lower linkage (m) | 6.96 | 6.96 | 6.96 | 7.82 | 7.82 |
| Length adjustable drawbar linkage (m) | 7.80 | 7.80 | 7.80 | 8.66 | 8.66 |
| Axle load (kg) | 2 500 – 4 000* | 3 200 – 4 300* | 3 400 – 4 500* | 4 300 – 6 200** | 5 200 – 6 700** |
| Vertical load (kg) | 1 500 – 2 300* | 2 000 – 2 600* | 2 100 – 2 800* | 2 600 – 3 300** | 3 200 – 4 000** |
| Seed hopper capacity single hopper (l) | 2 800 | 2 800 | 2 800 | 3 500 | 3 500 |
| Feed opening single hopper (m) | 1.00 x 2.40 | 1.00 x 2.40 | 1.00 x 2.40 | 1.00 x 2.40 | 1.00 x 2.40 |
| Filling height single hopper (m) | 2.85 | 2.85 | 2.85 | 2.92 | 2.92 |
| Seed hopper capacity double hopper (l) | 3 800 | 3 800 | 3 800 | 5 000 | 5 000 |
| Feed opening double hopper (m) | per 0.66 x 0.90 | per 0.66 x 0.90 | per 0.66 x 0.90 | per 0.66 x 0.90 | per 0.66 x 0.90 |
| Filling height double hopper (m) | 3.24 | 3.24 | 3.24 | 3.26 | 3.26 |
| Feed opening triple hopper (m) | 0.66 x 0.43 / 0.66 x 0.25 / 0.66 x 1.45 | — | — | ||
| Seed hopper capacity triple hopper (l) | 3 800 (30 : 10 : 60) | 3 800 (30 : 10 : 60) | 3 800 (30 : 10 : 60) | — | — |
| Filling height triple hopper (m) | 2.95 | 2.95 | 2.95 | — | — |
| Hopper capacity micro-granular unit (l) | 200 | 200 | 200 | — | — |
| Hopper capacity micro-granular compound single hopper (l) | — | — | — | 200 | 200 |
| Hopper capacity micro-granular compound double hopper (l) | — | — | — | 270 | 270 |
| Number of seed coulters | 18 | 24 | 24 | 36 | 48 |
| Coulter pressure seed coulters (kg)*** | 350 | 350 | 350 | 350 | 350 |
| Seed coulter Ø (cm) | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 |
| Closing wheels Ø (cm) | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
| Depth control wheels Ø (cm) | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
| Row spacing (cm) | 16.70 | 16.70 | 16.70 | 16.70 | 16.70 |
| Tyre size seed unit / waggon | 550 / 55 – 22.5 | 550 / 55 – 22.5 | 550 / 55 – 22.5 | 600 / 55 – 26.5 | 600 / 55 – 26.5 |
| Working speed (km/h) | 6 – 15 | 6 – 15 | 6 – 15 | 6 – 15 | 6 – 15 |
| Power demand (kW/hp) from | 90 / 125 | 105 / 140 | 105 / 140 | 155 / 210 | 200 / 270 |
| DA control devices | 1 (+ 1 incl. hydr. fan direct drive) | 3 | 3 | ||
| Depressurized return flow (max. 5 bar) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Oil quantity hydr. fan (l/min) | 35 – 45 | 35 – 45 | 35 – 45 | 35 – 45 | 35 – 45 |
| Lower link linkage | Cat. III and III / IV | Cat. III and III / IV | Cat. III and III / IV | Cat. III and III / IV | Cat. III and III / IV |
| Adj. drawbar linkage | Hitch Ø 46 – 58 mm | Hitch Ø 46 – 58 mm | Hitch Ø 46 – 58 mm | Hitch Ø 46 – 58 mm | Hitch Ø 46 – 58 mm |
| Ball-type linkage | K 80 | K 80 | K 80 | K 80 | K 80 |
* Weights of the machines with minimum equipment
** Length of the machine with lower link linkage without filling auger
*** Maximum coulter pressure depends on the equipment
| HORSCH Avatar | 12.25 SD | 18.25 SD |
| Working width (m) | 12.00 | 18.00 |
| Transport width (m) | 2.98 | 3.00 |
| Transport height (m) | 3.80 | 4.00 |
| Length (m) | 8.31* | 9.68 |
| Axle load (kg)* | 9 000 – 9 500 | 11 240 |
| Vertical load (kg)* | 1 500 – 1 900 | 3 780 |
| Seed hopper capacity double hopper (l) | 5 800 (50 : 50, per 2 900 l) | 8 500 (50 : 50, per 4 250 l) |
| Feed opening double hopper (m) | per 0.66 x 0.94 | per 0.66 x 1.70 |
| Filling height double hopper (m) | 2.80 | 3.10 |
| Hopper capacity third component (l) | — | 2 400 |
| Hopper capacity micro-granular compound (l) | 390 | — |
| Number of seed coulters | 48 | 72 |
| Coulter pressure seed coulters (kg)** | 350 | 350 |
| Seed coulter Ø (cm) | 48 | 48 |
| Closing wheels Ø (cm) | 33 | 33 |
| Depth control wheels Ø (cm) | 40 | 40 |
| Row spacing (cm) | 25.00 | 25.00 |
| Tyre size seed wagon | 520 / 85 R 38 | 520 / 85 R 42 |
| Tyre size support wheels | 15.0 / 55 – 17 | 550 / 60 – 22.5 |
| Working speed (km/h) | 6 – 15 | 6 – 15 |
| Power demand (kW/hp) from | 220 / 300 | 250 / 340 |
| DA control devices | 3 | 3 |
| Depressurized return flow (max. 5 bar) | 1 | 1 |
| Oil quantity hydr. fan (l/min) | 35 – 45 | 35 – 45 |
| Adj. drawbar linkage | Ring hitch Ø 58 – 79 mm | Ring hitch Ø 58 – 79 mm |
| Ball-type linkage | K 80 | K 80 |
* Length of the machine with lower link linkage without filling auger
** Maximum coulter pressure depends on the equipment
FEATURES
SD (SINGLEDISC) COULTER
VERSATILE, ROBUST, PRECISE
Versatile
- Suitable for all sowing conditions
- Direct seed
- Mulch seed
- Conventional tillage
- In standing catch crops
- Stony soils
- Very heavy, clayey soils
- Closing wheels for safe closing of the seed furrow for all sowing conditions
- Rubber or steel version for the adaption to the soil conditions
- Standard angle adjustment of the closing wheel
- Aggressive for no-till farming or on very heavy soils
- Passive on cultivated or very light soils
- Press wheel in the row guarantees optimum firming of the seed at the bottom of the furrow
- Two different tools for an optimum embedding of the seed at the bottom of the furrow:
- 1. Uniformer (standard):
- Safe fixing of the seed in the furrow
- Flexible use
- Ideal when sowing into green catch crops
- 2. Press whell in the row (option):
- Safe emergence even in dry conditions
- High reliability even in very wet conditions due to integrated parking position for the press wheel; the press wheel then is moved away from the working range
- 1. Uniformer (standard):
Robust
- Coulter pressure (up to 350 kg per coulter) is created via the well-proven rubber torsion system
- No wear
- No pivot points
- Acts as a shock absorber (shocks from the coulter are not transferred to the machine)
- Coulter pressure adjustment can be carried out manually at the machine or, as an option, from the terminal
- Long-life, maintenance-free bearings on all turning components for highest longevity and reliability
- Seed boot with carbide wear edges for increased service life and for safe scraping of earth from the seed disc even in most difficult conditions (cohesive soils, wet soils)
Precise
- Stable depth control wheel for exact depth control of the coulter in changing or difficult soil conditions
- Wide depth control wheels in combination with a coulter pressure of max. 350 kg guarantee an exact placement of the seed in all sowing conditions
- The interaction of SingleDisc coulter and seed shoe guarantees a safe opening of the furrow while at the same time harvest residues are removed from the furrow = optimum contact of seed and soil for quick and safe emergence
Star roller steel – excellent crumbling effect even in case of a high amount of organic substance
Finely graduated seed depth adjustment without tools
Uniformer Avatar
Press wheel in the seed furrow for optimum seed-soil contact of the grain