Planting Equipment For Sale in Ireland

About Planting Equipment

The planting equipment category consists of a diverse group of products broken into several subcategories that collectively help growers plant their crops more quickly, efficiently, and precisely. Within this category, you’ll find seed drills, grain drills, planters, and other planting equipment. Many of these machines come with precision ag technology for enhanced monitoring and guidance and can haul large loads of seed and fertiliser into the field. These refinments often combine to provide growers with faster, more accurate planting, which can save time and money, and is especially helpful given today's shinking planting windows.

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Grimme GB430 4-Row Belt Planter

Planting Equipment In History

Seed drills and grain drills are some of the most popular types of planting equipment. These machines plant seed at a controlled depth in specific amounts. The earliest forms can be traced back to the ancient Sumerians who created a simple tube drill. The concept made its way to China, where farmers improved upon the idea with a multiple-tube seed drill around 200 BC. The invention helped Chinese civilisation flourish by feeding its large population from more efficient fields. Seed drills made their way to Europe in the 16th century, and Jethro Tull is credited with improving the machine in the early 1700s. By the 19th century, the seed drill was standard equipment on farms throughout Europe.

Choosing A Seed Drill

Seed drills are sometimes combined with harrows to create a combination drill. This allows the ground to be prepared and the seeds sown in a single pass, and some can even add fertilisation into the mix, thanks to split- or dual-tank systems. Other machines are combined with disc coulters, rollers, and rotary cultivators to achieve similar results. Such combination drills are obviously more complex in their construction than simple seed drills, and more care should be taken when choosing a second-hand combination drill. Testing the machine out with a suitable tractor is a worthwhile precaution.

Bear in mind that there is always a trade-off between the added expense and complexity of the combination drill and the increased productivity it provides. On the other hand, a simple seed drill may be slower in achieving the same results, but it is a simple, cheap, and reliable machine. In general, seed drills should be chosen with capacity in mind, looking at the size of the hoppers and the width of the booms and horsepower requirements to ensure tractor compatibility.

Find The Right Planting Equipment

You’ll find a large selection of new and used planting equipment for sale every day at FarmandPlant.ie, including popular manufacturers such as Accord, Amazone, Gaspardo, Grimme, Horsch, KRM, Kuhn, Kverneland, and Väderstad.