Weaving Machinery’s new 12m Sabre tine drill is in the final assembly phase prior to its launch at the Cereals Event, taking place at Diddly Squat Farm, Oxfordshire from 10-11th June.
Two years in development, the Sabre is the company’s first 12m drill and follows the principles of the company’s existing Sabre range which goes from 3.0m to 8.0m. Sales director Simon Weaving says that it has been engineered to meet the specific requirements of a high output drilling regime, however.
The model on show will have 48 Sabre tine coulters at the increasingly popular 250mm row spacing, although it can be specified with 60 coulters and 200mm spacing; band sowing will also be an option. Fluted front cutting discs work to 50mm deep, suitable for low disturbance drilling; tines are arranged in two rows with generous clearance and are followed by a covering harrow. The toolbars are divided into four 3.0m ‘baskets’ which fold up and around the hopper for road transport.
The auto pressure control system from Weaving’s GD drill maintains sowing depth, using eight large diameter depth wheels rather than individual wheels for each coulter.
A triple tank design, the 6,000-litre pressurised hopper is divided for grain, fertiliser and small seeds; an Avadex hopper mounted on the front platform will follow. The drill uses an Accord-type metering system with electric shut off and Crary 20cm (8 inch) fan. Operation is via an RDS/Topcon single screen controller.
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