USED MACHINERY: Amazone launched its ED 01 precision drills way back in 1987, successor ED 02 models from 2003 sticking to essentially the same metering systems. The now six year-old Precea range has since taken over the ED mantle, but do not let this put you off considering a now ageing ED drill as a used buy. Even the earliest of ED drills can still do a good job.
Any item of machinery that has been available over several years will typically have been subject to numerous updates and developments. This is not as applicable to Amazone ED precision drills as you might think. The key metering element of the drill’s design remained largely unchanged over their long production run. As a used buyer this is good news. Key wearing and replacement parts commonality makes it a great deal easier to find what you need to fettle even the oldest of drills and it makes ordering OEM spares easier too. Amazone UK holds most replacement parts in stock.
Rather than describe the models and developments the ED has undergone over its production run in detail, a precis is listed separately. As to core specs, these drills were offered with a choice of sowing units, either the ‘Classic’ with Suffolk ‘drag’ or the Contour with disc openers. In the UK, it is the Classic design that proved most popular, most drills being used to drill maize into cultivated ground. It is for this reason we will look mainly at these variants.
It is the ability to accurately sow what can be costly seed that remains the key attraction of a precision drill, with demand for used examples making ED drills a tough used find. Your best bet is to contact both Amazone dealers and used equipment specialists if you are after a specific model, trade-in drills typically finding a home before being offered for retail sale.
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