DRIVING IMPRESSION: Great Plains has boosted its drill line-up with more versions of its Saxon – a low disturbance seeder with near direct drill characteristics. We took a closer look at a 4.0m model to see what it offers.
Recognising that one establishment system won’t suit all, Great Plains has continued to expand its cereal drill range giving greater choice to buyers. Where the Centurion meets the need for those seeking a cultivator drill, the Saxon has been engineered for those seeking a low disturbance approach.
Working widths for both series include 3.0m, 4.0m and 6.0m versions, and grain/fert derivatives can be chosen too, with 60/40 hopper splits and vice-versa, to make the most of operational flexibility.
They are, to all intents and purposes, identical models, the key difference between them coming down to the choice of work module that resides beneath the main frame. Here land is worked — or barely tickled — ahead of tyre packers that firm up soil before the drill’s coulters lay seed.
On Centurion models, the working module comprises two rows of 460mm curved discs with 25mm or 50mm notches. While disc to disc spacing is 250mm, there is a 650mm spacing between the front and rear disc gang. Soil movement is clearly this drill’s main focus, which lends the Centurion to working in reduced tillage and plough-based establishment systems.
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