Designed for grass, but able to handle all types of seeds including beans, Weaving Machinery’s Fenix 3000M (3.0m) is described as an high-spec entry-level direct drill.
Aimed at smaller mixed farms looking to move less soil or reseed grass without ploughing, standard fitments on the 32-row drill include an Accord metering unit (seeding rates from 1.8-400kg/ha).
Grass is cut by two rows of 405mm diameter steel discs (90kg pressure), after which seed exits the cultivator points at the desired depth. The discs are fixed to individual holders and secured with rubber shock absorbers and the distance between the first and the second coulter row is 60cm.
There are two diameters of cast iron ring rollers; 450mm and 500mm. Moving on the inner side of the smaller ring, the larger ring is said to prevent material from sticking to the roller (even if the ground is wet) for good ground following.
Maintenance-free sealed bearings, folded rear loading step with security hand-rail, 1,000-litre hopper, LED road lights, two rows of serrated discs on rubber torsion bars and removeable wafer weights are all part of the standard spec.
Price of the Cat III linkage and nearly 3.0t drill, which has a recommended power requirement of 140hp, is £26,800.
