On the market for over 20 years and still a bread and butter product for Väderstad, the Rapid drill has been subjected to several tweaks by the Swedish manufacturer. But that’s not to say the machine is perfect. Here’s a selection of reader-suggested tips to make the drill man’s life a little easier.
The Rapid has been a firm favourite among the UK’s arable farmers particularly in min-till drilling systems; for proof just look back over previous profi cost management articles. Moreover the seeder has twice been the subject of our used machinery guides (November 2010 and January 2007), which will give you an idea of how the machine has evolved. The first Rapid unit is reported to have come to the UK for testing in 1992, along with its hallmark seed placement system that comprises single-disc coulters positioned ahead of the depth controlling rear tyre press. It is a set-up that has remained pretty much unchanged.
Yet just like so many other machines there is still room for some on-farm tweaking and modifications, either to make it better suited to a particular farm or to just make the drilling job less strenuous.
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