Three decades ago the concept of a cultivator drill was something very new and very alternative. So when Väderstad burst onto the scene with its Rapid seeders the industry initially took a collective deep breath. But quickly the theory was proved to work and work well, particularly as non-inversion, ‘min-till’ practices began to increase in popularity.
At 30 years of age the Rapid drill has undergone a bit of a revamp. Central to this is the optional SeedEye system, which eliminates the need for calibration for good. We put this new metering and auto set-up feature to the test