PLANTING EQUIPMENT

Classification of planting equipment

1. Row-crop planters – planters designed to plant seeds or plants in rows
far enough apart to permit the subsequent entry of machinery.
a) Row-crop drill planter – designed to plant seeds continuously in rows with row
spacing greater than 36 cm.
b) Hill-drop planter – designed to plant one or more seeds or plants in rows and in
hills.
2. Solid planters – planters designed to plant seeds or plants in patterns
which do not allow subsequent entry of machinery.
a) Solid drill planter – designed to plant seeds continuously in rows with row spacing
less than 36 cm.
b) Broadcaster – designed to scatter the seeds uniformly over the surface of the field
without definite rows and hills. Seeds are covered by harrowing.
Mechanical functions of a planter
1. Make a furrow - Furrow opener
2. Meter the seeds - Metering device
3. Deposit the seeds - Seed tube
4. Cover the seeds - Furrow closer
Different types of furrow openers
Different types of metering devices
Adjustable orifice
with agitator
Different types of metering devices

Rotating
orifice
Different types of metering devices

Vertical roller
Different types of metering devices

Fluted roller
Different types of metering devices

Horizontal
seed plate
Different types of seed tubes
Different types of furrow closers and press
wheels