创新的辅助工具栏使种植深度均匀化

SmartFrame创新使该种植机与市场上其他种植技术不同。最值得注意的是它的垂直轮廓工具栏，配置和智能，自动化的能力。

这个新的播种机是由三个独立的，智能的部分，自动操作，确保每一部分的行单位保持理想的播种深度。花盆的专利传感器控制液压系统监控行单元平行臂的角度，以自动调整工具条高度，当地面条件和地形变化时，保持臂水平，行单元与土壤正确啮合。

垂直轮廓工具条上下弯曲高达65.9英寸按照田地的轮廓，确保行单元与土壤正确接触。

&ldquo；Lundgren说，动量播种机真正发光的地方是种植梯田或不平坦的田地。&ldquo；播种机基本上是弯曲的，将自己包裹在平台的顶部和最低点，使每一行单元处于最佳位置，以实现最佳的行清洁、下压力、犁沟形成、种子放置和闭合。我们看到，即使在出现水平的领域，也会出现更一致的情况。

车轮放置、轮胎和充气系统消除了夹伤rows and reduce soil compaction

The second engineering feature setting the Fendt Momentum planter apart is wheel placement. While high-capacity, central-fill seed and fertilizer on many planters offers a time-saving advantage, the added weight creates challenges and contributes to issues such as pinch rows and soil compaction. Instead of side-by-side duals for center transport, wide in-line tandem wheels travel in front of the row units, eliminating pinch rows. The wheels are positioned in the same path as the tractor tires, limiting compaction. The in-line tandem wheels also provide the flotation advantage of tracks and the high road speed of tires.  

Wing wheels can be placed according to customer preference but are typically on the end of each wing, to run outside the last row unit. This puts wing wheels in the same path on each pass through the field, reducing overall compaction without sacrificing row numbers or spacing. In addition, the Momentum planter is equipped with VF, or “very high flexation,” tires that have a large footprint and carry 40% more weight at the same inflation as conventional radial tires.  

Automated weight management system option for minimizing compaction

The third differentiating technology on the Fendt planter is the optional weight management system. Like other Fendt products, the Momentum planter can be equipped with a central tire inflation system that automatically adjusts tire pressures from the roadway to the field, deflating the tires as the wings unfold. To reduce yield-robbing soil compaction during planting, the system will automatically adjust tire pressure up or down compensating for the fluctuating weight of the planter as seed and fertilizer are used or replenished. The system reduces each tire’s pressure to the lowest field setting as suggested by the tire manufacturer for the weight present at any given time, down to the pre-set low of 15 psi.

Operators can select from two automated modes. The Load Balance mode equalizes the weight across the planter, adjusting based on weight and speed information from sensors on each axle. Without such a system, traditional central-fill planters can cause an 11-bushel/acre loss in corn yield from wheel-traffic compaction in the center vs. wing rows, according to research from Pioneer.

The Controlled Traffic mode transfers the bulk of the weight to the center section of the planter, practically eliminating the weight on the soil from the wing tires. By concentrating the planter's weight in the tracks made by the tractor, soil compaction is limited. This mode works well for growers who maintain tram lines and use the same path for each field operation.

Planting-time efficiency and speed

The Momentum planter is built for efficiency and speed in the field, between fields and when changing crops. It carries large volumes of seed and fertilizer with twin seed tanks that hold 65 bushels each, while the fertilizer tank holds 1,000 gallons of liquid for more acres planted between fills.

When equipped with the optional SpeedTube^® seed tubes from Precision Planting, Momentum will operate at up to 10 mph ‒ twice the conventional planting ground speed ‒ with more than 99% singulation and seed-spacing accuracy when planting. Changing from 15-inch row spacing to 30-inch spacing can be done in record time, thanks to splitter rows that hydraulically rise and lock up based on planter configuration choices made on the in-cab monitor. A single touch folds and unfolds the planter automatically and simultaneously activates the tire inflation system. 

Wide range of models with best-in-class warranty and maintenance package

Customers can order the planter early summer from select Fendt dealers in North America for delivery for the 2021 spring planting season, Lundgren says. The eight models for 2021 include 16-, 24-, 32-, 36- and 48-row configurations with row spacings of 15, 20, 22 and 30 inches, all available with liquid fertilizer. These narrow-transport planters fold to a compact 12x12-foot package to navigate narrow roads and field entrances. They come from the factory with core Precision Planting technologies and may be customized with the Precision Planting products best suited to a customer’s operation. The planters are highly customizable with plenty of room and ground clearance for row- and frame-mounted tillage and fertilizer attachments.

Fendt Momentum planters are backed by the premium Fendt Gold Star Customer Care Plan, with warranty coverage and one complete annual inspection. The planters reflect Fendt’s 90-year legacy of innovation and problem-solving that has brought producers new technologies for fuel efficiency, easy-of-use, comfort and reduced cost per acre.

“We’re very excited about the Momentum planter’s agronomic benefits and what it can do for North American producers. We invite producers to come see the planter for themselves,” Lundgren says.  He notes that AGCO will continue to offer the full range of planters under its popular and reliable White Planters^® brand through its network of dealers in order to meet the varying needs of all growers across North America.