Case IH 2110 Early Riser planter breaks new ground
Smaller model from the range makes local debutLaunched at the FarmFest field days in Toowoomba, the 2110 Early Riser planter is the second model from Case IH’s 2000 Series of planters to be introduced in Australia following the larger 2130 unit in 2018 featuring a unique row unit design and composition that ensures faster and more uniform crop emergence.
Case IH decided to bring in a smaller unit following requests from local producers.
“The 2110 Early Riser planter has a smaller configuration than the 2130, with two different configurations available: a six-row and an eight-row. Previously the smallest we did was 12 rows,” said CNH Industrial Seeding and Tillage Australia and New Zealand Product Manager, Andrew Kissel.
“This new model really fills a need in the market for us, since 2018 when we first launched the Early Riser series, the most common question we got was: ‘do you have an eight-row version?’.
“So, now we have all the key features and benefits of the Early Riser in a smaller package that suits a wide variety of customer businesses.”
Kissel said the Early Riser combines a rugged, uniquely designed row unit with the industry’s most accurate planting technologies, providing for high levels of efficiency and accuracy no matter the condition.
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“The factor that differentiates this row unit from anything else in the industry is the ground- engaging components,” he said.
“It uses a reduced inter-diameter gauge wheel that is pulled, instead of pushed like a lot of other machines on the market, giving the planter a much smoother ride.”
The Early Riser double disc opener uses a leading disc, instead of nose-to-nose, to allow for a narrower opening angle, thus using less horsepower to pull and creating a softer side wall in the furrow for early root growth, Kissel said.
“The furrow-forming point and shoe smooth the bottom of the trench and keep it open long enough for all the seeds to get down to the same depth, delivering more uniform emergence.
“Our two-stage closing system follows along in and ensures good, consistent seed-to-soil contact and this is a big contributor to fast germination.”
In addition, several automatic and in-cab adjustments have been made to help the operator quickly adapt to unique field conditions and can be run through either an ISOBUS compliant or AFS Pro700 display. These include:
- DeltaForce® automated hydraulic row-by-row downforce control system;
- CleanSweep® residue manager control that allows operators to make row cleaner adjustments;
- vSet® 2 Seed Meter with vDrive® electric drive motor for row-by-row overlap control and curve compensated spacing that deliver optimal seed singulation and spacing; and
- Individual row shut-offs for seed and fertiliser.
Kissel said while the new model is targeted at cotton growers with many in the industry using eight-row configurations, the 2110 is versatile enough for plenty of other crops.
“One of the great things about these machines is the range of crops we can plant with them, and plant very accurately,” Kissel said.
“We have customers doing canola with them in the NSW Central West, corn in the NSW North West and peanuts and soy beans in North Queensland.
“The 2110 Early Riser is such a flexible machine and incredibly accurate compared with a lot of others on the market,” he said.
The new 2110 Early Riser will be heading to other national field days this year, including AgQuip at Gunnedah and the Henty Machinery Field Days.
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