Flexi-Coil 7200 precision hoe drill a seeding success
The first 80-foot unit has been just the ticket on undulating and dry terrain for one South Australian farmerSouth Australian grower Tim Dixon has completed his first seeding season with the new 7200 Precision Hoe Drill from tillage expert Flexi-Coil, which he says has transformed his operation.
“It’s just totally different, and you could tell straight away it had been done properly and well,” he said.
“The germination was just so good with this one because the presser was straight on it. It looks ten times better than last year.”
The Aussie-spec 7200 made its Australian debut at the 2024 Henty Machinery Field Days with significant modifications from the equivalent Canadian model, including a completely redesigned row unit, updated bushes and pivots, and a balanced parallelogram to stop the row unit from twisting to maintain seed placement.
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Running 2600 hectares of wheat, barley and lentils, Tim said the 7200 – in the first 80-foot configuration built – delivered consistent seed placement across his undulated terrain.
“We’ve got pretty hilly country here, but the 7200 goes dead straight,” he continued.
“Seed placement was excellent: not too deep, not too shallow. It’s all down to the press wheel, and it went great. I’m super happy with how our crops have sown.
“It’s a big machine at 80-foot wide, and it’s been very efficient. We had autosteer and autoturn, section control, curve compensation and auto shut-off. We had no trouble with it at all – it all went fine.
“Next year we’re going to go variable rate, and that’s where the savings will really start showing.”
Delivered in May through Vater Machinery in Kadina, the Flexi-Coil 7200 was used across the entire seeding program.
Roger Vater, Dealer Principal at Vater Machinery said that they were pleased with the Flexi-Coil’s exceptional performance.
“The crop emergence has been outstanding, and the row spacing is on-point. We're very happy with how this drill has performed, and even more thrilled to have exceeded Tim’s expectations,” Roger said.
Interest in the Flexi-Coil machine has been strong, with farming groups already visiting Tim’s property to see the 7200 in action.
With fungicide spraying about to begin and harvest preparations underway, Tim said the 7200 has helped set the season up for success.
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