All genius is simple… and cost-effective!

The Challenger 9800 Single-Disc Air Drills demonstrated exceptional performance under no-till, minimal and conventional tillage conditions in all types of soil with various moisture level and residue density.

Farmers compare the young crops in the fields sown with the Single-Disc Drill to a smooth carpet. The simple design concept of Challenger – the opposing single discs – ensures perfect seed placement. The single-disc openers require less down pressure for soil penetration and form a sidewall without compaction.

‘This drill is simple like all genius inspired things’, says Sergey Lomantsov, Executive Director of AgroCentreLiski. ‘The drills are available in 9-18-metre working widths to suit both small farms and large-scale agricultural holdings. They are very popular with farming enterprises in the Belgorod, Lipetsk, Tambov and Kursk oblasts. The drill performs ideal seed placement. The operating speed of 15 km/h does not influence the seed placement quality. This machine is cost-effective. The single-disc openers cut the soil easily, so they require less tractor efforts and therefore consume less fuel.’

Each independent toolbar has four single-disc openers. They are set up by pairs in a chess board position. In each pair, the openers are placed in front of each other, this position helps to eliminate the stepping when operating at high speeds. Two pneumatic packing tyres pack the full width of two seed rows simultaneously following the contours of the ground.The CH9800 Single-Disc Drill can operate at a very high speed without stepping. No competing model can do that.

The Wireless Blockage Monitor installed on the Challenger drills helps to avoid uneven establishment and resulting yield loss.

The electronic system monitors every opener and uses the tablet in the operator’s cabin to instantly display the blockages and show the complete operating picture.

The pneumatic hopper of stainless steel (with a volume ranging from 9,800 litres to 18,500 litres) is used as a complement to the Single-Disc Air Drills. Depending on the operating environment, it can be placed either behind the drill or between the drill and the tractor.

By the way, the new 9-metre Challenger 9830NT Single-Disc Air Drill was presented at Agrithechnika-2015 trade show.

‘Our designers have developed the new concept of the fabulous drill’, says Nikolay Gapon, Product Manager of AGCO-RM. ‘The hopper is installed on the drill frame, not behind the metering device as in other models of this range. It makes the drill even more manoeuvrable. We left the single-disc opener system untouched. The hopper with a capacity of 6,200 litres is one of the largest among the models in this class. This model is already available for Russian farmers.’