Case IH Unveils New Precision Disk 500DS Air Drill

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Featuring a new Precision Placement Knife, the new Precision Disk 500DS air drill from Case IH can place seed and fertilizer in one pass. The air drill is available in tow-behind and tow-between configurations. (Photo courtesy of CNH Industrial.)

If you’re a producer seeking better accuracy, more versatility, and increased productivity in seed and fertilizer placement, Case IH wants you to consider its new double-shoot Precision Disk 500DS air drill. Case says this “one-pass solution,” available in tow-behind and tow-between configurations, lets producers seed and fertilize simultaneously to “effectively maximize crop yield, regardless of field conditions.”

Precise Placement

Using a new Precision Placement Knife, the Precision Disk 500DS air drill places seed 1 inch (2.54 centimeters) above and 1 inch over from fertilizer in the same pass, Case IH says. That produces a 2-inch (5.08-centimeter) separation that makes fertilizer more accessible to the seed; Case IH says this leaves fertilizer 3 inches (7.62 centimeters) closer than competing units do. “This placement puts fertilizer safely below the seed, in the root zone, providing the seed more efficient access to nutrients, reducing nutrient loss,” Case IH says. The fixed placement also helps avoid seed damage.

The Precision Placement Knife closes the trench it creates after placing seed, and new, larger 18-inch gauge wheels offer improved disk cleaning and reduced soil throw. The steel-constructed knife includes a reinforced carbide edge and uses a new concave chevron-patterned firming wheel that places moist soil from the trench back over the seed. Additionally, a T-handle depth control lets producers make no-tool depth adjustments.

Superior Ground Following

The 500DS includes two ranks that enable the air drill to follow ground contours more closely compared to deeper three-rank models, Case IH says. When paired with the 20-inch (50.8-centimeter) up-and-down motion that 500DS’ parallel link row unit produces, Case IH says the two-rank design results in superior ground following.

The 500DS is available in toolbar widths ranging 30 to 60 feet (9.1 to 18.3 meters) and features 10-inch spacing. The configuration means less overall weight versus same-sized competing air drills, translating to less compaction and draft and more available horsepower.

Source: CNH Industrial

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