Harvest International Unveils New Seed Delivery System
Harvest International has unveiled its latest innovation this week at the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, KY: the Vortex CSD. The Vortex CSD is a completely redesigned seed delivery plenum that improves two major problems experienced with central seed delivery systems on planters across the industry: the necessity of jumpers on high row configurations, and the inconsistent distribution of seed within a single plenum and across tanks on a dual bin system.
With an industry leading 24-port seed plenum, the Vortex CSD completely eliminates the need for jumper hoses on up to 48 rows on a dual CSD system. This results in a more consistent and reliable distribution of seed compared with most 12 or 16 port plenums that require multiple split hoses for higher row spacing.
The cone bottom circular plenum creates a vortex effect that maximizes efficiency so that seed distributes and empties at an equal and balanced rate, even across two different tanks.
The Vortex CSD has been proven with corn and soybeans and Harvest International will continue to expand testing to a broader range of seed sizes in 2024 and anticipates a retail launch on all Harvest International CSD planters in 2025. Harvest International’s modular CSD design will continue to facilitate an industry standard 16 port plenum.
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