Stocks Ag launched its new Turbo Jet 10 Hydraulic (HD) air seeder at Agritechnica, offering higher application rates at working widths from 10m to 15m.

It can also be run at faster forward speeds and can be set up to apply full-width, in bands or in rows as required with outlets either blanked-off or doubled up as necessary.

Previously designed to apply product at up to 10m, Stocks says the appetite to work at wider widths globally continues to grow.

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The new applicator applies small- to medium-sized seeds such as oilseed rape, clover, grass, mustard, etc at high rates from 10m as well as micro and granular products at low to medium rates, all at up to 15m.

Product is metered by a rotary feed and delivered pneumatically via a 4” hydraulic Crary fan, instead of an electrically driven fan. The hydraulic fan can be remotely mounted, making it simple to integrate with different host machines.

The applicator is supplied with either 10 or 20 outlets and with either a 240l or 400l hopper. Two different control systems can be specified; the Jackal or the i-Con, both offering fan speed and function monitoring.

Isobus-ready machines are also available. A Turbo Jet 10 Hydraulic with Jackal control, large seed block (typically used for grass seed and cover crops) and a 10-outlet spreader kit plus C rails retails at £8,718 (€9,363).