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Spacing? Depth? Speed? Residue? Seedbed? Which problem is costing you the most during planting? Look here to uncover the cost of poor planter performance . . . and simple solutions to fix them.

Populations. Spacing. Placement.

Higher populations mean that the placement of every plant - every seed - is critical. Corn plants closer than 4" sense high population and react to the high stress environment. But with a little effort, today's planters can achieve spacing accuracy of 97% or more. Find out how.

Depth. Compaction. Residue.

Uniform emergence is the most important event in a cornfield's year. Plants that do not emerge within 48 hours after their neighbors turn into "weeds". Creating a good, clean seed V, getting seeds to the bottom of the trench and eliminating compaction can get plants off to a uniform start.

Measure. Monitor. Control.

Find and Fix planter problems before they cost you a dime. New monitoring and sensing systems can identify expensive issues you can't detect in the shop. And with new control systems, you can set and forget critical functions like downforce adjustments, VR populations and Row Control.

20/20 AirForce

PROTECTING THE SEED ENVIRONMENT

Down Force Control How it Works Field Trials Technical Support

20/20 AirForce^® takes a costly problem that you had no way of managing and fixes it automatically. Taking signals from the 20/20 SeedSense^®, the system increases or decreases air pressure in row-unit airbags to increase or decrease weight on the row unit. SeedSense sensors constantly report row unit weight and excess weight (margin) that could be removed. Then AirForce responds – automatically.

Here’s the secret that allows AirForce to rapidly respond to changing ground conditions. The small lift bag can inflate and deflate quickly. It works against the traditional down force system (springs or airbags) to “dial in” the correct row-unit weight for each condition.

Air Force Control Center

AirForce includes an air reservoir, a high duty-cycle compressor plus airbags and mounting brackets to match your planter configuration. Simply bolt the airbag mounting brackets and pressure bags on your existing parallel arms.

Deere, CNH, White and Kinze - there is an AirForce system for most planters. We configure your system after analyzing your current down force system – springs or airbags. Then, we add either lift bags, or down and lift bags to provide the control you need to manage row unit weight.

Kinze Side Springs
For planters with springs along the parallel linkage or existing air bags, AirForce simply adds an up lift airbag to counteract the forces from the springs or bag.

T Handle
For planters with the adjustable springs mounted between the parallel arms, the system replaces the springs with a combination unit that includes a down force bag and an up lift bag.

For planters with central fill systems (no seed boxes on the row unit) with the down force airbags, we provide a larger, hydraulically driven compressor that can rapidly exchange air in your existing airbags. Because there is no seed weight on the row unit, lift is frequently not needed.

20/20 SeedSense gives you one-touch automation
Select an operating mode that fits your field or area:

Light - gives you an extra light footprint for easily compactable soils or wet soils.
Medium - is the primary setting for most conditions and will be the default setting.
Heavy - is for areas where excessive clods, rocks or speed require some extra holding power.
Manual Control - allows you to shift from automatic mode and change down force manually from the 20/20 SeedSense display.

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Test it out!

Download the 20/20 PC Demo see how this new monitor can improve your stand and increase yields. Just click on 20/20 Demo Application and follow the installation prompts.

It pays to plant with Precision.