Industry
ROTADAIRON RG200
Good compact machine, also ideal for fine turf
1.44m £14,508
25hp+ Very easy
Discs producing very fine slits
Very low hopper, but quite small
580kg
20mm/48mm Yes
Very easy - dial and spindle
Yes
Good Yes
Very 5kph
Clean finish, instant return to play
Well protected
90mins Easy
Very well made, tidy, durable machine
TURCO TRIWAVE
Very, but also tees and fairways as can handle undulations
1.2/1.5m
Triwave 60 - £12,630 Triwave 40 - £14,519
35hp or can be truckster towed
produces square seed slot Easy but small capacity 520kg (1.5m version) 20mm/30mm Yes
Easy - convenient rate chart in hopper lid
Can clog in wet soil Good Yes
A little fiddly 8kph
Neat - immediate return to play
Good 90mins
Fairly easy Good
Easy - integral engine Disc with wave action
SISIS VARISEEDER 1300
Good but ideal for smaller areas and fine turf
1.3m £3,670
17hp Easy
Dimple seeder Yes - low hopper
AMAZONE GNK
Good - model tested on the small side
1.5-2.5m £12,055
25-50hp Easy
Two rows of front tines reciprocating into soil - aggressive
Yes 608kg
38mm/ n/a n/a
Lever and cogs - simple, accurate
Build-up of soil/grass on spikes
Good Yes
Very 5kph
Good - instant return to play
Some seed on surface but fine when brushed/rolled
60mins Easy
Simple, good solid build. Quite light - needs
weights in firm ground
Adjustable but set at 10mm
n/a Easy n/a
Good
Yes - but best for ryegrasses
Very 8kph
Initially very aggressive but back in play after 10-14 days with rolling and brushing
Fairly well
n/a - used on small areas needing renovation
Very Good solid machine
BLEC DISC SEEDER
Very good - generous hopper
1.4- 2.5
Greens disc seeder £12,250
30hp+ Easy
Disc seeder Yes - tall hopper with step
Greens model 345kg; others 777-1518kg 30mm/50mm
Yes
Dial, ground wheel and tray
n/a
Good Yes
Very 5kph+
Neat and clean with little seed visible
Well - most seeds in drill line
90 mins - 2 passes Very
Well built, very easy to use
2.2m - £13,365
BLEC MULTISEEDER
Very good width and hopper size
1-3m 1.8m - £6350
18hp+ Easy
Dimple seeder Yes
380-1220kg 38mm/ n/a n/a
Dial and tray n/a
Good Yes
Quite easy 5kph+
Holes on surface, instant return to play
Hydraulic seed shut off Need brushing/rolling in (adjustable brush fitted)
40 mins Easy
Good build and durability
PLEASE NOTE: The results and opinions shown here are for guidance only. Always get a demonstration to ensure a machine meets your requirements PC JUNE/JULY 2014 I 19
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