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2023 Dawn ADC

If you plant a field for someone else, you can present to them a true map of the actual as planted depth. For custom farming operations, this limits risk by creating a trail of data logging exactly how the field was planted.

You can make on-the-go changes to run shallow in your low wet ground, or run deeper in higher dry hills. Depth control can also be prescription driven, based on soil type and moisture level. The controller reports back to your monitor, and confirms each row is set correctly.

3 and 3, 4 and 4? What does that actually mean? The ADC system gives a true measure of furrow depth. When calibrated, 2 inches means 2 inches; no ambiguity.

ADC provides an opportunity to easily experiment with different seed depths, and then correlate the results with yield maps after harvest.

Most planting systems use gauge wheel down force as a proxy for seed depth. This is not an accurate representation. The REFLEX ADC system will log the data for a shallow planting condition as the actual seed depth value, not just a reduction in down pressure. This system creates a fluid coupling between the gauge wheels and the planter shank.

An inductive distance sensor gives the system position information on the calibrated depth of the seed. A Small hydraulic cylinder holds the depth control mechanism in position. Make adjustments from an in-cab interface, and map the seed depth data on your iPad.