Amazone Cataya 3000 Super, Operating Manual

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Layout and function
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Cataya Super BAH0087-11 01.19
5 Layout and function
Fig. 33
The Cataya pack top seed drill (Fig. 33/ A) is used as part of a seeding combination with soil tillage
implement (Fig. 33/B) and roller (Fig. 33/C)
The seeding combination optimises soil loosening, reconsolidation, precise seed placement, uniform
placement depth, coverage of the seed, and a track-free, well-structured field after tilling. The seed is
carried in the seed hopper (Fig. 33/1).
If the tines encounter a rigid obstacle during soil tillage, the soil tillage implement can deflect upwards.
To do so, the soil tillage implement is supported on the roller and is no longer rigidly connected to it.
The Cataya can be equipped with a choice of RoTeC Control coulters (Fig. 33/2) or TwinTeC double
disc coulters. The seed falls into the seed furrow prepared by the coulters. In combination with the
AMAZONE rotary cultivator, mulch seeding is possible with both coulter types.
The seed is metered by the seed metering wheels in the seed housings. The seeding shaft is driven
either by an electric motor or by a star wheel (Fig. 33/3). If the seeding shaft is divided in the middle of
the implement, each half of the seeding shaft can be driven by an electric motor.
If the seeding shaft is driven by a star wheel, the speed of the seeding shaft for spreading the desired
seed rate is set in the control centre (Fig. 33/4) on the Vario gearbox.
The seed is covered with loose soil by the exact harrow (Fig. 33/5). If the seed drill is equipped with
RoTeC Control coulters, the roller harrow can be used as an option.
After turning at the end of the field, the tractor driver drives in the next bout over the centre of the track
drawn by the track markers. The track markers are attached to the soil tillage implement.