The Eco Seeder is the smallest drill in the Renovator range and packs a punch with all the great features of its bigger brothers.
All the trusted Renovator components are found on the Eco Seeder, from 25mm coil tines and Baker boots, right through to the variable speed gearboxes and peg tooth seed metering units.
Whether you want to sow seed and fertiliser or just seed, there is a model suitable for you. Each Eco Seeder model can be configured as trailed or linkage mounted with single or dual boxes, and options such as tine harrows and disc openers add to the versatility of this drill.
This is the perfect seed drill for a farmer who wants high quality and reliability on a smaller budget.
Small to Large
Up to 100Ha
The fully welded, heavy-wall RHS steel chassis delivers a strong, reliable frame to support all key operational components. Three toolbars provide ample room to space out and stagger the coil tines for excellent trash and residue flow. The chassis is blasted and powder coated for a long lasting, durable finish.
Large twin 326-L hoppers minimise filling time and maximise sowing efficiency, while a tough, durable powder-coat finish ensures long-lasting protection. You can optionally upgrade to stainless steel hoppers for an even more durable solution.
A wide rear platform provides safe, easy access for filling the hoppers with seed or fertiliser.
Stainless steel agitator shafts are mechanically driven from the metering drive system, slowly rotating to keep seed and fertiliser flowing to prevent bridging in the hoppers. The shafts can be disconnected for fast flowing seeds to manage the sowing rate.
25 mm coil spring tines with narrow tungsten-faced inverted “T” points deliver excellent ground penetration in most conditions for an ideal seedbed. Set at 147.5 mm (6") row spacing, the precisely positioned tines are mounted across three toolbars in a stagger pattern to optimise trash flow..
Inverted T-shaped replaceable boots create an ideal environment for fast, reliable germination. Their wing-heeled design forms a cavity that traps moisture around the seed and fertiliser for improved establishment. The boots are cast from Ni-Hard, an exceptionally durable material, with a tungsten carbide tile on the leading edge to maximise wear life.
Ground-drive metering from the jockey wheel comes standard, offering a simple, low-maintenance manual engagement system that has delivered proven in-field reliability for many years.
Trailed Eco Seeders use phased hydraulic cylinders to raise and lower the transport wheels evenly, with depth-stop collars setting consistent sowing depth as the drill is lowered into the ground.
Linkage-mounted Eco Seeders use turnbuckle adjusters to set the depth-control wheel height, ensuring accurate and consistent sowing depth.
Mechanical gearboxes accurately control the seeding rate of the metering units based on ground speed and the desired application rate per hectare. Calibration rates are easily and quickly adjusted with external rate control levers.
The peg tooth roller metering system handles everything from very fine to large seeds, using fine and large metering wheels for exceptional accuracy across low to high application rates. Easy to access and fast to adjust. All metering components are durable UV resistant plastic which are vermin proof and simply replaced if damaged.
Optional disc openers are an excellent choice to cut through cover crops and residual trash. They also assist with ground penetration in tough conditions.
Optional rear tine harrows sweep loose soil across the seed slots to aid germination, and the mounting frames automatically lift when the drill is raised, making it easy to back into corners.
Technology
Gravity seed distribution
This reliable system has been utilised on Duncan Drills for decades. It is easy to calibrate and use, requires no tractor hydraulics to run it and it is incredibly accurate due to the seeds being metered from individual outlets for each run.
Seed and fertiliser is stored in a box above the drilling tines or discs and drops into a metering peg roller system with coarse and fine wheels and flow control flaps to handle different seed sizes and sowing rates.
Metered seed and fertiliser then drops down flexible hoses to the point of contact with the ground.
Tine technology
25mm Coil Tine
The tine has minimal sideways movement so that it tracks straight and it will follow an opening disc.
The tine pulls back before it lifts up out of the ground, so it is not placing seed on top of the ground.
Made from solid spring steel with no drilled holes to weaken it so it’s very durable with minimal breakages.
Staggered tine mounting layout to assist trash flow.
Baker Boot
The Baker Boot is replaceable.
The tungsten carbide leading edge with a positive rake angle on the point penetrates the ground and opens up a slot.
The seed and fertiliser are placed at different depths for optimum germination.
The wings & heel of the boot create a cavity containing all of the key ingredients being seed, fertiliser, moisture, air and loose soil which is ideal for fast germination and rapid root development.
Calibration App
Use the Duncan Seed Drill app on your phone for easy and accurate job configuration and calibration of any new or existing Duncan Renovator or Duncan Enviro drill, and take your drilling operations to the next level of productivity.
The Duncan seed drill app contains step-by-step user guides for making calibration and mechanical adjustments to your drill. Great for any new operator or if you're just a bit rusty yourself!
Calibrate multiple machines with the app, and get every operator set up with it too so they can do calibrations from their own phone.
Calibrating a ground drive drill with seed or fertiliser will display the required mechanical settings.
Connect wirelessly to a Duncan E-Drive drill to set up the sowing rates and run calibrations while you are right beside the drill.
Eco Seeder Specifications
| Single box 3PL | Single box 3PL | Single box 3PL | Single box trailing | Dual box 3PL | Dual box trailing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of runs | 10 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Sowing width (mm) | 1485 | 2079 | 2673 | 2673 | 2673 | 2673 |
| Overall width (mm) | 2104 | 2698 | 2995 | 2995 | 2995 | 2995 |
| Overall length (mm) | 1685 | 1685 | 1685 | 2856 | 1685 | 2856 |
| Working height (mm) | 1623 | 1623 | 1623 | 1623 | 1623 | 1623 |
| Transport height (mm) | 2000 | 2000 | 2000 | 2000 | 2000 | 2000 |
| Weight - incl discs (kg) | 610 | 731 | 1078 | 1130 | 1204 | 1256 |
| Row spacing (mm) | 148.5 | 148.5 | 148.5 | 148.5 | 148.5 | 148.5 |
| Box capacity (l per box) | 252 | 295 | 338 | 338 | 326ea. | 326ea. |
| Recommended min tractor HP | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 |